100% Solid-State EV Batteries Seal The Deal: No More Gasmobiles
BMW is putting new sulfide-based solid-state EV batteries from the US startup Solid Power through its paces in a BMW i7 EV.
BMW i Brand
Insider Hints You Need to Know To Buy A Used EV
Don’t US car dealers now have a grasp of the ins and outs of EVs? You’d think so — and progress has been made — but a recent used EV car purchase indicates there’s still a lot of training needed at US car dealerships as they transition to selling EVs.
BMW, V2X, And The Death Of The Gasmobile
BMW is stepping up from vehicle-to-grid EV charging to kick vehicle-to-everything (V2X) into gear, with an assist from the California utility PG&E
BMW Gilds Zero Emission Mobility Lily: Free EV Charging, Low-Carbon Steel
BMW throws free EV charging, low carbon steel, and green hydrogen into the zero emission mobility stew.
South Africa’s Highest Mileage BMW i3 Has Now Driven 300,000 KM On Its Original Battery!
Shaun Maidment’s 2016 BMW i3 has just reached 300,000 kilometers on its odometer! Shaun’s car has the highest mileage of any i3 in Africa. Shaun bought his BMW i3 in August of 2016. This 60 Ah i3 has been driven for over 300,000 kilometers in those 5 and a half … [continued]
34% Plugin Vehicle Share In German Auto Market!
These are truly historic times in the German automotive market, with the plugin vehicle market now owning one third of the total market in terms of new sales. With the chip crisis still raging, disruption is the order of the day, and one can say that anything goes right now … [continued]
Netherlands Reaches 28% BEV Share In November!
Despite an artificially inflated November 2020 (CO2 fleet mandates + fiscal changes), the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market managed to stay in positive territory last month (+7% YoY), with 10,613 plugin registrations logged in November, a new year best. And with the overall market continuing to drop significantly (-18% YoY), … [continued]
30% Plugin Vehicle Share In German Auto Market!
The German plugin vehicle market scored over 54,000 registrations last month, a 12% improvement year over year (YoY), an impressive performance considering the overall market crashed 35%. As a result, last month’s plugin share ended at 30% (17% BEV). The yearly plugin vehicle share of the market stayed at 24% (12% … [continued]
Netherlands Reaches 24% BEV Share In October!
Kia EV6 lands in hot, 24% BEV share market!
Germany’s Plugin EV Share Jumps Above 30% — An Unstoppable Force
Germany, the world’s 5th largest auto market, and Europe’s largest, saw plugin electric vehicles take 30.4% of new sales in October, up almost 1.75× year-on-year. Full electrics grew mostly strongly, up over 2× YoY, taking 17.1% share. The overall auto market was down some 36% from 2019 levels, at 178,683 … [continued]
