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BMW to produce next-gen e-drives at Steyr engine plant; more than 600k units per year

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From 2025 onwards, the next generation of BMW e-drives will be manufactured in its engine plant in Steyr, Austria—with both production and development on site—with eventual annual production capacity of more than 600,000 units. The BMW Group’s largest engine plant: Steyr plant in Upper Austria. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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Electric vehicle sales surge in UK, petrol engines slump and drop 10%

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While battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales surged, petrol and diesel engine sales collapsed by 10 and 31.4%, respectively, proving car buyers in the UK are becoming more attracted to sustainable powertrains compared to the gas-powered vehicles that have dominated the automotive industry for over 100 years.

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BMW revealed 2 Series Active Tourer PHEV

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BMW revealed 2 Series Active Tourer PHEV. BMW has revealed an all-new 2 Series Active Tourer, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) the most popular second generation of a model in Europe. The new Active Tourer launches with a choice of diesel or mild-hybrid petrol engines in early 2022. BMW 2 Series Active Tourer PHEV specifications .

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News: 2023 BMW XM PHEV Revealed

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The all-new 2023 BMW XM was sort-of revealed to the media in Los Angeles on November 16. What we did get in Los Angeles was a guided walk-around by BMW executives, and plenty of time to ask questions about this important vehicle for BMW. BMW “M” performance with a plug. The twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter

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BMW CEO warns against premature phaseout of combustion engines: “I don’t think that would help the climate or anyone else”

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BMW CEO Oliver Zipse recently shared a warning about the auto sector’s impending retirement of the internal combustion engine. Interestingly enough, BMW also has several EVs in development, though the company has also noted that there will still be a place for combustion engines in its lineup for years to come.

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BMW: “We don’t cheat”; diesel is needed to hit CO2 targets; call for WLTP and RDE

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As the Volkswagen emission testing scandal threatens to spill over onto other automakers, BMW yesterday issued a sharp statement in response to a report in Auto Bild suggesting emissions from an X3 test were out of the norm. “ The BMW Group does not manipulate or rig any emissions tests.

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EV sales in India: Hero Electric, Tata Motors, BMW

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EV sales in India: Hero Electric, Tata Motors, BMW. lakh vehicles registered including 7,869 electric vehicles, 6,857 CNG vehicles, 7,257 vehicles run on both CNG and petrol and 93,091 vehicles that run on petrol and diesel. The company last month had made 6,366 unit sales of its high-speed electric scooters.

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