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PG&E and BMW of North America start V2X testing in California

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy. In California 1.4

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International collaboration develops progressive vision for urban production at the BMW Group; OMA and 3XN

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Urban Production is an international architecture competition organized by the BMW Group in close cooperation with the City of Munich. approach of the BMW iFACTORY, Plant Munich will receive new assembly and logistics halls and a new bodyshop. BMW Group Plant Munich future Vision Urban Production with neighborhood.

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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in Scoop; carpooling mobile application

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BMW i Ventures announced a strategic investment in Scoop Technologies , Inc., The Scoop app automatically connects co-workers and neighbors who live in the same neighborhood and travel to the same work area. —Ulrich Quay, Head of BMW i Ventures. creators of the carpooling mobile application “Scoop”.

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Bringing Back Local French Icon Renault 5 Is Not An Option To Replace Leading European BEV Star Renault ZOE

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It is as if they have fallen for the BMW suggestion that electric driving is nice for neighborhood shopping and driving the kids to school, but for serious driving you need an internal combustion engine vehicle. As I wrote before, Renault managers still have trouble understanding what is happening in the car market.

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Nissan leads with transfer of California ZEV credits out for year ending 30 Sep 2014

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million vehicles including: more than 500 fuel cell vehicles; 38,000 battery electric vehicles; 29,300 neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs); 30,000 plug-in hybrids; 570,000 hybrids; and 3 million gasoline vehicles. NEV = Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. ZEV = Zero Emission Vehicle, e.g. fuel cell or battery electric.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The BMW i3 uses the BMW eDrive rear-wheel drive powertrain previously found on the BMW ActiveE (but the i3 is significantly lighter). Earlier post.)

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

The Maserati Ghibli Trofeo drew stares, which is saying something in car-crazy Southern California, where every exotic is roaming free on the highways and can be found tucked away behind gates in tony neighborhoods. Ours was painted in Blu Emozione with a broad cream stripe that ran the center of the car, front to rear.