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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

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The BMW Group has pooled its years of experience with battery cells and extensive knowledge in the field in a new Competence Center in Munich. The purpose of the facility is to advance battery cell technology and carefully dissect the production processes. The new Battery Cell Competence Center puts us in an enviable position. Taking the technology currently in the BMW i3 as a basis, by 2030 we will be able to double the energy density of our battery cells—and therefore also the operating

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BMW i4 electric sedan shaping up as Tesla Model 3 rival

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BMW's new mainstream electric sedan is starting to take shape. With development well underway, a new report leads us to believe that Munich is taking Tesla's latest offerings very seriously. How seriously? Try 530 horsepower and 300 miles of total range, Roadshow reports, thanks to an 80-kilowatt-hour battery pack based on BMW's new 5th-generation.

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Ford unveils all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV

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In Los Angeles, Ford unveiled the all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV. When it arrives in late 2020, Mustang Mach-E will be available with standard (75.7 kWh Li-ion battery) and extended-range (98.8 kWh battery) options with either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive powered by permanent magnet motors. Equipped with an extended-range battery and rear-wheel drive, Mach-E has a targeted EPA-estimated range of at least 300 miles.

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We rode in the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E: Here’s what it felt like

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The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, the company’s first all-electric SUV, was officially revealed to the world Sunday night in a globally broadcast event. Actual cars won’t show up at dealers until next autumn, but we can already tell you a little about what they’ll be like. Friday evening, groups of three journalists were able to ride.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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NTNU researchers use reverse electrodialysis and waste heat for hydrogen production: Heat to H2

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According to the IEA says that, producing all of today’s hydrogen just using electricity would require 3600 TWh—more than the annual electricity generation of the European Union. A new approach developed by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) could alleviate that situation a bit by using waste heat from other industrial processes.

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Report: BMW i4 electric sedan shaping up as Tesla Model 3 rival

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BMW's new mainstream electric sedan is starting to take shape. With development well underway, a new report leads us to believe that Munich is taking Tesla's latest offerings very seriously. How seriously? Try 530 horsepower and 300 miles of total range, Roadshow reports, thanks to an 80-kilowatt-hour battery pack based on BMW's new 5th-generation.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E, BMW i4 electric sedan, Tesla reliability: Today’s Car News

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All the details are out for the fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, and we have some backstory about the project and a ride-along in this new electric pony car. The Tesla Model S and Model 3 are back on Consumer Reports’ good side. And the BMW i4 is shaping up for being a Tesla Model 3 rival. This and more today at Green Car Reports. The.

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Ford unveils Mustang Mach-E

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Ford has unveiled its seminal Mustang Mach-E EV. This is the first time in 55 years that the iconic Ford Mustang line-up has been expanded but more importantly, it is a car that finally brings Ford onto the electric car playing field – and it's certainly a bold entrance.

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Tesla Model 3 and Model S rise in annual reliability survey, now "Recommended"

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Tesla's love/hate relationship with Consumer Reports is getting another nudge from Cupid this week. Its bread-and-butter Model 3 and Model S sedans have rejoined CR's ranks of "Recommended" vehicles yet again. Over the course of the past year, the Model 3 and Model S seem to have reached an equilibrium point; the Model X, on the other hand.

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Mitsubishi Mirage: Sharper and more elegant city car revealed

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Mitsubishi has revealed details of its refreshed Mirage, with a sharper and more dynamic exterior as well as more elegant interior design offered.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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BMW targeting ~600 km (~373 mile) range for electric i4 in 2021; 390 kW/530 hp motor

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BMW will introduce the electric i4 ( earlier post )—the Group’s first purely electrically powered model for the premium mid-range—in 2021. The i4 will feature the fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology ( earlier post ), which will debut in the BMW iX3—to be produced from 2020 onwards—followed by the BMW iNEXT and then the BMW i4.

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Canadian study links exposure to ultrafine particle air pollution to brain cancer

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Greater exposure to ambient ultrafine particles (UFPs, according to a new study by a team of researchers in Canada in the journal Epidemiology. This is the first study to suggest a relationship with the incidence of brain tumors, although previous work has shown that nanoparticles can get into the brain and that they can carry carcinogenic chemicals.

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