Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

The BMW Group company is investing in an innovative method for CO 2 -free steel production developed by American startup Boston Metal ( earlier post ), through its venture capital fund, BMW i Ventures. —Dr Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

European Lithium signed a binding long term lithium offtake agreement via its wholly-owned Austrian subsidiary ECM Lithium AT GmbH with BMW to secure the company’s first offtake of battery grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from its Wolfsberg Lithium Project underground mine in Austria.

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CN EV Post

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Pricing for ET7, EL7, ET5 essentially puts NIO in direct competition with Mercedes-Benz and BMW in Europe rather than Tesla's models. The post NIO starts offering ET7, EL7, ET5 purchase options in Germany, here are all the details appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

At the beginning of the third quarter, the BMW Group signed a long-term contract with the Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. From 2021 onwards, cells for the BMW iNEXT—which will be manufactured at the BMW Group plant in Dingolfing—will be supplied by the new CATL plant in Erfurt. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2020

Recently the BMW Group signed a cobalt supply contract with Moroccan mining company Managem Group ; the contract has a volume of around €100 million, said Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. Cobalt is an important raw material for electromobility.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. billion for the BMW Group and €2.8 billion for the Chinese production site of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. billion for the BMW Group and €2.8 Limited) and Samsung SDI.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Despite having been quoted as confirming the BMW M5 Touring for North America, Domagoj Dukec has just recanted. For those wondering what happened, The Car Guide had reported Dukec as confirming the M5 Touring as bound for America during a Portuguese test drive of the redesigned 2024 BMW X2. BMW undoubtedly knows this.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

European automakers face a trifecta of challenges: soft demand due to higher borrowing costs that discourage car purchases, fierce competition from Chinese rivals, and higher input costs squeezing their margins. The company’s sales suffered in the first quarter ended Dec.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As part of its electromobility expansion, the BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationship with Ganfeng Lithium based in Jiangxi (China). In this way, the BMW Group is securing 100% of its lithium hydroxide needs for fifth-generation battery cells in its high-voltage batteries. —Andreas Wendt.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

And unlike previous recessions, we’re not just dealing with people’s fears or purchase delays. China, Europe, and the US all posted double-digit declines in March. China, Europe, and the US all posted double-digit declines in March. However, Europe was hit the hardest, with the lowest number of sales for March in 38 years.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2012

BMW of North America will partner with Green Mountain Energy Company to offer drivers of the BMW ActiveE the choice to support renewable energy for their cars. The ActiveE drivers can purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) from Green Mountain to cover the estimated electricity that will be used to charge their electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2012

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer is calling for tax subsidies in Germany to help meet the federal government’s target of having 1 million electric cars on the road in eight years. Because of the high purchase prices for electric cars, there is a need for incentives. In Europe, the EU Commission wants to reduce CO2 emissions dramatically.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 27, 2023

BMW was once again spotted testing a prototype for its redesigned M5, and this time the test vehicle sported the production-bound lights and wheels. Shelby American has launched its first electric vehicle in the form of a tuned Ford Mustang Mach-E. Rather than increasing horsepower, the modifications are focused on handling and styling.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2014

BMW has announced that it''s open to sharing the battery technology it uses in its i3 and i8 plug-in vehicles with other automakers. According to Automotive News Europe, BMW purchasing boss Klaus Draeger says.'

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. The batteries—each with a capacity of 33 kWh—are equipped with a BMW-owned battery management system and are also used by the car manufacturer in the BMW i3. With a capacity of 3.2 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

Due to the high demand for carbon fiber in automotive production, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers , a joint venture between the BMW Group and the SGL Group, will triple the capacity of the carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake, Washington. SGL and BMW made the announcement at the groundbreaking ceremony for the planned site expansion.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

Ballard Power Systems has received a purchase order commitment from Plug Power Inc. The deal—structured under an existing equipment supply agreement between the companies that runs through 2014—calls for Plug Power’s minimum purchase of 3,250 Ballard fuel cell stacks by the end of 2012, with power levels ranging from 1.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2019

CATL has developed partnerships with a number of European companies in the automobile industry including BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Volvo, and Bosch. —Matthias Zentgraf, Co-president Europe CATL. —Matthias Zentgraf, Co-president Europe CATL.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

However, the same report finds that California is still falling behind Europe where EV sales exceeded 20%. Californians need to purchase 4 million more EVs in the next 9 years to reach the state’s goal of 5 million EVs sold by 2030, according to Veloz research. BMW: 1,286 i3 (0.7%). Kia: 3,003 Niro EV, 2 Soul EV (1.6%).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2013

million strategic investment from its partner Air Liquide, which includes a preferred stock purchase, increased ownership of the companies’ HyPulsion joint venture, and an engineering services contract. As part of this stock purchase, an Air Liquide representative will join Plug Power’s board.

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JUNE 5, 2014

in Europe, according to the report. The market for inductive charging will grow the fastest in Europe, owing to a number of demonstration projects conducted by government bodies, OEMs, and charging station manufacturers. Inductive charging will account for 1.2%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2018

The shares of Inapal will be purchased by Teijin Holdings Netherlands B.V., The company has two manufacturing locations in Portugal serving a variety of European OEM customers including Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Bentley. the Teijin Group’s holding company in the Netherlands. billion ($2 billion) by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2020

Also, an increasing number of OEMs, such as BMW and Mercedes, are offering connected infotainment and navigation at no extra costs to the purchase price, even for non-premium models. ABI Research forecasts that virtually 100% of connected vehicles in North America and Europe will have voice control by 2023.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Add nflation, rising car prices, and “sub-par charging infrastructure,” writes Automotive News Europe, into the mix, and it’s inevitable that sales will drop. According to Automotive News Europe , manufacturers are pushing back rollouts of EVs, and rental firms are “paring purchases for their fleets.”

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

European consumers have no inkling of Chinese brands,” Daniel Kirchert, the head of e-mobility consultancy Noyo and former BMW executive, told Automotive News Europe. The strategy is to help get German EV shoppers closer to the brand, raise brand awareness, and build sales of its affordable EVs in Europe’s largest automobile market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2018

Built on an open network, TurboDX offers the ability easily to change network providers without having the added cost of switching or purchasing new hardware. It has obtained UL and IEC certification (Europe) and an OEM-packaged version of the TurboDX has completed China regulatory certification.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2012

Together these retailer groups handle 17 brands in multiple locations across Montreal, including Rolls Royce, Lamborghini, BMW, Lexus, and now, Fisker. Fisker of Montreal brings to 79 the number of independent Fisker retail locations in the US, Canada and Europe; 47 in North America alone.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

3,818 REV (specifically, the BMW i3). Higher purchase costs for electric vehicles, mainly because of the significant cost of the traction battery, seem to remain an important barrier for a larger uptake. This breaks down to: 86,230 BEV. 67,300 PHEV and REV. The PHEV/REV group breaks down to: 50,869 gasoline PHEV. 12,613 diesel PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

EV and PHEV transmissions also uses layshaft architectures; current examples include the Volvo V60; Ford Focus BEV; BMW i8; and Tesla Roadster and sedan. Other Getrag customers include BMW, Daimler, Renault, Volvo and Great Wall. The purchase price is subject to working capital and other customary purchase price adjustments.

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Drive Electric

MAY 22, 2023

Volkswagen NZ, for example, sent a mechanic from each of their nationwide workshops to Europe for high-level specialised training courses before their EV range even landed in New Zealand! They service all EV types, and offer pre-purchase inspections for EV buyers and regular maintenance services.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2014

MRC) recently executed a share sales and purchase agreement by which it will acquire 51% of Wethje Holding GmbH , a German company engaged in manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) parts for automobile applications, from Wethje parent Cross Industries AG. Mitsubishi Rayon Co.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

Power The US Initial Quality Study, now in its 37 th year, is based this year on responses from 93,380 purchasers and lessees of new 2023 model-year vehicles who were surveyed early in the ownership period. —Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

The investment will support the expansion of the company’s charging network into Europe. Existing investors BMW i Ventures, Linse Capital, Rho Capital Partners, and Braemar Energy Ventures also participated in this latest fundraising round. The first close of Chargepoint’s round is the largest in the company’s history.

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Push EVs

JUNE 17, 2023

Purchase bonuses for PHEVs were always a perverse incentive, and for some cynical buyers, replaced the more fundamental economic incentive of actually plugging them in to save on fuel costs. The BMW i4 saw its best ever monthly volume, at 1,347 units, climbing to 8th place. It should do well in Europe. of the market.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 15, 2021

Europe and China. Car dealerships will advise you on the frequency of maintenance needed at the time of purchase. With more users gearing towards purchasing electric vehicles, a surge in demand has drastically hit the electric automobile industry. This figure represents a 46 peercent increase compared to sales made in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. First, there are more products available for purchase with new entrants ready to boost the market profile.

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