Luxury Cars
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The BMW i3 is the only electric car in the world sold with an optional range-extending engine to increase driving capability beyond the range provided by the battery. The "REx" option adds a small, 34-horsepower 650cc two-cylinder engine, derived from one used in BMW motorcycles, that powers a generator. And as most owners of the BMW i3 REx model know—or learn while on the road—under a few circumstances, the small engine can't always provide enough electricity to the car to meet the highest demands. DON'T MISS: 2014 BMW i3 Electric Car: Why California Set Range Requirements...
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What brands do Tesla buyers also look at? BMW should worryIn March, BMW was the top alternate brand considered by Tesla shoppers.
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BMW iNext concept previews electric sedan flagship to come in 2021BMW is reportedly planning an electric flagship sedan that will supplant the current 7-Series.
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Tesla Model 3 reservations: 373K after duplicates, speculators removedThe hundreds of thousands of $1,000 deposits placed for the Tesla Model 3 electric cars by potential buyers around the world came as an eye-opening shock to the auto industry. More than 100,000 such deposits were placed during the day that preceded the car's unveiling on the evening of March 31...
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Tesla pursuing police cruiser market with Model S: reportWould the Tesla Model S make a good police car?
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R.I.P. Cadillac ELR: what went wrong with luxury electric coupe?After a long and tortured development process and a short life, GM has quietly euthanized its Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe. The derivative of the first-generation Chevrolet Volt was intended to sell at a higher price, to help recoup some of the development costs of the Voltec...
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Sales of the 2017 Mercedez-Benz GLS350d are on hold in the U.S. while it awaits a certificate of compliance from the EPA, a Mercedes-Benz spokesman said this week. The diesel SUV, which is the automaker's base offering in the GLS range, is slightly different than the 2016 version that was sold last year and hasn't yet been approved for sale by the environmental agency. "As you’re aware, emissions certification—especially for diesels—has been a hot topic," Mercedes spokesman Brian Cotter said in an email. CHECK OUT: VW diesel settlement details: buybacks, payments...
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Tesla talks to LG, Samsung about Model 3 battery cell suppliesSince the start of Tesla Model S electric-car production in 2012, the company's lithium-ion cells have been supplied by its Japanese partner Panasonic. That applies to the more recent Tesla Model X crossover SUV as well—and Panasonic was also an early investor in Tesla Motors shares, owning a...
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Tesla wants to sell electric cars in Michigan; state couldn't care lessYou don't see a lot of Teslas in Michigan. It's not because the three U.S. automakers headquartered there aren't interested in the electric cars produced by a Silicon Valley company founded just 12 years ago. It's because state laws bar the company from selling its cars online to state...
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Audi CEO pledges one electric (or electrified) car each yearAudi is a little behind fellow German automaker BMW in the area of electrified autos, but it has a plan in place to address this shortcoming. Speaking during Audi’s annual general meeting in the automaker’s home of Ingolstadt, Germany, CEO Rupert Stadler outlined a plan to introduce at...
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Hyundai's Genesis luxury brand will offer plug-in hybrids, then fuel cellsHyundai's Genesis luxury brand will get plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell cars eventually.
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Tesla says it will build 500K cars a year by end of 2018; can it?When Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said two years ago that the electric-car maker planned to be building half a million cars a year by the end of 2020, it seemed an ambitious stretch goal. When he said on last week's quarterly earnings call that the company was pulling that goal two years ahead to...
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China is the second-largest source of Model 3 reservations.
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Tesla projects total 2016 sales of 80,000 to 90,000 electric carsTesla says it will nearly double deliveries in 2016.
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Updated 2016 Tesla Model S also gets new 75-kWh battery optionThe Tesla Model S will get the 75-kWh battery option introduced on the Model X.
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How BMW can compete with Tesla electric cars: future i5, plug-in hybrids, says advocateFor a decade now, Tesla Motors has been the "black swan" of the auto industry. It's a California company startup, founded from scratch, using a new powertrain, that against all odds has sold more than 100,000 electric cars and created a brand known worldwide. You can almost hear the grinding of...
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Tesla's huge warehouse lease seems to be Model 3 preparationTesla is leasing multiple warehouses near its Fremont, California, factory.
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BMW i8 plug-in hybrid coupe to get longer range, other updates: reportThe BMW i8 may soon get powertrain upgrades and wireless charging.
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Tesla may manipulate deliveries to keep more tax credits.
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BMW i3 wasn't German maker's first innovative electric carThe BMW E1 electric car was introduced at the 1991 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Fisker Karma to be Karma Revero, orders to open later this yearThe Fisker Karma will be known as the Karma Revero when it returns later this year.
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High Tesla warranty costs show learning to make cars is hardTesla spends more on warranty costs than larger established carmakers.
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2016 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD Drive-E: gas mileage reviewVolvo is in the process of reinventing itself as a luxury brand with a practical focus, but such transitions don't happen overnight. While many reviewers and owners have fawned over the new XC90 seven-seat luxury SUV, legacy models from the Swedish automaker are still being modestly updated as they...
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Now, finally, the Germans are getting scared of Tesla?German luxury carmakers may now view Tesla as a threat.
Stephen Edelstein