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EEA: almost all Euro car makers met specific 2017 CO2 targets on new sales, but emissions up year-on-year

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All but three European car manufacturers met their specific emission targets in 2017, based on current European vehicle test rules. Nevertheless, average carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars sold in the European Union in 2017 rose by 0.4g The final data show that average CO 2 emissions of a new car sold in the EU rose by 0.4

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BMW to Introduce 320d EfficientDynamics Edition at IAA; 109 g CO2/km

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BMW will introduce the new 320d EfficientDynamics Edition at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). Newly developed Aero wheel rims in turbine wheel design—the only optical sign of distinction on the car to be seen from outside—improve the level of aerodynamics to give the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition a drag coefficient of 0.26.

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BMW Outlines Intelligent Heat Management Applications for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO2; New Thermoelectric Generator Unit Integrated with EGR

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BMW dedicated a portion of its recent Innovation Days 2009 event to the topic of Intelligent Heat management as a mechanism for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. The remaining two-thirds are lost as waste heat going into the environment through the car’s exhaust emissions and through the radiator.

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2010 BMW 1 Series Offers Two Additional Engine Variants; Brake Energy Regeneration and Start Stop Standard

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The MY2010 BMW 1 Series Coupé will offer two additional engine variants, one in the BMW 120i Coupé, the other in the BMW 118d Coupé. The new models will go on sale in September 2009. The new BMW 120i Coupé is powered by a 2.0-liter The new BMW 120i Coupé is powered by a 2.0-liter L/100 kilometers (35.6

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BMW tops CO2 slashing chart (again)

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For the second year in a row, BMW has cut its average CO2 emissions per car by more than any other automotive manufacturer. per cent, while BMW Group achieved 10.2 The result is the reduction of BMW Group’s average vehicle emissions in 2008 to 154g/km, down 10.2 per cent from 172g/km in 2007.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. l/100 km)—a 0.5

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BMW looks into intelligent heat management

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Could intelligent heat management systems be a new weapon in the battle to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions? By making some of this waste heat energy available through intelligent heat management there is significant potential to reduce both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

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