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BMW Group hits 100K electrified vehicle mark for this year, lights up Group HQ like a battery

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The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. The BMW Group selected this glowing symbol to represent the technological change taking place in mobility. —Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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2024 BMW iX2 review: Is this the EV bargain of the year? How tax incentives make this slick compact SUV a tempting electric car

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BMW is pushing hard into the EV space, in turn crushing its traditional luxury rivals on Aussie sales. BMW iX2 xDrive30. 2024 BMW iX2 price and equipment The iX2 is part of the X2 compact SUV family, which is itself a sportier looking version of the X1. The BMW iX2 xDrive30 gets two electric motors making a combined 230kW/494Nm.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

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A Premium Plug-In Hybrid Hiding in Plain Site. The 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, powered by a 2.5-liter The take-away is to plug-in the Corsair when possible, especially overnight, for maximum efficiency. The first Lincoln with a plug. The way to Lincoln. Level 2 240V 3.5

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

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This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). Pint has been at Audi for about six months, coming from BMW where he worked on the electric powertrains for the i3 and i8.)

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Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T RWD Prestige

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The Premium Midsize SUV Benchmark. In only a few short years Genesis, the luxury division of Hyundai launched in 2017, released the excellent G70, G80 and G90 sedans. But if a car company is going to make it today, they need to be selling sport utility vehicles. The EPA has rated the GV80’s fuel economy at 21 mpg city/25 highway/23 combined.

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Battle of the budget electric vehicles: Is the 2023 MG4 Excite 51 better buying than the GWM Ora and BYD Atto 3 in Australia?

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Plus there’s iSmart app connectivity. It allows you to connect to the car via a smartphone and activate basic features such as ventilation and locks, while also remotely providing details on the charge status. Beneath the boot is a tyre repair kit (there’s no spare). Does it live up to the marketing hype?

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MG4 2023 review: Excite 51 – battle of the budget electric vehicles as GWM Ora and BYD Atto 3 rival steps up

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Plus there’s iSmart app connectivity. It allows you to connect to the car via a smartphone and activate basic features such as ventilation and locks, while also remotely providing details on the charge status. Beneath the boot is a tyre repair kit (there’s no spare). Does it live up to the marketing hype?

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