Tesla has a solid chance at surpassing BMW in luxury vehicle sales in the U.S. for 2021, with new-vehicle registrations for the company’s electric vehicles (EVs) surging towards the end of the year, especially in November and with the end-of-quarter delivery push in December — reports Automotive News. Tesla's November registrations surged, narrowing luxe race https://t.co/kIyCiuVUlp […]
After BMW announced plans to double its all-electric deliveries to 200,000 in 2022 this week, one company executive has also said the company will wait to begin making its own battery cells. BMW Finance Head Nicolas Peter said the company will wait to begin producing its own, in-house battery cells for upcoming EVs, and […]
With the first Rolls-Royce electric vehicle (EV), the Spectre, set to begin deliveries in 2023, CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös is emphasizing the company’s commitment to making the upcoming EV just as luxurious as its other vehicles. Rolls-Royce head Torsten Müller-Ötvös said the company “would never compromise” what it’s like to drive a Rolls-Royce, in an interview […]
In a YouTube video published Saturday, carwow pits a Tesla Model 3 Performance against a BMW i4 M50 in a drag race between two of the hottest all-electric sedans on the market. The BMW i4 M50 is the ‘M Performance’ version of the base BMW i4 electric vehicle (EV) that was unveiled back in March. […]
BMW-owned Rolls-Royce announced its first all-electric vehicle, unveiled as Spectre, will launch in the fourth quarter of 2023. The new Spectre EV two-door coupe is set to start on-road testing, set to cover 2.5 million kilometres, or what the company says is simulation of “400 years of use.” Rolls-Royce called today the “most significant day” […]
Nearly six months after BMW unveiled the electric i4 gran coupé sedan, a company chairman is showing strong signs of confidence, even against electric vehicle (EV) automaker Tesla. BMW Chairman Oliver Zipse claimed on Thursday’s CNBC’s Squawk Box that BMW is “growing faster than Tesla,” and while it isn’t clear what metric puts them in […]
German automaker BMW is well slated to handle an electric future, according to Chief Financial Officer Nicolas Peter in a recent interview. Even with threats of Apple, the world’s most valuable company, and its upcoming autonomous car entering the auto market, Peter says he’s still sleeping at night, reports Bloomberg. When asked about Apple, Peter […]
As Tesla’s continued dominance of the electric vehicle (EV) industry steamrolls other companies trying to get their foot into the zero-emission vehicle door, some claim that the company’s wide-reaching success may be starting to level out. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that BMW Oliver Zipse said traditional automakers are beginning to push back on Tesla’s dominance, […]
The rise of the electric vehicle (EV) has brought with it a new era in battery development, and while the market has already grown immensely, it’s only just getting started. The European Union (EU) recently granted 2.9 billion euros ($3.5 billion USD) in state aid to be used in battery production for EV companies, as […]
