EV Buyers Still Want More Range Than They Need, BMW Survey Finds
Most Americans drive less than 75 miles a day, but they say they still want at least 300 miles of range before buying an EV.


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Most Americans drive less than 75 miles a day, but they say they still want at least 300 miles of range before buying an EV.

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The man who designed the original X5 gives the roadster a subtle makeover.

Keeler Motor Car Company and Open Road Capital announce the recent acquisition of BMW of Tenafly from Penske Automotive Group. The transaction closed second qu…

New BMW iX3 models in EU markets capture near-miss footage and sensor data to refine driver-assistance behavior while enforcing privacy-by-design safeguards.

It looks a lot like the fully electric i3, but it packs a beefy inline-six and a quad exhaust.

German regulators flagged a faulty starter relay on BMW 3, 5 and 7 Series sedans, prompting a free recall fix through the dealer network.

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