BMW Group Plug-In Electric Car Sales In U.S. Decreased In October 2018

Another month of decrease for BMW. BMW Group managed to increase BMW car sales in October by 0.2% (2% YTD), but electrified car sales (BMW i, iPerformance and MINI plug-in hybrids) are shrinking, which is especially visible when the overall plug-in market surges month after month to record levels. In total, BMW Group delivered some […]

Final Update: October 2018 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

October U.S. plug-in EV sales will raise the bar once again. ***Jaguar I-Pace update: According to goodcarbadcar.net, Jaguar has delivered 5 I-Pace vehicles in the U.S. thus far, and apparently all in October. We have no way of validating this data, since the website seemingly uses our Tesla estimates without any link or verification, and […]

Tesla Jumps To #1 In Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales In 2018 YTD

Tesla is now #1 even in the automotive group rankings. According to the latest comparison released by the EV Sales Blog, Tesla becomes the biggest manufacturer of electric cars among all automotive groups (even counting PHEVs). That’s an improvement compared to second place two months ago. The changes concern BYD too, which through record results improved from […]

Tesla Model 3 Performance (With Price Cut) Compared To BMW M3

How does the electric Tesla stack up against one of the best high-performance gas sedans? For every vehicle that even remotely wants to call its self a performance machine, it’s always going to be compared with the ultimate performance sedan: the BMW M3. After all, the M3 is one of the best high-performance machines money can […]

German Automakers Act Like Tesla And EV Transition Is A Surprise

GERMAN AUTOMAKERS ALARMED BY TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC CARS While excitement grows for electric cars, questions remain. Patrick McGee writes (via Financial Times), “Can Germany survive the ‘iPhone moment’ for cars? The country’s profitable carmakers are being hit quicker than expected by the adoption of electric vehicles… some question whether Das Auto will survive such an industry transformation.” *This article […]

BMW Group, Northvolt & Umicore Develop Life-Cycle Loop For Batteries

Automakers turn towards life-cycle loop for batteries. The times when plug-in electric carmakers were solely purchasing battery cells to produce battery packs is not the case for the future electrification at scale. Take, for example, BMW, which already has competence in battery module and pack production, energy storage systems (including second-life batteries) and cell developments. The […]

BMW Gears Up Dingolfing Plant For Battery Production For MINI BEV

Battery pack and electric motor production secured. In about a year, around November 2019, BMW Group will launch an all-new electric car based on the MINI Electric Concept, which will be assembled in Oxford, South England. The battery packs and traction motors will be supplied from Dingolfing and neighboring Landshut plants in Germany. According to the […]

BMW gears up Dingolfing factory for EV manufacturing

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The German automobile manufacturers have begun preparing their manufacturing facility for increased EV production, including electric drive systems and batteries. The upgrades and adjustments for the battery production for the Mini EV alone will cost a two figure sum in the millions. On a 6,000 m² area in the Dingolfing facility, a production area for […]

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