Electric mobility company Bird is rolling out its electric Scoot Moped in Austin, Texas today. Despite early sightings of the seated personal electric vehicles in Los Angeles last year, Bird is calling this the first official launch of the Scoot Moped.
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The long-awaited successor to the pioneering i3 is on the way. BMW has unveiled the i4 Gran Coupe, a four-door premium midsize coupe. The company is presenting it as a concept, but says it will enter production in 2021.
The new EV features the fifth generation of BMW’s eDrive
powertrain—the electric motor, power electronics, charging unit and
high-voltage battery have all been newly developed for the i4. The motor generates
maximum output of up to 390 kW/530 hp—roughly equivalent to a current BMW V8
combustion engine. The battery features slim construction, weighs 550 kg, and has
a capacity of around 80 kWh.
The i4 is expected to deliver an EPA range of 270 miles (WLTP), a 0-62 time of 4.0 seconds and a top speed over 124 mph.
The interior, which BMW says “focuses on those times when
the driver chooses to pilot the car themselves,” features a new Curved Display,
which represents “a new take on driver orientation.” The presentation surfaces
of the information display and control display merge into a single unit, an
arrangement designed to “optimize presentation of information and make the
display’s touch operation more intuitive.”
Taking a page from Tesla’s book, BMW has integrated “almost
all operating functions into the display as part of an overall approach centered
on reducing the number of haptic controls to the minimum. Even the climate
control system now works by touch control.”
The BMW Concept i4 features “its own visionary and unique sound,” which was developed by composer Hans Zimmer and BMW Sound Designer Renzo Vitale.
Series production is to begin in 2021 at the BMW Group’s
main plant in Munich. Legacy vehicles, PHEVs and EVs will be manufactured on
the same assembly line.
Integrating the BMW i4 into the existing production system
represents a challenging task – some 10 percent of existing production
equipment in the body shop will need to be newly built, including a new piece
of equipment for installing of the high-voltage battery, which will need to be
fitted to the car from below. BMW plans to invest some 200 million euros in
Plant Munich to bring the BMW i4 into production.
“The BMW Concept i4 brings electrification to the core of the BMW brand,” says Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior VP of BMW Group Design. “The design is dynamic, clean and elegant. In short: a perfect BMW that happens to be zero emission.”
Source: BMW via motor1
Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
GM’s display of 10 new EVs yesterday gave journalists practically no time to study specific design features. No photos were allowed. But the overall impression of the vehicle lineup was unmistakable. Those electric vehicles – most notably the ones badged as GMC Hummer and Cadillac – were big and badass.
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It’s apparently going to be a coupe-like version of the all-electric XC40 Recharge P8.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
All Tesla vehicles are supposed to come with HW 3.0 since April 23, 2019. Or aren’t they?
Source: Electric Vehicle News
We have been saying for a while that when it comes to charging infrastructure, automakers should just copy Tesla’s model. Porsche smartly did with its new Tesla’s “Porsche Destination Charging,” which appears to be inspired by Tesla’s charging network of the same name. more…
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Source: Charge Forward
Details are scarce, but at least 4 EV crossovers between the 2 brands will come to market.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
The energy storage market is expected to grow to $546 billion in annual revenue by 2035, according to a new report from Lux Research. Lux estimates that the three main drivers of energy storage—mobility applications (BEVs and FCEVs), electronic devices, and stationary storage—will reach an annual combined deployment level of 3,046 GWh over the next 15 years, up from the current 164 GWh, with mobility applications responsible for the bulk of the increase.
The study predicts that the EV battery market will grow from its present $2 billion to more than $400 billion by 2035. The report also identifies five major technologies that are well-positioned to drive growth in energy storage markets: battery recycling, electric aviation, flow batteries, thin-film batteries and solid-state battery improvements.
Source: Lux Research
Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
The Model 3 is also the only American car to earn the honor across its entire 2020 fleet.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
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