Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

The BMW Group company is investing in an innovative method for CO 2 -free steel production developed by American startup Boston Metal ( earlier post ), through its venture capital fund, BMW i Ventures. We systematically identify the raw materials and components in our supplier network with the highest CO 2 emissions from production.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

The partnership comes as the European auto industry readies for a “battery passport” that will trace the content and carbon footprint of EV cells sold in Europe. Circulor CEO Douglas Johnson-Poensgen said the company was currently talking to companies up and down the EV battery cell supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The BMW Group will launch a new era of e-mobility from 2025 with the models of its NEUE KLASSE ( earlier post )— using newly-developed cylindrical battery cells optimized for the new architecture for the first time. We are also reducing CO 2 emissions from cell production by up to 60 percent.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

The BMW Group is making sustainability and resource efficiency central to the company’s strategic direction. The principle of continuous improvement will remain at the heart of the strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and increase resource efficiency. As a premium car company, it is our ambition to lead the way in sustainability.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The BMW Group saves 12,000 tons of CO 2 annually during automotive production at its Munich plant by eliminating one step from the paint process. In other words, compared to a conventionally coated vehicle, a car coated with the shortened process can drive the first 420 kilometers with a net zero carbon footprint.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

BMW i has formed a partnership with Good Energy Ltd in the UK. This partnership includes the provision of 100per cent green electricity to households of BMW customers throughout the UK (with the exception of Northern Ireland).This This will take the UK’s supply and demand, as well as typical charging behaviors, into account.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

A new study commissioned by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) investigates the real-world emissions of four Euro 6 passenger cars—one gasoline and three diesel vehicles with different aftertreatment technologies—tested under variable conditions. NO x emissions under laboratory and on-road tests.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

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 However, between 2015 and 2016, emissions decreased by only 1.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

With alternative fuel vehicles now approaching 1% of new vehicle production, however, they are in fact beginning to have a “ measurable and meaningful impact ” on overall new vehicle fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. In the analysis, EPA uses overall fuel economy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values.

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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. Photo: ZF Gray Court/Courtesy of ZF To reduce your carbon footprint and live more sustainably, consider going solar. Get started today!

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This would reduce annual CO 2 emissions by roughly 6 gigatons compared to today’s levels, and contribute roughly 20% of the abatement required to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius. The world in the 21st century must transition to widespread low carbon energy use.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The 2030 target should be supported by a number of modalities, ACEA said, focusing on off-cycle credits, super credits (or similar measures supporting the market uptake of alternatively powered vehicles), ITS applications and measures stimulating the use of low-carbon fuels. This is a steep reduction. —Dieter Zetsche.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Based on emission levels recorded in vehicle tests, car registration data analyzed by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in the report “CO 2 emissions performance of car manufacturers in 2012” shows that in 2012 all major car manufacturers met their targets for their fleet. Click to enlarge. cars in 2012 and 2013, 2.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2019

With zero tailpipe emissions, they help reduce CO2 from road transport while improving air quality for European citizens. Unfortunately, hydrogen refueling infrastructure is severely lacking in Europe today, putting at risk the development of this innovative zero-emission solution, the organizations said. logistic centers).

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EV Central

AUGUST 4, 2022

Produced in partnership with BMW. BMW says it can, and does. The BMW Group, which includes BMW , MINI , Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad is embracing this challenge and opportunity utterly. At the same time BMW recognises certain standards are expected by buyers of its vehicles. It’s not alone in this.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 11, 2022

In July 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a plan to combat climate change, aiming to reduce at least 55% of the EU’s net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and carbon neutrality by 2050. The transport sector is one of the most important targets for emission reductions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

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. Source: EPA.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Global warming due to the emission of gases (Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, etc.) Kg of Carbon dioxide when it burnt. Kg of Carbon dioxide!! Kg of Carbon dioxide!! Unlike petroleum fuels, biodiesel is more environmentally friendly and helps reduce carbon emissions.

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2023

Vitesco has followed untouched laser era evolved via German laser manufacturer Trumpf to support mass-produce battery control electronics for BMW Staff, amongst alternative doable makes use of. You don’t see as much splatter with a green laser, and you have less CO2 consumption,” Goth stated.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

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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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2009

Where does the future lie for BMW? The German manufacturer claims it has been able to deliver significant improvements in its fleet carbon dioxide emissions over the last several years and according to its statistics, the average fuel consumption of all BMW and MINI vehicles registered in Germany in 2008 is 5.9l/km

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 23, 2009

This time it is the turn of BMW to announce the introduction of the new 320d EfficientDynamics Edition at the event - a saloon car that develops 163hp between 3,500rpm and 4,200rpm as well as 360Nm of torque. However, it is the environmental credentials of the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics that are particularly noteworthy.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Carmakers reduced carbon emissions by wildly varying degrees last year with the best performers achieving four to five times larger cuts than the worst. New figures published by European NGO, Transport & Environment (T&E) show BMW and Mazda led the field with 10 per cent and 8.2

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ford, Honda, and BMW have announced plans to create a new “vehicle-to-grid company” that’s aimed at standardizing vehicle charging via a singular platform. Electric grid reliability and sustainability are the foundation for an EV powered future,” said Thomas Ruemenapp, Vice President, Engineering, BMW of North America.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2007

BMW is pushing hydrogen gas into the most complicated engine ever and dousing the American airwaves and celebrities with this unavailable $500,000 diversion. But somehow, the increasingly low-carbon grid has not enticed either automakers to manufacture or policy makers to create incentives for grid connected cars.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Manufacturers continue to make efforts to slash carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and now Citroen has introduced two new greener power plants to its C5 range. In comes a new BMW co-developed 1.6i Tags: Citroen Green cars Latest news Citroen C5 greener engines lower emission Citroen C5 new Citroen C5.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

It found that the American sports car churns out 488g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) - meaning 322 oak trees would be needed to absorb its emissions over the course of a year. This family-sized hybrid vehicle emits just 101g/km of CO2 - pointing out the huge discrepancy between the greenest and least green cars available in Britain.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

As the automobile industry moves ever closer to the age of green cars, manufacturers are lining up some innovative concepts that place the emphasis firmly on fuel economy and cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Meanwhile, the experimental Hybrid 4 version of the Peugeot RCZ has CO2 emissions of just 95g/km.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2013

The announcement follows press reports from the Geneva Motor Show that Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen would pursue CO 2 (R744) as the refrigerant for MACs instead of R-1234yf (developed by Honeywell and DuPont). BMW and Volkswagen followed suit. Earlier post.). transition to a new refrigerant is not easy.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2009

A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. billion, in comparison with BMW, which having used all the resources considered necessary to create value doubled its sustainable value to €2.8

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

It does this by the addition of a stop/start mechanism, as found in models from the likes of BMW. This new BlueEfficiency model has been tweaked by Mercedes engineers to return better fuel economy and emit less carbon dioxide – but not by a huge amount.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 13, 2023

And when environmentalists say that global warming is dangerous, unprecedented and that we’ll have a tipping point for atmospheric carbon dioxide, it’s just nonsense.” ” – Burt Rutan “I’m glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That’s cool.”

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Ian Robertson, Sales and Marketing Director of BMW Group AG, today joined Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon in Scotland as they launched the Government’s vision for ultra-low carbon transport in the UK. BMW has already established a number of key proposed partners for the UK trial.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

And many of these vehicles are large SUVs and trucks, with near or above 100 kWh battery packs which produce significant CO2 emissions in their mining and manufacturing process. These lower cost EVs will also come with smaller batteries that produce fewer carbon emissions than their larger counter parts.

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