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Do The BMW i3 And i8 Electric Cars Pose A Threat To Tesla?Do The BMW i3 And i8 Electric Cars Pose A Threat To Tesla?

John Voelcker

With the 2014 BMW i3 battery-electric car now being delivered to its first buyers, and the range-extended i3 REx version to follow within several weeks, BMW is at last in the business of selling electric cars...

BMW ActiveE Electric Cars Join DriveNow Program As Drivers Give Them BackBMW ActiveE Electric Cars Join DriveNow Program As Drivers Give Them Back

Stephen Edelstein

What do you do with a fleet of surplus electric cars? As their two-year leases to BMW’s fleet of “Electronaut” test drivers expire, BMW ActiveE electric cars are now returning to the company. 2012 BMW ActiveE...

How Hard Is Lithium-Air Battery Research? Pretty Tough, ActuallyHow Hard Is Lithium-Air Battery Research? Pretty Tough, Actually

Antony Ingram

It’s hard to keep track of all the future battery technology candidates, but lithium-air battery technology is among the most widely-researched. Its biggest draw is the potential to store three times the energy in batteries the...

Another Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens In LA, With Fuel-Cell Cars On The WayAnother Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens In LA, With Fuel-Cell Cars On The Way

John Voelcker

Another hydrogen fueling station opened in southern California yesterday, this one at California State University, Los Angeles. The university’s Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility is a part of its program in sustainable energy and transportation technology,...

Texas Electric-Car Purchase Rebates Up To $2,500 To Start SoonTexas Electric-Car Purchase Rebates Up To $2,500 To Start Soon

Stephen Edelstein

Texas will soon become the latest state to reward electric-car buyers with a check. The Lone Star State will implement a rebate program, announced last fall, that will give $2,500 rebates to owners of plug-in cars,...

BMW Designs Custom Solar Charging Station For i3, i8BMW Designs Custom Solar Charging Station For i3, i8

Antony Ingram

Solar charging is indisputably one of the best ways of running an electric vehicle. It certainly mitigates any lingering worries about fueling your car with a smoke-belching coal-fired power plant. BMW is backing solar too, commissioning...

U.K. To Invest $850 Million By 2020 To Promote Electric VehiclesU.K. To Invest $850 Million By 2020 To Promote Electric Vehicles

Antony Ingram

Despite hefty incentives, electric vehicle sales have remained stagnant in the United Kingdom. While sales doubled in 2013 compared to 2012, matching the global trend, just 2,500 vehicles found homes last year. That’s less than the...

Tesla Sales On Target, Gigafactory Groundbreaking Next Month: FINAL UPDATETesla Sales On Target, Gigafactory Groundbreaking Next Month: FINAL UPDATE

John Voelcker

Tesla Store opening in Westfield Mall, London, Oct 2013 Tesla Motors released its first-quarter earnings this afternoon, logging revenue of $713 million on deliveries of 6,457 Model S electric cars. That’s essentially the number it had...

Lexus Ad Not Only Sneers At Plug-Ins, But Gets Charging WrongLexus Ad Not Only Sneers At Plug-Ins, But Gets Charging Wrong

John Voelcker

Few things make electric-car advocates as cranky as criticism of their vehicles. But when the criticism is factually wrong, and comes from a carmaker that has resolutely said it doesn’t think plug-in electric cars are “ready...

China Leans On Automakers To Produce Electric Cars, But Infrastructure LagsChina Leans On Automakers To Produce Electric Cars, But Infrastructure Lags

Antony Ingram

It seems that China is facing the old “chicken and egg” dilemma, as it ramps up its push for electric car sales growth. The country wants to encourage electric car use, and is pushing automakers to...

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Do The BMW i3 And i8 Electric Cars Pose A Threat To Tesla?Do The BMW i3 And i8 Electric Cars Pose A Threat To Tesla?

BMW ActiveE Electric Cars Join DriveNow Program As Drivers Give Them BackBMW ActiveE Electric Cars Join DriveNow Program As Drivers Give Them Back

How Hard Is Lithium-Air Battery Research? Pretty Tough, ActuallyHow Hard Is Lithium-Air Battery Research? Pretty Tough, Actually

Another Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens In LA, With Fuel-Cell Cars On The WayAnother Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens In LA, With Fuel-Cell Cars On The Way

Texas Electric-Car Purchase Rebates Up To $2,500 To Start SoonTexas Electric-Car Purchase Rebates Up To $2,500 To Start Soon

BMW Designs Custom Solar Charging Station For i3, i8BMW Designs Custom Solar Charging Station For i3, i8

U.K. To Invest $850 Million By 2020 To Promote Electric VehiclesU.K. To Invest $850 Million By 2020 To Promote Electric Vehicles

Tesla Sales On Target, Gigafactory Groundbreaking Next Month: FINAL UPDATETesla Sales On Target, Gigafactory Groundbreaking Next Month: FINAL UPDATE

Lexus Ad Not Only Sneers At Plug-Ins, But Gets Charging WrongLexus Ad Not Only Sneers At Plug-Ins, But Gets Charging Wrong

China Leans On Automakers To Produce Electric Cars, But Infrastructure LagsChina Leans On Automakers To Produce Electric Cars, But Infrastructure Lags

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