Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Well, don’t look now, but BMW is using the same basic bodies for its electric, hybrid, gas and diesel models, and is assembling all of them on the same assembly line at its Munich plant—and this swim-against-the-tide strategy is arguably paying off. EVs accounted for 15 percent of BMW’s sales in 2023, up from 9 percent the previous year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Mobility and BMW Group intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture SHARE NOW to Stellantis. SHARE NOW was established in 2019 combines the DNA of car2go, which was developed by the former Daimler AG, and DriveNow, the BMW Group’s offering. —Rainer Feurer, Head of Corporate Investments at the BMW Group.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Which 1,000-mile EV is getting carbon-fiber composite bodywork? Which automaker balks at the idea of building U.S. In a first drive of the 2023 BMW i7, we found. EVs because it can’t compete with fast-food wages?

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InsideEVs

JUNE 14, 2022

ONE promises to effectively double the BMW iX electric SUV's range thanks to its Gemini Dual-Chemistry battery tech.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

BMW has launched its new BMW i7 electric luxury sedan. The BMW 7 series has always been the pinnacle luxury offering from the Bavarian brand. Now that the electric vehicle age is upon us , the new BMW i7 will carry that legacy. BMW is offering customers impressive performance with the new i7. Photo Credit: BMW).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2017

The Velite 5’s pure electric driving mode is prioritized to meet daily user demand for zero emissions and fuel consumption, with the electric driving range surpassing an estimated 100 km (62 miles). In EREV mode, the model can deliver a total driving range of more than 750 km (466 miles). seconds to accelerate from 0-100 km/h.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2018

BMW is providing the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis with ten battery-electric, BMW i3 models for 18 months. The vehicles are 2015-2016 models, with battery technology that enables an everyday range of about 80-90 miles—suited for in-town driving, and enough for travel between Davis and Sacramento.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2019

The BMW Group has launched its High Performance D3 IT platform—a key milestone on the BMW Group’s roadmap to highly and fully automated driving. Data-Driven Development is an indispensable tool in securing the safety and reliability of the Level 3 system to be offered in the BMW iNEXT in late 2021.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2016

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2019

BMW has recently announced that it will upgrade two mainstays of its plug-in hybrid lineup in the U.S. In between, BMW now says it will launch a new plug-in hybrid version of its bestselling model, the X3 for the 2020 model year. The 2020 BMW X3 xDrive 30e gets 31 miles of plug-in range.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2021

Dan Brady stated that the Samsung battery factory is expected to employ up to 3,200 people if it chose to build in Illinois. Our labor shed in Bloomington-Normal is 50 miles. Within that 50-mile radius is 750,000 workers, and 10% of those, or 75,000, are manufacturing. Rivian’s $5 billion U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There was a 244 with BMW grille as well, back in 2013, but that piece was about the grille swap and not the car itself. This combination of good build quality, simplicity of design and strong owner-car bond means that many 240s rack up impressive final mileage totals before being put out to pasture. Half of those cars were 244s.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

When I first became a wise and fair judge for the 24 Hours of Lemons race series , back in 2008, I got a lot of static from Internet Car Experts who noted the large quantity of BMW E30s in every race and proclaimed that any E30 in any condition was worth at least ten times more than the Lemons $500 limit on car cost. liter straight-six.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

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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Green Car Reports

MARCH 17, 2021

BMW provided splashy product news for two upcoming electric vehicles, both expected to get the German brand to hit a higher driving-range peg. And what EV might Foxconn build in Wisconsin? Hyundai released better numbers for its Tucson Plug-In Hybrid SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

By 2025, the BMW Group will offer 25 electrified vehicle models—12 of them fully electric, said Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in a preview briefing before the opening of the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. BMW Group will deliver 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers this year, Krüger said.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

BMW’s announcement in 2017 that it had decided to make EV and plug-in variants of every single BMW and MINI model was met with some skepticism. As of 2021, BMW has all its segments covered with more than 10 plug-in hybrid models to choose from. Plug in at night, and you’ve got another 20 pure e-miles the next morning.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

BMW Brilliance, the China joint venture company formed by the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., BBA said that it is not aiming at volume sales of Zinoro 1E, but is using it to build the Zinoro (Zhi Nuo, ??, BBA converted an existing BMW product (X1) to create the Zinoro 1E.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2015

The first plug-in hybrid production car from the BMW core brand is a Sports Activity Vehicle: the BMW X5 xDrive40e. With a total system output of 230 kW/313 hp generated by a four-cylinder gasoline engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology, a synchronous electric motor integrated in the 8-speed Steptronic transmission, and a 9.0

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 5, 2023

i5: BMW will roll out a number of variants of its latest electrical nameplate, together with rwd and all-wheel-drive variants. The access i5 eDrive40 rwd sedan trades horsepower for fluctuate, turning in 335 hp and 295 miles. The access i5 eDrive40 rwd sedan trades horsepower for fluctuate, turning in 335 hp and 295 miles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The BMW Group will invest €200 million (US$233 million) over the next four years in its new BMW Group Battery Cell Competence Center in Munich. —Klaus Fröhlich, member of the BMW AG Board of Management, responsible for Research and Development. We will set the benchmark for the industry.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The company will also produce in North America for the first time its fourth-gen eight-speed transmission for plug-in hybrids, which ZF supplies in Germany for the BMW 7 Series and X5. The post Major BMW, Ford, and Chevy supplier to make its US plant ‘flexible’ for ICE and EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

BMW X5 plug-in hybrid prototype at Efficient Dynamics Innovation Days 2014. At BMW’s Efficient Dynamics Innovation Days 2014 in Germany, the company provided the first opportunities for test-driving the BMW X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) prototype ( earlier post ). BMW eDrive. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2011

At BMW Motorrad Innovation Day 2011, BMW highlighted its latest concept electric-drive E-Scooter. BMW Motorrad earlier developed an electric study vehicle, the C1-E, as a contribution to the European safety project eSUM. The high storage capacity of the battery allows a daily driving range of more than 100 kilometers (62 miles).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2014

BMW will demonstrate new driver assistance and automated control functions including 360-degree collision avoidance and fully-automated parking in multi-story parking garages at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in January. Like all BMW assistance systems, this research application can be overridden at any time by the driver.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2017

Other participants include previous strategic investors BMW iVentures, General Motors Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures and the venture unit of global financial services and insurance provider Allianz Group, and Series A investors Playground Global and Draper Nexus. and Greylock Partners.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

BMW has revealed initial details of its new strategy, “Strategy NUMBER ONE > NEXT”. The BMW Group sees digitalization as an opportunity to make mobile life simpler, safer and more convenient, thereby capturing new customer groups. BMW said that it would usher in the next decade with a new BMW i model. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The crossover point for the i3 vs. the 118d is at about 50,000 km (31,000 miles), Dr. Weber said. (In Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Markets which will participate in the BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) US field trial when it begins in summer 2011 include the New York metro market; the Greater Los Angeles Are; San Diego; the Greater San Francisco and Sacramento areas; select markets in Connecticut; and Boston.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

BMW is developing a serial production plug-in hybrid electric sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2009. At the Leipzig trade fair center, BMW presented a fully road-ready technology showcase vehicle based on the original BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Siemens charging station and BMW ActiveE demonstrating the new flexible charging system. Siemens and BMW are developing a flexible rapid charging system to make it possible to use the same socket to charge up electric cars on either direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

The installations will occur both within and between relevant metro areas, strategically spaced at a maximum of 50 miles (80 km) apart. The SAE Combo connector is used in both BMW and Volkswagen electric vehicles as well as the Chevrolet Spark EV, with more applications anticipated. to 4 hours. to 4 hours. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 17, 2024

A number of automakers are looking to build future electric vehicles (EVs) with solid-state batteries, which are expected to unlock increased energy density, faster charging, and crucially, longer driving ranges. As just one example, the U.S. startup Solid Power, LG Energy Solution , SK On, and still many more.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2021

In addition, the final stage of the vehicle build is performed by industry-leading bus and truck partners, with the same bodies that fleets come to rely on, providing an easy transition to electric. Motiv has delivered 120 that have traveled more than one million miles across North America.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for permission to build an estimated 25,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers at sites across its service area in Northern and Central California—8 times the number currently installed.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 23, 2021

Another week with automakers sharing plans to either curtail development of internal combustion engines or share their EV sales goals – in this case German luxury OEMs, Audi and BMW. We see images of the upcoming BMW i4 BEV, Jeep Wrangler Magneto BEV concept, Rivian announces their new charging networks, and much, much, more.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2022

Founded by Mujeeb Ijaz in July of 2020, the Michigan-based company recently closed a $65-million funding round led by BMW i Ventures. kWh battery with an energy density of 416 Wh/l, and drove it 752 miles on a single charge, as a proof of concept. The BMW iX demo will use generation one, [which] contains nickel and cobalt.

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