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Tesla starts retrofitting cars delivered with no USB-C ports and wireless chargers

Teslarati

BMW is losing its touchscreen for some models like the X5, X6, and X7; GM is losing heated seats for popular pickups like the Silverado and GMC Sierra; and Mercedes-Benz is eliminating features such as wireless charging, hands-free rear access systems, LED headlights, and some audio systems.

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Event: 2023 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

BMW i Vision Dee Concept EV. BMW said this technology will show up on its next generation of cars, based on the Neue Klasse platform due to arrive mid-decade. No price or dealer structure was announced. CES is a trade-only show, so if you want to be among the 100,000 who attend next year, make your plans here. A chameleon trick.

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J.D. Power: growing usage of safety technologies in new vehicles contributes to increasing vehicle appeal

Green Car Congress

Only 15% of owners say they have had previous experience with blind-spot warning systems, and only 39% say their dealer explained the feature to them upon vehicle delivery. Porsche is followed in the rankings by Jaguar (855), BMW (854), Mercedes-Benz (853) and Audi (852). BMW (two): 4 Series and 6 Series. —Renee Stephens.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

GM is bringing back the Hummer brand as an EV within the GMC brand. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1. Perhaps the first electric sub-brand was BMW’s i series, which included the i3 hatchback and i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe.

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Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be

Clean Fleet Report

Virtually every car dealer—and a growing number of used car lots—will have full EV or plug-in hybrid offerings. The Ford Mustang Mach-E is finding a welcome market (and Ford is already bumping up production), and the F-150 Lightning appears to be one of those decade-defining vehicles that’s a hit before the first one’s sold.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

BMW iX1 – EV version of the X1 confirmed by 2023. BMW iX – ground-up battery electric vehicle promises to take the luxury fight to Tesla. BMW iX electric SUV is due in Australia late in 2021. BMW iX3 – all-electric version of the X3. BMW iX3 – all-electric version of the X3.