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Bede Doherty is an independent consultant in climate change mitigation, specialising in transport including fuels/powertrains, fuelling infrastructure and emissions.
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Porsche achieves 3 minute recharge at 450kW EV charging station
An ultra-fast prototype charger with 450kW is now open to the public in Germany – and it can charge an EV in as little as three minutes.
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BMW i8 Roadster and redesigned Coupe PHEVs available in Australia
BMW has announced that its hybrid electric i8 Roadster, plus a fresh look i8 Coupé, is ready to buy for cashed up Australian EV enthusiasts.
BMW Group seals deal with China’s Great Wall Group to build state-of-the art EV factory in Jiangsu Province.
Climate Electric Vehicles Other Good Stuff Renewables Storage
500 BMW i3 batteries connected to UK wind farm
Sweden's Vattenfall connects 500 BMW i3 batteries to 228MW wind farm in South Wales, in "UK’s largest" co-located onshore wind and battery project.
BMW offers first glimpse of "new technology flagship" – a pure electric car incorporating all the "major strategic areas of innovation in a road-ready vehicle."
Electric Vehicles Other Good Stuff Renewables
BMW takes EV sales total to 250,000 after bumper April
BMW says sales of electric BMW and Minis soared 52% in April; company secures autonomous driving road test licence in China.
German car maker BMW will provide Vattenfall with 1,000 lithium-ion car batteries for storage projects at wind farms.
US electric car sales jumped approximately 68% in February 2017 versus February 2016.
Electric Vehicles Other Good Stuff Tesla
Tesla Model S & Nissan LEAF world’s best-selling electric cars in 2016
The Tesla Model S and Nissan LEAF clocked in as the best-selling electric cars in the world in 2016.
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Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen Group, & Ford Sign superfast charging MoU in Europe
A new joint venture has formed that will develop a high-power, EV fast-charging network in Europe has been signed by BMW, Daimler, Ford, VW.
