Can Legacy Gas Car Brands Take EVs Seriously? Musings From BMW iX Event In Brisbane.

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 23:12:06 +0000

A friend of mine attended the launch of BMW’s iX electric vehicle range in Brisbane. This is his lament: The BMW EV event Recently, my wife and I attended the Brisbane launch of the BMW iX EV range. The cars sell for between $115,000 and $140,000 depending on range and accoutrements. Around 130 people attended, […]

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UK Starts 2022 Above 20% Plugin EV Share — May End Close To 50%

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:22:15 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicle share hit 20.4% in January 2022, up from 13.7% in January 2021. Full battery electrics almost doubled their share year-on-year, to 12.5%. Diesels continued their retirement walk, with just 5.2% share, from 12.3% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes recovered slightly from last year, but were still down by around a […]

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BMW Gilds Zero Emission Mobility Lily: Free EV Charging, Low-Carbon Steel

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 17:35:57 +0000

BMW EV charging low carbon steel green hydrogenBMW throws free EV charging, low carbon steel, and green hydrogen into the zero emission mobility stew.

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The BMW iX Lands With A Bang In South Africa’s Growing Electric Vehicle Market

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:16:49 +0000

Sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa have been quite slow over the years. The table below shows EV sales over the past 6 years: The slow sales of BEVs can be attributed to several reasons, including: A limited number of models available in South Africa: For along time, there was essentially just one […]

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115% Increase in XPeng Sales, Polestar 2 “Arctic Circle,” ElectraMeccanica SOLO Deliveries — EV News Today

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:11:10 +0000

The transportation industry is electrifying, and greening itself in other ways as well. Below is some news of the past day from around the industry that we thought you shouldn’t miss. Electric Cars XPeng Announces Vehicle Delivery Results for January 2022 Unique Polestar 2 “Arctic Circle” Exhibits Swedish EV Engineering Expertise ElectraMeccanica to Begin Delivery […]

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Which Legacy Automaker Will Truly Lead On Electric Vehicles?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:11:57 +0000

The tipping point for EV adoption will not be some technical advance or killer new model. It will be the moment when one or more of the legacy automakers decides to convert its EV program from an R&D project to a profit center. Automakers are competitive, and they constantly battle for market share. Each tries […]

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Tesla #1 In World EV Sales In 2021

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:03:15 +0000

Tesla wins its 4th title as top selling EV manufacturer. Top Auto Brands in EV Sales High-tide mode Tesla managed to win another monthly Best Seller title in December, and with a record to boot (170,000 registrations). Tesla crossed the 100,000 registrations/month average for a quarter for the first time. BYD ended not far from […]

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Europe’s Car of the Year Award Goes Live Online — After Cancellation of Geneva Car Show

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 05:08:26 +0000

Many organizations have to improvise at the last minute to replace their media communication from the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) with something else

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10 Top Characteristics Of Early/Short-Range EV Adopters — In My Experience

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 04:34:18 +0000

There are many people joining the electric vehicle (EV) movement every day, but we are still in the “early adopter” phase of the transition to electricity for transport. What does that make people who bought short-range EVs years ago? Super-early adopters? Ultra-early adopters

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