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BMW plant brings electrically heated ring hearth furnace into operation

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at the BMW Group site in Dingolfing is operating an electrically heated ring hearth furnace. in Dingolfing produces chassis and drive components for BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles. For the future, we are looking into converting the remaining hardening furnaces to electricity as well. Plant 02.10

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

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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. The service also seeks to return excess energy to the electrical grid, effectively converting EVs into publicly shared batteries.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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Volvo CE and Rolls-Royce develop wood-burning charger for off-grid EVs

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When work is being done off the grid in remote locations, it can be hard to keep construction equipment fueled up – regardless of whether that fuel is liquid or electric. The resulting heat is converted into electric energy and stored in a connected Battery Storage Module, or BSM. Volvo CE AirBurners BioCharger; image via Air Burners.

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BMW Brilliance unveils Zinoro 1E BEV at Guangzhou show

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BMW Brilliance, the China joint venture company formed by the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., BBA converted an existing BMW product (X1) to create the Zinoro 1E. unveiled the Zinoro 1E battery-electric vehicle (BEV) at the Guangzhou Auto Show.

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Fusion energy company TAE Technologies launches power management subsidiary TAE Power Solutions

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Through these acquisitions, TAE Power Solutions gains an early foothold in existing projects, including APC18 CELERITAS , a program to develop an ultra-fast charging battery and pack for electric and fuel cell hybrid vehicles with BMW and other project partners. Background.

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SAE International publishes new J2954 wireless charging standard

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Power is transferred by creating a magnetic resonance field between the transmitting pad on the ground (wired to the grid) and a receiving pad fitted on the underside of the vehicle. The energy crosses an air gap (the ground clearance between the pads) and is then converted from AC into DC on the vehicle to charge the vehicle batteries.

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