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BMW boosts i3 and i3s batteries to 120Ah; 42.2 kWh pack almost doubles original range

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BMW has released the new 2019 i3 and i3s electric vehicles with 120 Ah batteries. Since launch in 2014, the battery capacity and range of the i3 has grown from the original 60Ah / 81 miles to 94Ah / 115 miles in 2017 and now 120Ah for 2019. With the high voltage battery cell capacity increased to 120 ampere hours (Ah) and a gross energy content of 42.2 kilowatt hours (kWh), the new generation of high-voltage batteries enables the BMW i3 120 Ah and the BMW i3s 120Ah to achieve a range of up to 15

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Volkswagen details the foundation for 10 million electric vehicles

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Volkswagen last week laid out the basics for its set of electric-car components that plans to use to underpin a million new all-electric vehicles each year by 2025. With those components on the Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB), VW claims that it has the first pure-EV platform designed for high-volume production. It’s a claim that may be.

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Volvo Trucks to begin selling all-electric trucks in North America in 2020

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As part of an innovative partnership between the Volvo Group, California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and industry leaders in transportation and electrical charging infrastructure ( earlier post ), Volvo Trucks will introduce all-electric truck demonstrators in California next year, and commercialize them in North America in 2020.

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EPA reportedly plans to eliminate science office

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Science looks to no longer be a high priority at the EPA. The New York Times reported Thursday that the EPA plans to eliminate the powerful Office of the Science Advisor, merging it with another office under the Deputy Administrator for Science. The move represents a significant demotion of the science advisory role. Previously the Office of the.

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

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BP and Johnson Matthey license Fischer-Tropsch technology to waste-to-biofuels producer Fulcrum BioEnergy for biojet

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BP and Johnson Matthey (JM) have signed an agreement with Fulcrum BioEnergy to license their Fischer Tropsch (FT) technology to support Fulcrum’s drive to convert municipal solid waste into biojet fuel. BP and JM have developed a simple-to-operate and cost-advantaged FT technology that can operate both at large and small scale economically to convert synthesis gas, generated from sources such as municipal solid waste and other renewable biomass, into long-chain hydrocarbons suitable for the prod

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@LATimes I Can Do Your Headline Corrections All Day Long As You Continue To Tell Only Part Of The News #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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16% of the working day is lost to congestion, report reveals

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Congestion is increasingly becoming a critical business issue for delivery drivers, according to the latest research from the Mercedes-Benz Vans Business Barometer.

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Volkswagen targeting further boost in factory productivity; TRANSFORM.TOGETHER

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The Volkswagen brand has introduced a new production strategy—TRANSFORM.TOGETHER—which targets a 30% increase in productivity worldwide by 2025 compared to 2018. Production is therefore making a major contribution to achieving the profitability target of over 6% for the brand. We must invest heavily in our future. Electromobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services, and digitalization all require significant efforts.

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Top five reasons the Volkswagen Up GTI is the most fun car for years

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It seems you can’t escape talking about the new Volkswagen Up GTI without comparisons being made with the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1

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CARB extends Low Carbon Fuel Standard by 10 years, doubles the intensity reduction target to 20%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to extend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard ( LCFS ) by ten years to 2030 and to double the program’s carbon intensity reductions target from 10 to 20 percent. Under the LCFS, petroleum refineries and fuel importers must gradually reduce the average carbon intensity of the fuels they sell. Since 2011, the LCFS has been a cornerstone policy of California’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions and has spurred innovation in low-carbon transport

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

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BMW i3 gets a 34-mile range boost

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The BMW i3 has been been updated for 2019, with a 120Ah lithium-ion battery replacing the current 94Ah unit, resulting in a 9.2kWh increase.

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INFINITI to reveal Project Black S Prototype in Paris

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As part of its plan to electrify its portfolio from 2021 onward, INFINITI will reveal a new Project Black S prototype in Paris, showcasing how Formula One dual-hybrid electric powertrain technology can be deployed in a road car. The prototype is based on the Q60 red S sports coupe and has been developed together with the Renault Sport Formula One Team.

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Paris Motor Show 2018: All the key cars you should know about

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The Paris Motor Show is just around the corner and it’s one of our favourites for many reasons

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@LATimes I Don’t Know What You Were Watching But Here’s What Really Happened #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Car subscription services: Everything you need to know

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When did you last go out and buy a CD?

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@LATimes You Missed Russia’s Big Win Yesterday & Putin’s Victory Dance #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Weekly Wheelspin: Fastbacks, speedy Beckhams and slow Brexits

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This week has been sponsored by the letter P

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Trump fuel-economy proposal writes off rising global temperatures

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It's not that the Trump administration doesn't believe in climate change. It just doesn't want to do anything about it. In a 500-page draft environmental impact statement concerning the EPA's and NHTSA's joint proposal to roll back fuel-economy and emissions regulations, the NHTSA reports that it expects global temperatures to rise by 7 degrees.

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Tesla sued, 2019 BMW i3, EPA to scrap science office, and VW MEB platform: Today's Car News

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The SEC sues Tesla chief Elon Musk for securities fraud. The 2019 BMW i3 gains a larger battery pack. The EPA reportedly plans to eliminate its science office. VW details its mass-production MEB platform for electric cars. And the Trump Administration's fuel economy proposal acknowledges man-made global warming—then ignores it. All of this.

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