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BMW providing 10 pre-owned i3 EVs to UC Davis for 18 months

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BMW is providing the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis with ten battery-electric, BMW i3 models for 18 months. The vehicles are 2015-2016 models, with battery technology that enables an everyday range of about 80-90 miles—suited for in-town driving, and enough for travel between Davis and Sacramento.

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BMW presents solar carport concept for i models

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The international media launch of the BMW i8 in Los Angeles will include the presentation of a solar carport concept developed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA for the use of renewable energy. It combines high-grade technology for generating electricity from solar power with an innovative design that complements the BMW i models.

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Hubject publishes Open Plug&Charge protocol

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The shareholders of Hubject GmbH include the BMW Group, Bosch, Daimler, EnBW, innogy, Siemens, and the Volkswagen Group. This measure is particularly relevant, Hubject says, because the rapidly growing market for Plug&Charge results in a range of very different processes from different manufacturers.

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IDTechEx: we need fast, reliable and ubiquitous public charging stations

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These represent the future of EV charging, though the fastest technology is currently limited to the most expensive electric cars, such as the Porsche Taycan, Audi e-Tron GT, BMW iX, and Lucid Air. Representative charging curves - a flatter curve is quicker to replenish range. Source: IDTechEx.

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BMW Brilliance unveils Zinoro 1E BEV at Guangzhou show

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BMW Brilliance, the China joint venture company formed by the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., Equipped with a lithium iron phosphate battery pack from Ningde Times New Energy Technology, the Zinoro 1E has a range of up to 150 kilometers (93 miles). Charging of the battery takes around 7.5

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Fastcharge consortium presents prototype for 450 kW charging station; Porsche research vehicle charges at 400 kW

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A Porsche research vehicle with a net battery capacity of approximately 90 kWh achieved a charging capacity of more than 400 kW on the new charging station, allowing for charging times of less than 3 minutes for the first 100 km range. BMW also had an i3 research vehicle at the inauguration. million (US$8.9

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Hitachi Automotive Systems and Airbiquity Partner to Provide Global Connected Services for Electric Vehicles

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a designer and operator of a complete service delivery infrastructure for connected vehicles, have formed a partnership to provide telematics services for electric vehicles (EVs) globally. It currently enables solutions for Ford SYNC, OnStar, Motorola, BMW, Shell FuelSave Partner and several other category-leading brands.

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