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All-electric BMW iX and i4 first BMWs with 5G support

Green Car Congress

The all-electric BMW iX and i4 are the first BMWs with available 5G support via Personal eSIM. Personal eSIM allows a customer to add a BMW iX or i4 to an existing mobile phone plan, thus taking advantage of the vehicle’s 5G antenna and enabling an in-car WiFi hotspot.

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Lucid Motors opening 20 sales and service locations in N America through 2021

Green Car Congress

San Jose Studio: Located at Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose, CA. Customers will have the option to visit a Studio in person, make their inquiries entirely online, or any combination of the two. Los Angeles Service Center: Located at 9022 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills, CA. Lucid Digital Experience.

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San Jose Chooses A Network Of Autonomous PRTs For Airport Connector Route

CleanTechnica EVs

Personal rapid transit vehicles-- PRTs -- are appealing to municipalities due to their sustainability and lower costs. Are they viable?

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Study shows recent increase in US households without a vehicle

Green Car Congress

The proportion of households without a vehicle varies greatly among the 30 largest US cities: In 2012, the maximum was 56.5% (in New York) and the minimum was 5.8% (in San Jose). In six of the 30 cities, more than 30% of households do not have a vehicle.

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Caltrain makes history with fully electric trains on SF to San Jose route

Baua Electric

Photo: Caltrain Caltrain, the 160-year-old San Francisco to San Jose rail corridor, has ditched diesel and is now fully electric. This makes Caltrain’s zero-emission service from San Francisco to San Jose the first diesel-to-electric transition in North America in a generation. Get started here.

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Tesla Cybertruck appearing in more showrooms, now outside California

Teslarati

After the Cybertruck was spotted on display at showrooms in San Jose and San Diego on Monday, the vehicle has now made its way to at least a few more stores, including some in New York and Florida. California •San Diego @ Westfield UTC Mall •San Jose @ Santana Row New York •New York City @ Meatpacking Go see a Cybertruck!

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City of Martinez, CA Becomes 5th Bay Area City to Install Coulomb Charging Stations

Green Car Congress

The Martinez charging stations will be available for use by consumers for their personal electric vehicles, as well as by City staff to charge the City’s fleet of four electric vehicles used for local transportation in the downtown area.