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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

Green Car Congress

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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HERE introduces comprehensive connected driving offering

Green Car Congress

HERE, a Nokia business, introduced a connected driving offering including HERE Auto, HERE Auto Cloud, and HERE Auto Companion. In addition, HERE has improved its Traffic product, HERE Traffic, by building a new system to process data even faster and more accurately than before.

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Lucid Motors says Lucid Air to be the fastest charging EV yet; 900V+ architecture, up to 20 miles/minute charging

Green Car Congress

Lucid Motors announced the Lucid Air will be the fastest charging electric vehicle yet offered with the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles per minute. For owners charging their Lucid Air in real-world conditions on the road, that can translate into 300 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging.

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Altilium partners with Nissan on EV battery recycling project – Charged EVs

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On the contrary, Nissan is planning to build two new EVs at the plant, and is also working on a UK battery factory. Also cooperating on the initiative: battery producer AESC , a long-standing partner of Nissan; and Connected Energy , a UK provider of second-life battery energy storage solutions.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

Green Car Congress

The stamping, injection and sheet metal activities, but also the available surface area (237 hectares, 67 of which are currently built), the network of suppliers, accessibility via road connections, and above all the excellence of the industrial operational system (standardisation, manufacturing 4.0,

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Hyundai announces IONIQ 5 UK launch line-up

Drive Electric

Kicking the range off is the SE Connect trim which comes with smart 12.3-inch inch LCD audio, visual and nav system complete with DAB radio, Apple Car Play and Android connectivity, wireless phone charging, rear view camera and smart navigation-based cruise control.

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EVCer Spotlight: Product and Technology with Siyi Zhang

EV Connect

She is focused on fleet charging, energy management and roaming integrations. We talked about Siyi’s path to EV Connect, her role as a project manager, technology innovation and more! How did you hear about EV Connect? I found EV Connect to be the perfect company to solve this hairy, deep-rooted industry challenge.