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2017 sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles top 50,000 units

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group reported that it has delivered more than 50,000 BMW i, BMW iPerformance and electrified MINI vehicles to customers around the world since the start of the year. This makes the BMW Group the world’s third-largest BEV/PHEV manufacturer. —Dr Ian Robertson, Management Board Member for Sales and Brand BMW.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. BMW – the Ultimate Electric Driving Machine? BMW starts adding plugs throughout its lineup. BMW Takes Middle Path to Electrification ; Road Test: 2014 BMW i3. Fleet To Electric?

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. But neither car, GM execs made clear, will appear for sale on a showroom floor for more that two years. Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. Put the bumper sticker and your car and let everyone know.).

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

Clean Fleet Report

Company CEO and founder Henrik Fisker has had a hand in designing the BMW Z8, the Aston Martin DB9 and the V8 Vantage, and the Fisker Karma. With the push of a button you enter California Mode, where the sliding panoramic glass roof, rear lift back window, and the Doggie Windows all open, making the Ocean nearly a convertible.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I wish the thing was for sale as-is. I really would love to get a 120D coupe BMW u cant beat 0-60 of 7.5 Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Well they did give brief bursts of acceleration through the parking lot to show that it does have some Roadster goodness to it.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

i also would like to see the traditional really small van like cars that deliver normally converted to electric, they never travel that far a distance, always have to come back to the distribution centre and certainly take more then 5 min ( 5 min quick charge electric) to fill with mail again before they go out. Follow us on Twitter!

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