(REPOST: Autovista Group) BMW has commissioned a battery storage farm on the grounds of its plant in Leipzig, where second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries can feed electricity grids through renewable energy.
(REPOST: Inside EVs) BMW has just reached the ‘coming of age’ milestone of producing it 100,000th i3 from the company’s assembly facility in Leipzig, Germany. The i3 has been produced there since late 2013, and recently received a quasi-face lift for the 2018 model year and also the introduction of the slightly sportier i3s version (and
(REPOST: Car and Driver) Commercial fast-charging systems are starting to look less like laboratory experiments and more like, well, like what Tesla has been offering for a few years with its Supercharger network: a user experience that is simple, consistent, intuitive, and doesn’t require tutorials every step of the way.
(REPOST: FleetNews) Review The all-new Nissan Leaf benefits from a complete redesign, featuring longer range and new technology – bringing zero-emission motoring into the mainstream.Nissan is planning for the “acceleration of electrification” with the launch of the new Leaf.Previous versions have already sold more than 300,000 units and covered 2.2 billion miles worldwide, which is
REPOST: Green Car Reports) The very first working four-cycle internal-combustion engine was invented by Niklaus Otto in 1876, and in due course it changed the world. A quarter of a century later, gasoline engines, steam-powered vehicles, and electric drive competed on an equal basis, but by 1915, it was clear the gasoline engine would triumph.
(REPOST: Huffington Post) When the new Nissan LEAF first hit the roads back in 2010, it took electric vehicles from a niche interest into a mainstream reality, going on to become the world’s best-selling EV.
(REPOST: The Guardian) Electric car owners will be paid for letting an energy company use their vehicle’s battery in a pioneering scheme to increase take-up of the cleaner vehicles and help power grids manage the growth in green energy.
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