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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

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BMW and Nissan have again joined forces—this time with EVgo, the nation’s largest public DC Fast charging network—to increase public access to DC Fast charging stations across the US. This latest expansion builds on the 120 dual-port DC Fast chargers that BMW and Nissan announced together in December 2015. Earlier post.)

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Tesla Model 3 most popular luxury car model (LendingTree study)

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of luxury vehicle queries while the BMW 3 series ranked 4.3%. BMWs are the most popular car make but Tesla is not that far behind. BMWs made up 17.5% Although BMW is the leading brand for luxury auto loan inquiries, Tesla is leading in top cities and states. of the auto loan queries while Tesla made up 14.4%.

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Family survives after crashing Tesla on Bonneville Salt Flats at over 100mph

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According to the Wendover Police Department’s Facebook page , a 2022 Tesla occupied by a family of five from Utah County was traveling over 100 miles per hour on the salt flats. All five occupants were transported to the University of Utah hospital,” the department said. Credit: Wendover Police Department.

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Genesis G80 aims to disrupt the highly competitive luxury EV sedan market

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Most of the brands they compete with are brands with heritage and prestige that people already connect with; BMW, Mercedes, and even Cadillac have the allure of old money. At roughly equivalent pricing, a consumer could get a well-optioned BMW i4, a Lucid Air, an Audi E-Tron, a Porsche Taycan , or a well-optioned Tesla Model 3 Performance.

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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

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Thus far, no DLE refining companies have achieved commercialization, with the most prominent long-lasting project being the BMW-backed Lilac Solutions Inc. These facilities will be built in Argentina, Chile, California, Arkansas, and Utah, respectively. Along with this risk, GM does have some incredible upsides.

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SAE International approves TIR J2954 for PH/EV wireless charging; targeting finalized standard by 2018

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Jesse Schneider serves as the Chair of SAE International’s Wireless Power Transfer committee and is the Fuel Cell, Electric Vehicle and Standards Development Manager at BMW North America. He presented the SAE TIR J2954 on Tuesday in a keynote talk during the 4 th Conference for Electric Roads and Vehicles (CERV) in Logan, Utah.

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DARPA awards up to $20M to NVIDIA to research high-performance, highly energy-efficient embedded processors for autonomous vehicles

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NVIDIA processors are used in a wide variety of embedded applications today, including automobiles made by Audi, BMW, Tesla and Lamborghini, aircraft including the F-22 Raptor, and US Army tanks. University of Utah and the University of Virginia. NVIDIA researchers will work on the program with academic partners at the.

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