Ram hydrogen fuel cell trucks, BMW EV batteries, rural charging: Today’s auto news
Production of electric vehicle batteries for BMW is underway south of the border. Ram aims to scale up its hydrogen fuel cell facility. And why do rural authorities consider electric vehicle charging less important? This and more, at Green Car Reports.
BMW has begun building a battery factory in Mexico to supply Cylindrical cells are more energy dense for longer range and faster charging on the next generation Neue Klasse electric vehicle. If the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act remain in place, the final products could qualify for EV tax credits.
As part of its efforts to promote commercial vehicles, Stellantis plans Ram heavy-duty trucks run on hydrogen fuel cells. Although details are not yet available, the decision to push into the fuel cell medium-duty truck sector coincides with decisions by other automakers to shift away from fuel cell passenger vehicles .
And in another example of the urban-rural divide, a recent University of Michigan survey found that Charging electric vehicles is considered less relevant to rural communities rather than to cities. Although many local governments are more interested in this 2019 version of the survey, they are still concerned about costs.
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