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BMW i Ventures invests in Prometheus Fuels; CO2 air-capture and conversion to carbon-neutral gasoline

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BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year. —Greg Smithies, Partner, BMW i Ventures.

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BMW i4 Introduction

CleanTechnica EVs

After an early start with the i3 and i8, BMW thought that it could win the competition with Tesla with its fantastic PHEVs. The company learned otherwise, and after a few conversion jobs, like the iX3, it now has clean-sheet BEV designs. The i4 and iX are the first results of this new approach. The […]

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Electric Motor Werks completes first prototype BMW 3-Series conversion

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California-based Electric Motor Werks says it has successfully completed design and construction work on its first 3-series BMW electric conversion. With most of the design elements already optimized, EMW is starting the conversion of the second E46 BMW later this month.

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Fiat 500e review, F-150 Lightning price cuts, BMW and Rimac: Today’s Car News

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Rimac is working on battery cells for future BMW EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And Rimac announced that it will help BMW with next-gen EV batteries , as the company that started with a BMW EV conversions, and then a supercar maker, now also shifts roles to a high-tech supplier. Privacy Policy.

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Union hack: British company offers electric classic Mini conversion

Green Car Reports

The Mini Cooper SE revealed last week and the planned electric Mini Rocketman city car represent a new push from the official owner of the Mini brand, BMW.

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BMW Going With New Batteries For Its Ambitious EV Plans

CleanTechnica EVs

The thing is that in my many EV conversations, mostly with skeptics and semi-enthusiasts, to put it mildly, I could make a fortune […] We could repeat that rephrased wisdom again and again until everybody understands how critical they are to not only our rEVolution but to the energy transition in general.

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BMW i3 Lease Deals, Tesla Convertible, Compressed-Air Hybrid: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

From a heavily updated Toyota Yaris to lease deals on the BMW i3 electric car, today seems to be small-car day--although a convertible conversion of the big luxury Tesla Model S offsets all of that. Plus, we dig into what makes a new French compressed-air hybrid concept car work.

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