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BMW, Volkswagen and ChargePoint complete EV express charging corridors on the East and West Coasts

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Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now travel the most heavily-trafficked corridors on the East and West Coasts of the United States with the installation of 95 new DC Fast charging stations as part of the Express Charging Corridors Initiative—a collaboration of BMW of North America, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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BMW Group selects AeroVironment to provide EV charging equipment for ActiveE introduction

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The BMW Group has selected AeroVironment as the preferred provider of electric vehicle charging equipment, accessories and installation services supporting the introduction of the all-electric BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ).

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

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There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. A BMW owner, he is a possible future Polestar buyer, which made this a demo ride and reinforced my positive impressions. Range is 233 miles, which is good, if not the best in the market.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Self-driving cars has been a focus of Uber for the last half of the decade with the company racking up about 80,000 autonomous miles a week as it strives to bring driverless cars into the mix. The company rebranded as Share Now in fall 2019 as BMW’s Reach Now was shut down and folded in with Car2go. It is now owned by Stellantis.

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BMW and UC Davis Partner on MINI E Study

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BMW of North America and the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) are partnering on a year-long field study to determine the viability of electric vehicles. MINI E customers, based primarily in Los Angeles with a few in the New York City-area, will participate in the study. miles on a single charge.)

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NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

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Since that time, the C2SMART Center at NYU has worked with shared mobility companies including, BMW ReachNow (now ShareNow), Lime and Via, and collaborated with automakers such as Ford Motor Company on some of its research. Chow and his team collaborated with BMW ReachNow on this work, prior to the company merging with Car2Go.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

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One Bloomberg study found 341 miles was the average range desired, while Deloitte Consulting’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study found US consumers want to be able to travel 518 miles on a fully charged battery in a BEV that costs $50,000 or less. Studies differ about far drivers want to be able to go between charges.

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