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Tesla In NJ, 2015 BMW i8 Specs, Rolls-Royce Plug-In Hybrid: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: New Jersey could have banned Tesla Stores by the time you read this, final specs are released for the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar, and Rolls-Royce considers a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan of its own. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Nissan Plug-Ins, Two Tesla Updates, Ford Fusion Lightweight: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Nissan''s plug-in hybrid plans, a bill to permit Tesla Motors'' direct sales model in New Jersey, and the Ford Fusion Lightweight concept points toward more-efficient cars. An update on plug-in electric car sales for May, including the first sales numbers for the 2014 BMW i3.'

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#EVmyValentine: Your Creative Odes to Electric Vehicles

Plug in America

Here are some of our staff’s favorite valentines, including one from Percy, our team’s new favorite pup. A poem from Eric who lives in New Jersey: Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love my EV, And so would you. Jose from Washington penned a poem about his previous BMW i3.

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What’s up with the BMW MINI E?

Plugs and Cars

The BMW Mini E has hit the streets. In June about 500 cars were placed in consumer and fleet hands in Los Angeles and New York and New Jersey for what BMW calls a " field trial." Like all the automakers, BMW dabbled in concept electric cars over the years. The answer lies back with California’s ZEV mandate.

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BMW MINI electric car gets boost from AC Propulsion in San Dimas

Revenge of the Electric Car

The web was buzzing last week with stories about BMW’s MINI E. To recap, BMW will be leasing 500 MINI Es from dealers in New York, New Jersey and Southern California starting some time early in 2009. This is great news since the ACP 150 is the gold standard for EV motor/controller drive trains.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

Its crisp lines and origami folds recall the ’80s models of Giorgetto Guigiaro , among the 20th century’s most influential car designers—from the Lotus Esprit (007’s favorite underwater conveyance) and rallying Lancia Delta to the BMW M1 supercar, Saab 9000, and VW Scirocco. The Hyundai Ioniq5.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis G80 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Genesis calls it the “G80 Electrified,” but instead of having it cast in with a bunch of hybrids and plug-in hybrids, we at Clean Fleet Report will simply call it as it is—the G80 EV. By 2025 it will come out with no new internal combustion engine (ICE) models, then by 2030 will only sell electric cars and SUVs.