Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2015
The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. Its battery-electric sibling, the BMW i3, took the same award in 2014. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards. seconds to 100 km/h from a standing start.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2011
with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust-driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function—about 60% of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining half as heat absorbed by the engine cooling system. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2009
BMW is realigning its motor sports activities, and is ending its participation in Formula One at the end of 2009. While it will remain active in motor sports, said Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, it will focus on close-to-production motor sports. And, naturally, this also includes motor sports.As
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 6, 2009
BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. Click to enlarge.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 19, 2022
With growing pressure from consumers, the world’s largest auto brands have invested heavily in eco-friendly vehicles. Editor’s Note: Clean Fleet Report has driven the current hydrogen vehicles on the market (see review links below) as several previous versions, including the BMW 7-Series. A Look at the Lightest Alternative Fuel.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2019
display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="Eea1" title="Eea1" src="[link] />. BMW AG, Renault, Daimler AG, Volkswagen together sell more than 50% of the new electric vehicles in the market. The final data show that average CO 2 emissions of a new car sold in the EU rose by 0.4 g CO 2 /km in 2017 to 118.5
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2013
The auto industry should play a central role in the energy discussion, Akerson noted, because light-duty vehicles account for about 60% of total transportation energy usage in the United States. The new Cadillac ATS is lighter than a comparable BMW 3-Series. GM, said Akerson, is doing a much better job optimizing mass efficiency.
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