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Could BMW & Daimler share a small electric car?

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News of Daimler and BMW moving closer together when it comes to electric vehicles have been refreshed today. A new report suggests that BMW is thinking to share an i2 electric car with its neighbouring rival – possibly from 2024. Talks between the two carmakers that dominate the south of Germany had allegedly been ongoing […]

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BMW iNext Production SUV Spied Playing In The Snow

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This thing looks quite fast for a large SUV. Our spies were once again in the right place at the right time and had the chance to film the production version of BMW’s iNext electric SUV testing under heavy winter conditions in Sweden. This 5:47-minute video gives us a pretty good look at the vehicle’s dynamics with plenty of […]

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German carmaking giants agree on strategy

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According to company insiders, the heads of VW, BMW and Daimler have agreed on a common approach towards electric mobility during a telephone conversation following Volkswagen’s recent demands. The trio are apparently in agreement that the future belongs to battery electric mobility. In the coming decade, battery electric mobility will be the only technology to […]

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Purchasing The BMW i3 Is A Bold Decision: New Ad Video

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“Plug into something bold.” BMW i3 is the first all-electric BMW on the market, available since late 2013. In a little over five years, the German manufacturer is approaching 150,000 sales. Interestingly, i3 sales have been increasing every single year (to 36,829 in 2018). The key to keeping the interest in the i3 high was two […]

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BMW sells over 140,000 plug-in cars throughout 2018

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Having delivered 142,617 electrified vehicles last year, the BMW Group that includes Mini has reached their 2018 target of selling 140,000 electric cars and PHEVs. And, their eyes are set on further growth. This latest sales data on electric cars and plug-in hybrids translates to 38.4 percent growth compared to sales in 2017 when BMW […]

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BMW Exec Suggests Automaker Should Work With Elon Musk

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This BMW exec knows the automaker must make its own batteries to surge forward with EVs. In a recent interview with Manager Magazin, BMW works council chief Manfred Schoch stated that he believes BMW must make its own batteries to be successful with its EV future. This makes perfect sense since arguably the most successful EV maker […]

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In 2018 BMW Group Sold Over 25,000 Plug-In Electric Cars In U.S.

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530e iPerformance become BMW’s star in China and now also in the U.S. BMW Group (BMW and MINI) barely increased plug-in car sales in the U.S. last month to 2,774 (up 2.0% year-over-year), but the overall share in total volume remains 7.5%. The result for the full year of 2018 exceeds 25,000 at a growth […]

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