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BMW Munich plant takes 6-week break to prep for production of electric i4

Green Car Congress

In preparation for production of the fully-electric BMW i4, BMW Group Plant Munich will pause vehicle production for six weeks this summer. Plant Munich will take advantage of this break in production to implement numerous structural and remodeling measures before the fully-electric BMW i4 goes into standard production next year.

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BMW CEO warns against premature phaseout of combustion engines: “I don’t think that would help the climate or anyone else”

Teslarati

BMW CEO Oliver Zipse recently shared a warning about the auto sector’s impending retirement of the internal combustion engine. As noted in an Automobilwoche report, the CEO was firm in the idea that it would be unwise to abandon ICE technologies too soon. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

2022 BMW i7 xDrive60 – $205,000 (-$93,000) The BMW i7 – accelerating towards chunky depreciation. Not easy shedding almost $100k in a year, but that’s the case for an ex-demo 4000km-old ’22 BMW i7 limo up for sale in Victoria. How has Merc’s fabled petrol S-Class fared over the same time?

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BMW i8 – Review – a car sent from the future

Drive EV

When BMW set about building their flagship i8 they started from the ground up with fresh ideas. A sports car should combine looks, power, performance and an unquantifiable fizz.

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

Drive Electric analysis done in March showed the reduction in emissions of vehicles imported since the policy came into effect will save more than 2m tonnes of emissions over the lives of those vehicles, and $100m a year in petrol and diesel. There’s more to do. This discount won’t be needed forever – perhaps only another few years.

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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

EV Info

By contrast, more than a million plug-in electric vehicles have been sold in Britain, with almost 250,000 joining the roads this year, as the technology cements its status as the leading low-carbon transport option ahead of a ban on the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars in 2030. Main Hydrogen advocates.

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Electric vehicles vs. petrol/diesel/hybrid

Drive Electric

Here we take a look at how EVs compare to petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. As there are fewer moving parts in an EV compared to a combustion engine, they have lower maintenance costs which can translate to significant savings compared to petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Litre Petrol. Litre Petrol.

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