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More EV Charging Stations Coming To Germany

Christopher DeMorro — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:35:02 +0000

Germany is going to be getting more EV changing stations as the government looks to grow paltry plug-in car sales

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BMW Debuting i3 EV With Remote Valet Parking System At The Consumer Electronics Show

James Ayre — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 09:46:03 +0000

BMW is apparently taking a somewhat different route than is normal in the promotion of its i3 electric car, based on recent reports. The company will reportedly be debuting an i3 outfitted with a “Remote Valet Parking” system that can — completely without driver input, or even presence — find a parking spot and park

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BMW Developing EV Charging Network To Challenge Tesla’s?

James Ayre — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:35:45 +0000

The pseudo-rivalry between BMW and Tesla Motors looks set to continue into the foreseeable future, judging by recent comments made by BMW’s head of EV sales and strategy for North America. BMW is apparently looking to spread its new DC charging stations all throughout the US next year — chargers utilizing an SAE standard plug,

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BMW i3 Production Process (VIDEOS)

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 17:06:49 +0000

In case you would like to see how the BMW i3 is made, the three videos below give an extensive view of the BMW i3 production process (over the course of 1 hr and 20 minutes). I’ll admit that the nuts & bolts (literally) of car production aren’t really my thing, but I’m assuming some

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Nissan & Kia Get Serious About EV Advertising (+ Other EV News)

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:28:02 +0000

Here’s another massive link drop of cool EV stories that we haven’t covered on CleanTechnica. From EV advertising leadership to Tesla, Tesla, Tesla…. Enjoy! (Be sure to check out all of our EV stories too!) Non-Tesla EVs Nissan & Kia Up Spending On EV Advertising SunSwift Crowdfunding Campaign Raises $30,000 In 10 Days Acura NSX

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BMW Car Sharing Program Opens In London, Includes BMW i3 In Spring

Cynthia Shahan — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:51:37 +0000

A new car sharing program just started this month in London. DriveNow plans to grow from a small-scale program by expanding naturally. Organically growing step-by step, DriveNow hopes to avoid the problems Daimler had in Britain. The partnership is a teaming up of the BMW Group and Sixt SE. They are presently in Germany — Munich, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne,

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BMW i3 Drivers Now Get More “Flexibility”

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 09:15:19 +0000

If you read CleanTechnica regularly, you know that I’m a big fan of busting the myth that electric vehicles (EVs) aren’t already adequate (and a better option) for the majority of people with a place to plug in at home. I’m not the only one. This article and this article are two that I loved on

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Did Elon Musk Use BMW For Publicity? Norwegian & German Newspapers Allege So

James Ayre — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:00:03 +0000

Originally published on Planetsave. Update from the editor, Zachary Shahan: For clarity’s sake, we’ve received word from a Tesla representative that better explains what happened. Basically, it seems that, when interviewed by Der Spiegel, Elon provided a straightforward answer to a question that somehow got used by the reporters to seed a lot of speculation, and essentially

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Top Gear Car of the Year = BMW i8

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:00:14 +0000

Originally published on EV Obsession (with some picture changes). What’s the best car of 2014? According to Top Gear, it’s the BMW i8, a plug-in hybrid electric car with a slick look, great acceleration, and the ability to conveniently charge up at home. This is no small deal. Top Gear is a humungous show with

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Nissan LEAF Breaks Another Electric Car Sales Record (November EV Sales Report)

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:00:21 +0000

Originally published on EV Obsession. To no one’s surprise, the Nissan LEAF led US electric car sales in November, with a total of 2,687 sales. It commanded ⅓ of the electric car market in November (excluding Tesla, of course, since we don’t have Tesla numbers and “estimating” them is now just a big guessing game). Nissan also

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Europe Electric Vehicle Sales (October)

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:00:54 +0000

Originally published on EV Obsession. As always, let me note that these numbers are not official, comprehensive, or accurate. Nobody reports official, comprehensive EV sales numbers for Europe, and it’s even very hard to find a single country that comprehensively reports them. Nonetheless, Jose Pontes puts in a lot of work to track down EV sales

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Plug-in Hybrid BMW 3 Series Prototype Revealed

James Ayre — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:00:16 +0000

Originally published on Planetsave. BMW recently unveiled a prototype plug-in hybrid electric version of its popular “3 Series” of production models. Utilizing a four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo gasoline engine (via the new Efficient Dynamics engine group) along with an electric motor, the prototype compares performance-wise with BMW’s 3 Series six-cylinder model — of course, that’s equal performance

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Tesla Model S vs Mercedes S Class, Rimac Concept_One, + Other EV News

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:41:53 +0000

Hard time getting back to work after Thanksgiving weekend? Here are some good electric vehicles stories from around to distract you. Don’t miss CleanTechnica‘s recent electric vehicle posts either! Tesla News Tesla Model S vs Mercedes S Class (Video & Facts) Elon Musk & Tesla Hit Back at Claims of Nevada Connivery Tesla Grabs a

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Photo of BMW i3 REx ICE Generator?

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:55:43 +0000

One of our readers recently reached out to see if CleanTechnica could help him track down a photo of the BMW i3 REx ICE generator. I’m not sure how many BMW i3 REx owners we have here, but probably a few, and some of you may have found a photo somewhere else somehow? This reader and I have found

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BMW i3 Crowned The 2015 Green Car Of The Year

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 15:00:08 +0000

Originally published on Planetsave. What’s the greenest new car of the year? A BMW electric car. The BMW i3, a wonderful entry electric car from BMW, was just announced the 2015 Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal. With carbon fiber, aluminum, bamboo, recycled plastic, and the greatest efficiency of any vehicle on the market, it’s

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BMW + Tesla = ?

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:30:17 +0000

Originally published on Planetsave. As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, as a percentage of total car sales, no auto manufacturer is selling more electric cars than BMW (not counting 100%-electric companies like Tesla Motors). The percentage (4.9%) is even more than double what Nissan has achieved this year (2.1%). Of course, in many

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Tesla Owner Problems, Saleen Tesla, VIA Motors eREV Van (+ Other EV News & Views)

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:08:44 +0000

Check out this great Tesla and other EV news and commentary from around the interwebs: Tesla Gold Will The Modified Saleen Tesla Model S Ever Be Built? Tesla Owner Problems… Tesla Shows It’s The Leader In PPS Amateur Tesla Brands Only Dilute The Brand Swapalease Sees High Model S Demand Drilling for Sound Bites in

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Seoul, Korea Offering $18,000+ In Incentives To EV Buyers

James Ayre — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:28:57 +0000

Those considering purchasing an EV may now want to consider moving to the capital of Korea, Seoul — owing to the city’s recent legislative moves designed to spur the growth of the EV market there. The city is now offering up to 20 million won (around $18,225 at the current exchange rate) in incentives to

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Self-Driving Buses Could Really Reinvent Transportation Systems

Cynthia Shahan — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:11:22 +0000

Congested cities, troubling unemployment due to the absence of transit, and environmental issues from automobile pollution all point towards the need for much greater development of mass transportation. Even as transit ridership is growing to all time highs, the US is short on extensively developed systems that reach the many who could benefit from affordable transit.

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BMW Trails Only Tesla In % of Car Sales That Are Electric (Charts)

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:00:46 +0000

EV Obsession. With Nissan being the world leader in electric car sales, and its CEO amd Chairman (Carlos Ghosn) being bullish on electric car sales for years, we often put it and Tesla at the top when it comes to electric car leadership. However, new data show that BMW is perhaps now #2 behind Tesla.

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