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We don’t get to talk that often about the BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand. It operates an assembly plant in Rayong where various models are being built, as small as the 1 Series compact hatchback and…
Adrian Padeanu / March 4, 2024
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BMW will supply their i3 battery packs to Motiv Power Systems, who will integrate them into their Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis (EPIC) for commercial vehicles. The contract involves the latest BMW i3 batteries, which now…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 27, 2019
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As we inch closer to Christmas, more and more holiday themed commercials and advertisements are popping up from automakers. Typically, these commercials are boring and just feature Santa Claus driving one of the brand’s most…
Nico DeMattia / December 20, 2018
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Earlier this week we told you about a new bus coming out of Turkey, powered by BMW i technology. The Karsan Jest Electric was unveiled for the first time this summer and has been shown…
Gabriel Nica / November 8, 2018
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BMW ordering billions of euros worth of batteries from CATL
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: June 28, 2018
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It’s becoming clearer by the day that electric vehicles will take over the industry one day. Whether that will happen in the near future or whether it will take another two or three decades, remains…
Gabriel Nica / February 15, 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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BMW is considering building a battery factory in Thailand, the country’s industry minister said on Friday to Reuters. Industry Minister Atchaka Sibunruang said construction was likely to start in the middle of next year with…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 22, 2016
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BMW wants to develop lithium-ion batteries as a new business in the field of private energy storage. WirtschaftsWoche reports that Munich is planning to offer intelligent controlled power devices which will make households independent of…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 22, 2016