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BMW and Chevrolet Double Down on Electric SUVs

Last updated: Oct 23, 2019 at 11:56AM
Published on: Nov 17, 2017 by tgriffith

BMW X7 iPerformance Concept

BMW and Chevrolet are changing the world of transportation, but not in the way we might have thought they would.

Both companies are driving us toward an electric future, and both have just taken epic steps to help solidify their choice of EVs as the cars of the very near future.

More specifically, both have selected SUVs and crossovers as the electric cars of the future. Continue reading >>>

Filed Under: Car Industry News, Car News, Domestic Cars, Foreign Cars, General Chat, Green Updates, New Cars, United States Tagged With: BMW electric crossovers, BMW electric SUVs, BMW i brand, Car Minded, chevrolet electric crossovers, Chevy bolt, electric suvs, Electric Vehicles

BMW May Move MINI Production to China

Last updated: Oct 23, 2019 at 11:56AM
Published on: Oct 16, 2017 by tgriffith

A British legend was born in 1959. No, we’re not referring to the great Tracey Ullman, but another icon that has become deeply rooted in British culture and is known around the world:

The MINI.

The economy car, originally produced by the British Motor Corporation, was voted the second most influential vehicle of the 20th century, just behind the Ford Model T and ahead of the Volkswagen Beetle. Production began in 1959 and continues to this day, though ownership has changed hands a number of times.

The famous British brand has been under BMW ownership since 2001, and now the German automaker plans to further dilute MINI’s English roots. Continue reading >>>

Filed Under: Car Industry News, Car News, Foreign Cars, General Chat, Green Updates, United States Tagged With: bmw mini china, Car Minded, china electric cars, Electric Vehicles, Mini, MINI Cooper, mini production china, United Kingdom

Tesla Model 3 Delays Could Lead Buyers to Other Automakers

Last updated: Oct 23, 2019 at 11:56AM
Published on: Oct 11, 2017 by tgriffith

Freezing air has descended upon my city. Those leisurely mornings of heading out to the car in shorts and a T-shirt have been replaced by scraping windshields free of frost.

I love my electric Nissan Leaf, because I can start and warm it up using an app on my phone while I stay toasty warm inside the house. My Subaru Legacy actually requires me to go outside and start the motor with a key.

This week I needed the Legacy, because my errands required more range than the Leaf could provide. That meant I had to brave the cold, trek outside, and start the Subaru so it would be warm for my family.

When I got back inside, my wife, who was getting ready in the upstairs bathroom, asked why the car was so loud.

“Because it has a gas motor,” I said.

Needless to say, we have become accustomed to driving electric.

We’ve been hoping the next electric car might be a Tesla Model 3, but with production problems pushing back availability of the car, we, like thousands of other drivers, may have to look elsewhere. Continue reading >>>

Filed Under: Car Industry News, Car News, Domestic Cars, Foreign Cars, Green Updates, New Cars, United States Tagged With: Car Minded, Cars Coming Soon, electric cars, Electric Vehicles, Nissan Leaf, Tesla model 3, Tesla Model 3 delays, Tesla Model 3 production

Will the Tesla Model 3 Kill Off the BMW 3 Series?

Last updated: Oct 23, 2019 at 11:56AM
Published on: Sep 18, 2017 by tgriffith

Tesla has very high hopes for its midsize Model 3 sedan.

It doesn’t just hope to survive and sell enough copies to make the investment worth it—the electric carmaker plans to revolutionize the auto business by selling a hundred thousand or so every year.

That’s a lofty goal. All of those sales would have to come from somewhere… and the BMW 3 Series could be the sacrificial lamb. In fact, one investor believes sales of the 3 Series could “go to zero.” Continue reading >>>

Filed Under: Domestic Cars, Foreign Cars, General Chat, Green Updates, New Cars, United States Tagged With: BMW 3 Series, Car Minded, electric bmw, Electric Vehicles, Tesla model 3, tesla model 3 sales

Should You Be Worried About Replacing a Used EV’s Batteries?

Last updated: Oct 23, 2019 at 11:56AM
Published on: Jun 14, 2017 by tgriffith

2017 Chevy Bolt

One of the benefits of owning an electric car is not needing to buy gasoline. The cost savings add up year after year, even when you include the cost of electrons to recharge the batteries.

Two of the biggest concerns since the advent of hybrid and EV technology are electric range and potential cost of replacing battery packs.

Range anxiety has mostly been solved as EV range steadily increases to over 200 miles per charge. Replacing battery packs has, so far, proven to be a non-issue, but it’s bound to become one as the earliest EVs continue to age. How much should people expect to pay once the inevitable happens?

About half of what the car cost new, at least according to Chevrolet. Continue reading >>>

Filed Under: Car Shopping, Domestic Cars, Foreign Cars, General Chat, Green Updates, United States Tagged With: Car Minded, Chevy bolt, Chevy Volt, cost to replace battery pack in electric car, electric car battery replacement, Electric Vehicles, EV battery life, Nissan Leaf

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