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Event: 2022 Chicago Auto Show

Clean Fleet Report

Two themes emerged from the 2022 Chicago Auto Show: special edition vehicles and those powered by some sort of electricity. The 2022 Chicago Auto Show runs through February 21 at McCormick Place. The 2022 Chicago Auto Show runs through February 21 at McCormick Place. BMW mates M & EV. BMW iX M60.

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Used Car of the Day: 2008 BMW M5

The Truth About Cars

This Chicago-area 2008 BMW M5 with a manual (!) The seller is asking $39,499, so if that price seems right to you, give it a look. Today's UCOTD comes from my backyard (well, sort of -- it's within the metro but a bit of a trek). has belonged to the seller since 2016, when he or she brought it up from Dallas.

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BMW introducing a 7 Series diesel model in US

Green Car Congress

BMW 7 Series Long Wheel Base. BMW will introduce the diesel-engined BMW 740Ld xDrive Sedan in the US. The new model will feature BMW’s 3.0-liter liter TwinPower Turbo diesel engine in the long-wheelbase 7 Series body and will include xDrive, BMW’s intelligent all-wheel drive system. Click to enlarge.

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What does 2023 have in store for electric vehicles?

Blink Charging

Vietnamese automaker VinFast will have two SUVs available in 2023; the VF 8 and VF 9, and these will join electric SUV offerings from new brands like Polestar and established brands like Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Jeep, Hyundai, GMC Hummer, Chevrolet, and BMW. EV Charging Infrastructure Summit North America in July in Chicago.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. Electric vehicles require new or re-tooled factories , each requiring thousands of employees.

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

Charged EVs

But where that scarcity issue is, is where all the fleets are: Chicago, New York City, primarily in the big cities where you’re going to get first-mover adoption. I watched the BMW i3s at Delaware University [an early V2X pilot], and my mind was blown. I’m not going to pay full price to prove out a wireless charger.