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BMW introduces i7 Protection; first production electric protection model

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BMW has unveiled two new protection models developed on the basis of the new BMW 7 Series, including an all-electric version. As the first protection sedan with an all-electric drive system, the BMW i7 Protection (electric power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 30.0 The new BMW i7 xDrive60 Protection.

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BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën officially launch vehicle electrification joint venture

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One year after the two partners signed a memorandum of understanding, the joint venture formed by the BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën to develop and manufacture hybrid and drive technology—BMW Peugeot Citroën Electrification ( earlier post )—is now up and running. More than 1.8

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BMW's Other Hybrid: 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Sedan

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For 2010, BMW is releasing two hybrid vehicles that are very different both in style and in their approach to using electric power to assist the gasoline engine.

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BMW to Unveil Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid at Geneva

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Along with the world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan ( earlier post ) at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, BMW is also presenting the BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid—its first combination of a BMW straight-six with electric drive. An automatic clutch connects the gasoline engine and the electric motors.

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BMW Announces Production Versions of ActiveHybrid X6 and ActiveHybrid 7; Part 2: The ActiveHybrid 7 with Li-ion Pack

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The BMW ActiveHybrid 7. BMW announced the production versions of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. The ActiveHybrid X6 will reach US BMW Centers in fourth-quarter 2009, and the ActiveHybrid 7 will arrive in the US in Spring 2010. Components of the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. Earlier post.)

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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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Including net upstream CO 2 emissions for vehicles operating on electricity would reduce the positive impact of alternative fuel vehicles on fleet-wide CO 2 emissions, the agency noted. In this tally, the BMW i3 counts as an EV in its battery-only configuration and as a PHEV when equipped with a range extender.)

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BMW Announces Production Versions of ActiveHybrid X6 and ActiveHybrid 7; Part 1: The Two-Mode ActiveHybrid X6

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The BMW ActiveHybrid X6. BMW announced the production versions of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. The ActiveHybrid X6 will reach US BMW Centers in fourth-quarter 2009, and the ActiveHybrid 7 will arrive in the US in Spring 2010. BMW’s two-mode transmission. BMW two-mode.

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