A fast charging station of Dutch charging company Fastned is pictured during its opening in Limburg, Germany, June 22, 2018. Dutch charging infrastructure company Fastned (FASTN.AS) has teamed up with Tesla (TSLA.O) to build electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Oxford, England, it said on Friday, sending its shares higher. The hub of 38 charging […]
BMW Plans Limited Series Hydrogen Fuel Cell SUV in 2022
Speaking at the carmaker’s annual shareholder meeting, Chief Executive Officer Oliver Zipse said the company plans a small production run of a hydrogen fuel-cell powered x5 SUV next year. LONDON: German carmaker BMW plans to unveil a limited series hydrogen fuel cell model SUV in 2022 as the company continues to research zero-emission alternatives to […]
BMW To Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered X5 In 2022
The BMW X5 will be the model that will pilot this program in a small series and commercial launch is only expected in the second-half of this decade. BMW has a hydrogen fuel X5 on the cards which will go on sale next year. The fifth-generation eDrive unit set to make its debut in the […]
The Lithium Gold Rush: Inside the Race to Power Electric Vehicles
Atop a long-dormant volcano in northern Nevada, workers are preparing to start blasting and digging out a giant pit that will serve as the first new large-scale lithium mine in the United States in more than a decade — a new domestic supply of an essential ingredient in electric car batteries and renewable energy. The […]
BMW aiming for quarter of China sales to be electric vehicles by 2025
German automaker BMW is aiming for a quarter of its sales in China to be pure battery electric vehicles by 2025, its China chief Jochen Goller said on Monday. SHANGHAI: German automaker BMW is aiming for a quarter of its sales in China to be pure battery electric vehicles by 2025, its China chief Jochen […]
Ford, GM and Volkswagen shares are hot. Thank electric-vehicle mania.
That explains the surge in VW shares after it laid out in more detail than before how it plans to catch up with Tesla and become a dominant competitor in the global EV market. Other beneficiaries of the trend include Mitsubishi Motors Corp., whose shares have risen about 45% this year, and Hyundai Motor Co., […]
German automaker BMW ramps up electric vehicle offerings
BMW declined, however, to follow General Motors and other automakers who have said their goal is to phase out internal combustion passenger vehicles by a specific date FRANKFURT, Germany : German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales […]
BMW To Source Aluminum Using Solar Power Starting This Year
BMW announced this month that it’s now sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy. The company described the deal as an important milestone on its path to slash carbon emissions from its supply network. It comes as the firm moves to ramp up its electric vehicle offering, and strategically so. The German carmaker acknowledged that electric vehicles have an […]
BMW is the first in the world to use aluminum produced with solar energy
Aluminum production is a very energy-intensive activity, which means that the greenhouse gas emissions are prohibitively high for every ton of this metal produced. Solar energy will help reduce dependence on fossil fuels for aluminum production. First, to this experience, it has joined the company BMW, aluminum for machines which will produce the plant and solar power […]
BMW to Use World’s First Solar-Made Aluminum
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium in deal with German carmaker BMW to use solar-made aluminum in parts for electric cars BMW AG and Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC have struck a deal for the first aluminum produced using solar power, a milestone for both their energy-intensive industries. The Middle East’s biggest aluminum maker will supply 43,000 metric […]