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BMW i7 review, Aptera carbon fiber, Subaru US-built EVs: Today’s Car News

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Aptera is getting Italian carbon-fiber coachwork for its 1000-mile solar EV. And we take the BMW i7 luxury electric sedan for a drive. In a first drive of the 2023 BMW i7, we found this big sedan to be shockingly good—even. Subaru hasn’t been swayed yet by incentives encouraging U.S.-built

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BMW launches iX EV

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BMW has launched the BMW i4 and BMW iX. The BMW iX is the BMW Group’s new technology flagship, offering a new take on the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) concept. The BMW iX will be launched with a choice of two model variants. Fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology also includes a high-voltage battery.

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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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At the BMW Group plant in Leipzig, the 200,000 th BMW i3 model rolled off the production line last week. The BMW i3s (combined power consumption: 14.6 – 14.0 kWh/100 km) with Fluid Black metallic paint finish and accents in BMW i Blue was produced for a customer from Saxony and will be delivered by the BMW branch in Leipzig.

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End of production for BMW i3; 250,000 units over 8 and a half years

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The serial production of the BMW i3 has ended , some eight and a half years after it was launched. The BMW i3 (combined power consumption: 16.3 - 15.3 The BMW i3 (combined power consumption: 16.3 - 15.3 For the BMW Group Plant Leipzig, the farewell to the BMW i3 is linked to the start of a new chapter in electric mobility.

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BMW provides first look at future BMW iX electric SAV; US launch in 2022

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With time still to go before expected US market launch in early 2022, and with the series development phase ongoing, BMW provided a first look ahead at the future BMW iX. The BMW iX is the first model based on a new, modular, scalable architecture on which the future of the BMW Group will be built.

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BMW launching iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet

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The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. This active driving experience will therefore be the first chance for people not involved in the development process to gain a direct impression of what the BMW iX5 Hydrogen has to offer. Earlier post.)

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BMW i7 review, Honda Accord Hybrid, Audi Q8 E-Tron, Volvo EX90: The Week in Reverse

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Which 1,000-mile EV is getting carbon-fiber composite bodywork? In a first drive of the 2023 BMW i7, we found. Which automaker balks at the idea of building U.S. EVs because it can’t compete with fast-food wages?