BMW thinks hydrogen, Fisker Ocean One sold out, Toyota BZ4X offers to buy back: Car News Today
BMW is thinking about producing more fuel cell cars — perhaps as an extension of its next-generation EV. The payments have been made and the 5,000-car launch version of the Fisker Ocean has been voiced. And Toyota is going further with early owners of the BZ4X EV. This and more, here Green Car Report.
Toyota is providing full buy back to customers with the electric crossover BZ4X affected by the ongoing wheel recall — and led to a request not to drive these vehicles until corrective action is taken. However, the acquisition is just an alternative to a host of other goodwill options including a $5,000 credit line, an extended warranty, rewarded fast charging, and a free car loan with fuel costs. will be refunded. The issue affects only 280 vehicles in the US and Canada, out of a total of 2,700 BZ4Xs (and 2,800 Subaru Solterras) globally.
The 5,000-unit Fisker Ocean One launch, for which the electric-car maker startup has asked for $5,000 upfront for each vehicle, is sold out, the company reported this week in a quarterly report to investors. Fisker will begin pre-orders for the Ocean Extreme versions in November, and it already has more than 4,000 pre-orders for the unprecedented $29,900 Pear EV.
And while BMW is looking to create a dedicated electric vehicle platform for its Neue Klasse models, which should arrive sometime in the middle of the decade — and potentially create models roughly the size of a Tesla. Model 3 and Model Y – BMW CEO Oliver Zipse mentioned that hydrogen fuel cell versions under considerationand they will be needed to meet the goals of half-electric electrification by 2030. In the context of EV skateboards, making room for the large cylinders needed to store hydrogen may not be so simple.
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