Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2023

The BMW Group continues to invest in e-component production at Plant Leipzig and in the future of the site. The new plot for use by BMW consists of 12 hectares in total, eight of which will be built on in the first stage of construction. These include the BMW iX1, the BMW i5 and the BMW iX.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2020

In preparation for production of the fully-electric BMW i4, BMW Group Plant Munich will pause vehicle production for six weeks this summer. BMW Group plant Munich. Integrating the BMW i4 into the existing production system will be a challenge for Plant Munich. BMW concept i4.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. The BMW Group Plant Woodruff will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. Visualization of the BMW Group Plant Woodruff.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. This active driving experience will therefore be the first chance for people not involved in the development process to gain a direct impression of what the BMW iX5 Hydrogen has to offer. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The BMW Group will invest $1.7 billion in its US operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at the company’s Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in nearby Woodruff, SC. BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The BMW Group is expanding production capacity and increasing its staff at the Competence Center for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing faster than originally planned. The number of electric motors required will also increase significantly. The number of electric motors required will also increase significantly.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

The BMW Group has signed a long-term supply contract worth €2 billion for battery cells with the Swedish company Northvolt. To make an effective contribution to climate protection, we aim to improve our products’ overall environmental balance—from resources to recycling. —Andreas Wendt.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The BMW Group intends to source aluminum with significantly reduced CO 2 emissions from Rio Tinto’s hydro-powered operations in Canada starting in 2024 and has signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

To support its accelerated expansion of e-mobility in the coming years, the BMW Group will source lithium from a second leading supplier, US-based Livent. Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. The value of the multi-year contract will total around €285 million.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

The all-new, fully electric BMW iX Sports Activity Vehicle ( earlier post ) and BMW i4 Gran Coupé ( earlier post ) will make their North American debuts during two media events on 1 June when they are unveiled at [SPACE] by BMW, a new immersive BMW brand experience at The Grove in Los Angeles.

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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. I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group. CO 2 from production and sites to be lowered by 80%. —Oliver Zipse.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As part of its electromobility expansion, the BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationship with Ganfeng Lithium based in Jiangxi (China). The two companies have signed a 5-year (2020 - 2024) supply contract for the lithium needed as a key raw material for battery cells. The projected order volume totals €540 million.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The BMW Group is investing around €200 million in its Munich plant in preparation for series production of the BMW i4 electric vehicle, which will be manufactured at the company’s headquarters starting in 2021. The integration of the BMW i4 requires extensive measures, especially in body shop and vehicle assembly.

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Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 2, 2022

The second production line for battery modules has started series production at the BMW’s plant in Leipzig. Further expanding e-component production in the German state of Saxony, the new system manufactures modules for the fully electric BMW i4, made in Munich.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2020

Recently the BMW Group signed a cobalt supply contract with Moroccan mining company Managem Group ; the contract has a volume of around €100 million, said Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. Cobalt is an important raw material for electromobility.

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Morocco BMW Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. billion for the BMW Group and €2.8 billion for the Chinese production site of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. billion for the BMW Group and €2.8 Limited) and Samsung SDI.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

BMW of North America won its bid to supply the Los Angeles Police Department with 100 battery-electric BMW i3 vehicles for use in the department’s transportation fleet. The BMW i3 police cars began hitting the streets of Los Angeles this spring badged with an LAPD insignia. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2024

With headquarters in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, ZF Friedrichshafen AG is known for a rich R&D heritage and many commercially successful innovations dating back to 1915, when it began supplying gears and other parts for Zeppelins. Among the customers for its motors and electric drive trains are Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar Land Rover.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2023

BMW C evolution or BMW CE 04 is the new electric scooter from BMW production line. This was the concept in 2017 which is now at the final stage of production line. as per the CEO of BMW AG Oliver Zipse The BMW CE 04 is our new electric star for the city.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2021

Production of fifth-generation high-voltage batteries and battery modules for use in the BMW iX and BMW i4 is now underway at the BMW’s Competence Center for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing. —Dr Michael Nikolaides, Senior Vice President, Production Engines and E-Drives, BMW Group.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

The new BMW 330e plug-in hybrid features the latest generation of BMW eDrive technology paired with a four-cylinder gasoline engine. Making its debut appearance in a BMW, the standard-fitted XtraBoost raises the system output of the plug-in hybrid to a maximum 215 kW/292 hp. liters per 100km (123.7 – 146.9

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

BMW will stage the world premiere of the BMW ActiveE at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Based on the current BMW 1 Series Coupé, the BMW ActiveE is the second electric test vehicle to be created by the BMW Group. Earlier post.). a “gliding” mode. a “gliding” mode.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

BMW’s iFACTORY production strategy defines the future orientation of plants and production technologies at the BMW Group and meets the challenges of the transformation to e-mobility. With our BMW iFACTORY, we are leading the way and setting new standards in flexibility, efficiency, sustainability and digitalization.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Comparatively, vehicles across the overall luxury segment averaged 57 days, while BMW vehicles took around 38 days to sell. One person who runs a Mercedes store said he currently has over six months’ worth of EVs and only a 50-day supply of the company’s gas cars. “Our cars need to be ‘want’ cars,” he said.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The BMW Group continues to adapt its production structures to growing demand for fully and partially electrified vehicles. China is of high importance to the BMW Group, both as a market and as a location for production and innovation. member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Production.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Scientists from the Technische Universität München (TUM) are collaborating with engineers from BMW to develop the means to replace copper with aluminum as a conductor in on-board power systems. —Professor Udo Lindemann from the Institute of Product Development at TUM. Lab version of the LEIKO aluminum power plug.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Our dedicated focus on production and development of electrified drivelines will enable us to support the rapid acceleration in demand for BEVs equipped with all-wheel drive systems in the coming years. It has already supplied complete eDrive systems to plug-in hybrid programs for OEMs including BMW, Mitsubishi, Porsche and Volvo.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Power is provided by a liquid-cooled 95 kWh Li-ion pack. —Siegfried Pint.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2021

The BMW Group is preparing for a major realignment of its product range from 2025 onwards, based on the Neue Klasse (New Class). The overall vehicle architecture is being uncompromisingly optimized for electric drivetrains. Paradigm shift: secondary first and circular economy are goals for future product generations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The BMW Group is introducing its innovative eDrive Zones in another 20 European cities, including Copenhagen, Verona and Toulouse. A total of 138 cities in Europe are now benefiting from this technology; BMW expects to roll out the service in at least another 30 cities worldwide in the coming year. Pölten, Toulouse and Verona.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2018

Seven months after opening its battery factory in China ( earlier post ), the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture has laid the foundation for a comprehensive expansion of the plant. Starting in 2020, the BMW iX3 will be built at the neighboring BBA plant Dadong. The BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The BMW Group Plant in Dingolfing in Lower Bavaria will increase the number of Dingolfing-based jobs in the production of e-drive components several times over in the next few years to a total of up to 2,000. In 2018, the share of electrified models more than doubled year-on-year, to around 9% of the total production output.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 10, 2023

Electric cars are an important focus of Robert Bosch — another leading automotive company founded in Stuttgart. Today, Bosch supplies electric powertrains, systems, and components to automakers worldwide. Anatomy of an Electric Drivetrain. Instead, we can get specific results and make adjustments early in the process.” “We

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

It betrays a fundamental ignorance of supply chains, product development cycles, and product-market fit. The brand plans to be fully electric by the end of 2027, meaning the current Emira will be Lotus’ last gas engine product, full stop. The demand for new ICE sports cars is headed for a cliff.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2022

JCB launched the world’s first fully electric, plug-in near-silent mini excavator—the 19C-1E E-Tech—utilizing Turntide’s Hyperdrive battery system. From initial concepting to prototyping to validation, Turntide’s end-to-end approach reduces supply chain risks and speeds time to market by working with a single supplier.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ltd ( CATL ), a leading global supplier and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery products for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage facilities, is renewing its commitment to the US market by opening its first North American sales and service facility. In the US, this represented a rise in fully electric car sales of 47%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Each of the six vehicle manufacturers—Jaguar/Land Rover, Mitsubishi/Colt, Mercedes Benz/Smart, Tata Motors, LTI and Microcab Industries—are contributing vehicles towards the low carbon scheme, which includes a mix of fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell cars. Electricity providers E.ON

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