Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2017

BMW has introduced the new Active Hybrid e-bike featuring a significant power boost. The frame’s profile is accentuated by the familiar BMW “bullneck”, which exudes energy and forward-surging presence, and the Frozen Black and Arctic Silver paintwork. E-bikes place very specific demands on their saddles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2016

BMW will stage the world premiere of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan and the US premiere of the BMW Concept X2 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January in Detroit. BMW ConnectedDrive will be showcasing a selection of new services. BMW ConnectedDrive will be showcasing a selection of new services.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Ford Expedition gets a downsized EcoBoost V-6, dealers training to sell the 2014 BMW i3 electric car is called into question, and fees will start April 1 on Washington state''s electric highway. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Owner love, of.'

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2024

Gold, purple, brown, beige, and yellow lost the most ground, with green being the only non-grayscale color to increase in recent times. The cause behind some of this is certainly buyers’ behavior, but it’s a bit of a chicken-or-egg scenario with dealers. Images: Chevrolet, BMW, Ford] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

launched a dealer program that provides turnkey residential charging packages to consumers purchasing new electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and allows them to finance the charger in combination with the vehicle at the time of sale. Dealers can offer various warranty options that match the financing terms of the vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 12, 2016

Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns Volkswagen dealers not to mislead customers about diesel buybacks, the 2017 BMW 740e xDrive i Performance plug-in hybrid makes its U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. debut, and Tesla becomes the "driving" force behind San Francisco Bay Area manufacturing.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

MORE: Many Car Dealers Don''t Want.' But many have reported frustrations at the dealership, from a lack of interest to salespeople who actively steer them away from electrics toward gasoline cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

Ford of Germany has signed a cooperation agreement with the German Ford dealers association FHD GmbH and DB Rent GmbH —the company behind Flinkster car sharing—for a new car sharing platform. FORD2GO will be the first automotive manufacturer-backed, nationwide car sharing program incorporating dealerships. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Now it appears that at least a handful of car dealers are learning that the principle extends even to loaner cars from the dealership. A recent Facebook thread on the BMW i3 Owners Group prompted Tom Moloughney to post about the.'

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2019

BMW teams up with Jaguar Land Rover on electric cars. Karma spreads its dealer network. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Fiat Chrysler rescinds its offer to Renault. And a hydrogen shortage is gripping Northern California fuel-cell drivers.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 7, 2014

In just five months, more than 3,100 BMW i3 electric cars have been delivered to U.S. That''s a fast pace out of the box, and it indicates that BMW is serious about plug-in electric cars in a way that many other major automakers aren''t.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2019

BMW teams up with Jaguar Land Rover on electric cars. Karma spreads its dealer network. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Fiat Chrysler rescinds its offer to be bought by Renault. And a hydrogen shortage is gripping Northern California fuel-cell drivers.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2015

Any insanely alluring, attractive, enticing car will likely see dealer markups when it first goes on sale. And the same applied as well to the sexy, startling, technically advanced BMW i8.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

With awareness of the 2014 BMW i3 battery-electric car starting to rise--it will arrive at dealers in late April or early May--it''s sometimes easy to forget that BMW has a second plug-in car following close behind.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Accordingly, with the BMW i3 electric car on the market for five months now, we''re starting to see more aggressive marketing on the part of dealers. It''s a pretty standard part of the car-launch cycle: The earliest buyers pay sticker price or more, and then the discounting starts to set in.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Luxury brands Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Infiniti, Lincoln, and Volvo showed the least price strength, selling 1% or more below MSRP in November. Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index. At 43, the current market index is below the threshold of 50, indicating that more dealers view the current auto market as weak than strong.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The BMW i8 goes on sale in the US in 2014. BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. liter BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and BMW eDrive technology plus intelligent energy management produces system output of 266 kW/362 hp (max. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We preview the green production cars and concepts of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid will arrive in dealers this year, and chemists create a gasoline substitute made from plant waste. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 28, 2014

But the range-extended model of the BMW i3 electric car turns out not to qualify for a state exemption from New Jersey''s new-car sales tax--despite at least some assurances to BMW dealers and buyers by the.'

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Green Car Reports

MAY 2, 2014

It''s clearly the week for news about the new and distinctive 2014 BMW i3 electric car. Yesterday, as the first cars arrived at dealers, we learned that it was rated at 81 miles of range (less than a 2014 Nissan Leaf''s 84 miles), but operates at an unparalleled efficiency of 124 MPGe.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will offer an "autobahn" tuning package for the Model S, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee crossover is finally on its way to dealers, and why California influenced the design of 2014 BMW i3 electric cars that have the optional range extender.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2015

Today, read about 240-volt Level 2 charging for the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid SUV, the end of dealer markups for the 2015 BMW i8 coupe, and the potential true amount of global fossil fuel subsidies. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2024

When leasing, the gap is even more significant, with Hyundai and Tesla EVs as much as 37% lower than similar models from Toyota and BMW. A new Bloomberg Green analysis shows the 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 is the most affordable EV. Tesla’s Model Y, at $399 per month, is also cheaper than BMW’s X3, at $629 per month.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2013

BMW has revealed that there will be an initial network of 46 dealerships in the UK which will be equipped to sell its first fully electric car, when the new i3 supermini launches later this year. The first model to launch under BMW''s ''i-Born Electric'' sub-brand, the new i3 will be supported by t[.]. Electric cars BMW'

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2017

You can't buy one at your local car dealer, but electric transit buses have a significant role to play in reducing vehicular emissions and expanding the spread of electric-vehicle technology. Two companies have a majority of the U.S. market for electric buses, which is growing quickly if perhaps more quietly than that for electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

We''ve also got stories on street lights with integrated electric-car charging sockets developed by BMW, and criticism of Michigan''s anti-Tesla law from the CEO of dealer group AutoNation. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We start the week with our 2015 Best Car To Buy, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf range.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2013

Though we’ve known since last summer that BMW would once again sell a diesel-powered 3-Series sedan in the United States, we’re now officially one step closer to the 2014 BMW 328d appearing in U.S. dealer showrooms. BMW has announced the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 3, 2015

The direct online sales model used by Tesla Motors has ignited a vigorous discussion--to say the least--over the state laws that protect franchised dealers in the U.S. Green Dealership Japan Online Stores dealers plug-in cars sales' DON''T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Mar.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 1, 2009

The BMW Mini E has hit the streets. In June about 500 cars were placed in consumer and fleet hands in Los Angeles and New York and New Jersey for what BMW calls a " field trial." Like all the automakers, BMW dabbled in concept electric cars over the years. They produced a small fleet for the Munich Olympics in 1972.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

Yesterday, our man Matt Posky ably wrote about the 2023 Honda Civic Type R and its record-setting lap at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, circling the Green Hell in 7:44.881, enough to best the 2019 Renault Mégane R.S. It is the latter which is standard kit on the R, though the ones used in the record are available through Honda dealers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Veloz members include: Automakers, including GM, BMW Group, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Subaru, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ford. Others: AECOM, Uber, Lyft, California New Car Dealers Association, Center for Sustainable Energy, EDF Renewable Energy, Electric Power Research Institute, Hubject, PlugShare and Proterra.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2016

And what did the FTC specifically warn Volkswagen dealers not to do? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, August 12, 2016. Why would an electric car be as bad as a refrigerator? Or as coffee?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We are working in conjunction with the very best dealer partners to create a network that delivers premium customer services and retail experiences. million plug-in electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids), roughly double the combined total of BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes, according to an analysis at statista.

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Electric Vehicles India

JULY 19, 2021

A clean-tech mobility solutions company Green Evolve Private Limited (Grevol) has announced the launch of their cutting-edge lithium battery packs. CATL also supply to global players such as Tesla, BMW and Mercedes. Grevol & CATL partners for EV battery packs in India. It has partnered with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Next year should be an interesting one for sales of plug-in electric cars, with the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV rolling out to selected dealers in all 50 states, Chevy says. The 2017 BMW i3 gets 50 percent more range, and the Ford Focus Electric and Volkswagen e-Golf are expected to get range upgrades as well.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2017

dealers, bringing Audi into direct competition with the Tesla Model X roughly three years after the world's first all-electric utility vehicle went into production. Next year, the Audi e-tron luxury electric crossover is expected to arrive at U.S.

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