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BMW Group seals deal with China’s Great Wall Group to build state-of-the art EV factory in Jiangsu Province.
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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."
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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.
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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.
BMW unveils a new systems that allows EV owners to use their old battery pack in their homes when they upgrade their car with a new battery pack.
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Germany considering €5,000 electric car subsidy, with automakers contributing 40%
Personal EV buyers would have access to €5,000 in incentives, and commercial buyers would have access to €3,000 in incentives per EV purchased.