Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The BMW Group has joined the cross-sector “Responsible Lithium Partnership” project. The aim of the project is to reach a shared understanding of responsible management of natural resources with local interest groups and develop a vision for the future of the Salar de Atacama salt flat in Chile. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The new Qualcomm Safety Car BMW i8 Coupé made its debut on Thursday in Santiago, Chile. BMW i has been “Official Vehicle Partner” since the first Formula E season and is now on track with the next generation of the Qualcomm Safety Car BMW i8 Coupé, featuring a range of technical advances.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

To support its accelerated expansion of e-mobility in the coming years, the BMW Group will source lithium from a second leading supplier, US-based Livent. Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. The value of the multi-year contract will total around €285 million.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

As the price of EV batteries continues to skyrocket , major automakers ranging from Ford and GM to BMW and Volkswagen are shoring up supply chain strategies. Chile and Bolivia appear to be heading down the same path, placing rigid restrictions on outside access to the countries’ lithium. “The issue [now] is batteries.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2023

Thus far, no DLE refining companies have achieved commercialization, with the most prominent long-lasting project being the BMW-backed Lilac Solutions Inc. These facilities will be built in Argentina, Chile, California, Arkansas, and Utah, respectively. Along with this risk, GM does have some incredible upsides.

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Blink Charging

JANUARY 5, 2023

Y BMW, que también lanzará su propia gama de SUV eléctricas la BMW iX1 y la BMW iX xDrive40. Según Forbes México, son varios los autos eléctricos que entrarán al mercado mexicano en 2023, entre ellos el EQS SUV de Mercedes-Benz.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

The positive results came as a result of more electrified vehicles from Mercedes (+44%), Volkswagen (+240%), BMW (+15%), Hyundai (+25%), Volvo (+79%), and Suzuki, among others. Demand in Latin America fell by 30% to 318,000 units, following restrictions in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and more recently Brazil and Mexico.

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