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One of the issues car makers had to address related to the manufacturing of electric cars was that some of the materials needed for the batteries can cause a lot of issues. Sourcing them is…
Gabriel Nica / July 9, 2020
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The automotive industry is going through a lot of changes right now, having to deal with seriously turbulent times. From the fact that the Covid-19 virus shut down nearly all of China and its manufacturing…
Gabriel Nica / March 12, 2020
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Paving the way to the electromobility of the future begins at its most microscopic level: the battery cell. BMW Group is the very first automotive constructor which has developed pioneering Competence Center where it will…
Adrian Dorofte / November 14, 2019
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The automobile has been amongst us for over a century. And automobility has been obtainable for the middle class since the end of World War I, especially in the US, thanks to Henry Ford’s Model…
Hugo Becker / November 3, 2019
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BMW will supply their i3 battery packs to Motiv Power Systems
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: January 27, 2019
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Electric charging network EVgo is working with BMW to reuse some of their i3 battery packs for charging stations in California. Accordign to EVgo, the two batteries each store 22 kwh of electricity to help…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 19, 2018
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In late 2017, BMW first introduced their Fifth Generation architecture which will be first applied to the upcoming BMW X3 Electric. BMW’s latest generation of scalable electric architecture is designed to accommodate all types of electric and…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 10, 2018
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BMW has just ordered several billion euros worth of batteries for its planned electric cars from the Chinese manufacturer CATL. Chief Executive Harald Krüger announced in an interview with Handelsblatt. Rumors are that CATL will build…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 28, 2018
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At the moment, BMW only has two pure BEVs (Batter Electric Vehicles), the BMW i3 and i3s. However, the tech underneath the skin is a bit outdated now. Which is why BMW is currently in…
Nico DeMattia / June 25, 2018
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BMW aims to secure a 10-year supply of cobalt and lithium for EV batteries as part of a new strategy, according to Markus Duesmann, BMW’s head of supply chain, for Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “The aim…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 14, 2018
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Logistics giant DHL is looking to electrify its vast fleet of trucks and vans in the future by buying EVs or making its own trucks, like the “Streetscooter”. StreetScooter GmbH is an electric vehicle manufacturer located in…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 29, 2017