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BMW recalls multiple PHEV models

October 13, 2020 Chris Randall Uncategorized Comments Off

BMW again has a problem with the high-voltage batteries in plug-in hybrid vehicles. Due to possible impurities in the production process of the battery cells, there is an increased risk of fire in several series. The total number of plug-in vehicles involved is 26,700 worldwide. One-third of these units are in customers’ hands; the rest […]

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BMW winds up i8 plug-in hybrid sports car production

March 12, 2020 Bridie Schmidt Syndicated Comments Off

German carmaker BMW heralds the end of production of its i8 plug-in hybrid, after six years on market and 20,000 units sold.
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BMW wants to produce the i3 til 2024

December 12, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Oliver Zipse had made it clear in October that BMW is planning something new with the i3 until further notice. Now there’s also a hint for how long – and clearly beyond the premieres of the iNext and i4. “We will continue to build the i3 until 2024”, a BMW spokesman is quoted by the […]

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BMW announces end of the line for the hybrid i8

September 3, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

BMW will discontinue production of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car in April 2020. This information is somewhat hidden in a press release from the carmaker on new special models for the i8 and the all-electric i3. The company writes: “The Ultimate Sophisto Edition will escort the world’s most successful plug-in hybrid sports car since […]

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Details regarding BMW’s electrification plans

August 1, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

That BMW boss Harald Krüger stumbled with his passive electrical strategy, is considered likely in the industry. What will happen under his successor Oliver Zipse, however, remains unclear. A media report now shared first details about future electric models. Journalist Georg Kacher is generally regarded as very well informed when it comes to new car […]

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BMW loses appeal for more government funding

July 30, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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BMW is to receive fewer German government subsidies than applied for, for the construction of the i3 and i8 at its Leipzig plant. The federal German government originally considered paying BMW 45 million euros in subsidies, but the EU Commission only approved 17 million. The decision is no longer contestable: The European Court of Justice […]

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BMW charges ahead with plans to sell 3 million electric cars by 2025

June 26, 2019 Bridie Schmidt Syndicated Comments Off

BMW accelerates transition to electric vehicles and plans to use geofencing tech to ensure access for PHEVs in green zone cities.
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BMW i8 wins International Engine of the Year award for fifth consecutive year

May 26, 2019 Blagojce Krivevski Syndicated Comments Off

For the fifth year in a row the winner of the International Engine + Powertrain of the Year award in its class is the powertrain of the BMW i8. This year it was competing in a brand new category: Best Hybrid Powertrain. A big surprise was the dista…

Is Audi considering fully electric version of the i8?

May 21, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

For the next generation of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, BMW is apparently in favour of a fully electric drive with core elements from the BMW iNext’s electric all-wheel drive. The battery cells could be supplied by the Chinese manufacturer CATL. Citing “sources at the firm”, British magazine Autocar revealed the German company’s contemplations […]

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Volkswagen to upgrade manufacturing to 160 e-Golf daily

July 23, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

VW is planning to upgrade their manufacturing capacities in Wolfsburg and Dresden during the summer months from 120 vehicles to 160 e-Golfs manufactured daily. They are not the only ones to do so. More automobile manufacturers are responding to the long delivery times for electrified vehicles by increasing production capacities. The most recent company to […]

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