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UK engine plant to build 3-cylinder engines for BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports cars

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The new generation of 3-cylinder gasoline engines for the future BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) will be produced exclusively at the BMW engine plant at Hams Hall, near Birmingham. Most daily journeys can be taken in zero-emission all-electric mode with an electric range of approximately 20 miles.

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CPT developing 48-volt electric supercharger for micro-mild hybrids

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At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. Micro-mild hybrids. LC Super Hybrid technology demonstrator. Electric supercharging at 48 volts extends that envelope of torque enhancement. —Guy Morris.

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. grams (g) of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per kilometer more than in 2016.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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of new sales, followed by gasoline vehicles (47%), and alternatively fueled vehicles (3.3%, including electric vehicles). Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles together still remain a small fraction of total sales, accounting for 1.1% Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. With an average of 118.1 A total of 14.7 of registrations.

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Volvo’s Polestar 1 PHEV makes European debut; pre-orders open 13 March

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Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The combustion engine in the Polestar 1 is a high-performance supercharged and turbocharged gasoline in-line four-cylinder engine. Earlier post.). —Thomas Ingenlath.

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New BMW Brilliance engine plant with light metal foundry in China; high-voltage battery production to come

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The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder gasoline engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in Northeastern China. In addition to combustion engines, the new engine plant will also produce high-voltage batteries for future Plug-in Hybrid models.

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

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Across its life cycle, a typical electric car in Europe produces fewer greenhouse gases and air pollutants compared with its gasoline or diesel equivalent, according to the report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.

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