Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant. Source: neon.

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Grid BMW Power Powered 191

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

While California is challenging the Federal government in court to overturn the revocation of California’s waiver enabling the state to issue greenhouse gas restrictions on light-duty vehicles, it has finalized with six participating automakers individual bilateral agreements based upon a Framework unveiled last year.

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California Clean Cleaning Cleaner 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

Alternative drives (battery-electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell, gas, and hydrogen) took up around a quarter of all new light-duty vehicle registrations in Germany in 2020, according to figures from the KBA (Federal Motor Transport Authority). —Richard Damm, KBA President. VW held a 17.4%

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Germany 2020 Vehicles Sale 305

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2011

The Rankine cycle is widely used used commercially to generate power in stationary power plants, and is under consideration as a potential waste heat recovery system for use in both light-duty (BMW, earlier post ; Honda, earlier post ) and heavy-duty ( earlier post ) applications. on the highway cycle and 0.513 on the city cycle.

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Waste Light Ford Vehicles 220

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

In celebration of its 25 th birthday, BMW Forschung und Technik (Research and technology) GmbH premiered the results of two projects designed to highlight ways of reducing fuel consumption and emission values: a prototype fuel-cell hybrid vehicle, and a concept for using an on-board reformer to produce hydrogen from conventional hydrocarbon fuel.

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BMW Hydrogen Hybrid Fuel 220

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2011

BMW powertrain strategy. For the first time in more than a decade, BMW will once again offer a four-cylinder engine in the United States, said Jim O’Donnell, president BMW North America, in remarks at the Washington DC Auto Show. BMW: relationship between cell and system characteristics for Li-ion for hybrids.

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BMW Diesel Engine Li-ion 199

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

.” Despite the numerous advantages electric vehicles hold over gas and diesel counterparts, the vast majority of Americans remain uninformed about them. ” In each ad, they highlight a benefit of owning an electric vehicle in a satirical, Netflix show-esque segment. .”

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America Gas-Electric Gas BMW 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

BMW dedicated a portion of its recent Innovation Days 2009 event to the topic of Intelligent Heat management as a mechanism for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. BMW engineers are working on largely avoiding cold start conditions through intelligent heat management and significantly shortening the warm-up period.

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BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

New BMW 2 Series Coupe. BMW has introduced an entirely new model series in the form of the BMW 2 Series Coupe. One four-cylinder gasoline engine and one four-cylinder diesel unit are available from launch, putting 135 kW/184 hp at the disposal of the BMW 220i Coupe and BMW 220d Coupe. BMW 2 Series Coupe.

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BMW Fuel MPH Power 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Output and torque diagrams, BMW ActiveHybrid X6. BMW has provided some additional detail on its two-mode ActiveHybrid X6, as well as updating some of the figures released for the introduction of the production model at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The ActiveHybrid X6 arrives in US BMW Centers in the fourth quarter.

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BMW Nickel Metal Hydride Hybrid MPH 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2011

BMW revealed first details of the new sixth-generation 3 Series; the 3 Series accounts for one-fifth of the company’s global sales. BMW is applying a range of technologies to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. BMW 328i: new four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo. The new BMW 328i accelerates from 0 to 00 km/h (62 mph) in 5.9

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BMW 2012 Engine MPH 275

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. The DOE-funded Amerigon thermoelectric project originally began in 2004 as one of several projects targeting fuel economy improvements in light-duty vehicles of 10%.

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Fuel Economy Energy Waste Vehicles 341

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 24, 2021

Honda Drops Clarity FCEV; BMW & Land Rover Test Prototypes. Depending on the story you read, one might assume the market for light-duty FCEVs is either dying or booming. Both Toyota and Hyundai appear not only committed to their light-duty models, but are exploring the use of fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks.

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Hydrogen Land Rover Market Fuel 68

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

Including net upstream CO 2 emissions for vehicles operating on electricity would reduce the positive impact of alternative fuel vehicles on fleet-wide CO 2 emissions, the agency noted. In this tally, the BMW i3 counts as an EV in its battery-only configuration and as a PHEV when equipped with a range extender.)

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Fuel Economy EPA PHEV Economy 312

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Tenneco and Gentherm (formerly BSST/Amerigon) are part of a US Department of Energy (DOE) consortium actively developing a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for capturing waste exhaust heat in vehicles and converting it to electrical energy to be used to power electrical systems within the vehicle.

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Fuel Economy Waste Economy Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

SGL Group brings its long-established expertise as a component developer to the project, and is responsible for the development of the gas diffusion layers (GDL), which will be manufactured based on carbon fibers. —Park et al. With this step the capability of serial production will also be demonstrated.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber South Carolina Hydrogen 150

Current EV

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The BMW 7 Series is a full-size luxury sedan which has been produced by the German automaker since 1977. The Rear-Wheel Drive “saloon” car is BMW’s flagship and is only available in a sedan body style, which includes long wheelbase and limousine models. The 2021 BMW 745e uses a turbocharged 3.0-liter

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PHEV Miles BMW Plug-in 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

In a recent article posted on the US Department of Energy (DOE) website, Jesse Schneider (BMW), the lead of the SAE hydrogen fueling standards SAE J2601, noted the importance of releasing the standards now, due to the impending deployment of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) by the automotive companies. Earlier post.)

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Standards Hydrogen Fuel Market 368

Teslarati

JULY 24, 2021

A new survey shows that Tesla drivers are the most satisfied electric vehicle owners in Norway, the country with the highest plug-in electric vehicle ownership per capita in the world. Norway is a battleground for electric vehicle enthusiasts and non-supporters alike.

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Norway Tesla Iceland Kia 145

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

For the second consecutive model year, the automotive industry outperformed the national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards by a wide margin, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) second annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Light Duty Vehicles: Manufacturer’s Performance Report.

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Standards Emissions EPA 2013 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

The auto industry should play a central role in the energy discussion, Akerson noted, because light-duty vehicles account for about 60% of total transportation energy usage in the United States. The new Cadillac ATS is lighter than a comparable BMW 3-Series. Natural gas as a vehicle fuel. Clean diesel. Vehicle electrification.

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Fuel Economy Economy GM Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

Sales of light-duty vehicles with alternative powertrains in 2014 was a mix of increases and decreases over 2013 sales. —Bruce Belzowski. Alternative powertrain sales. The report— Total Cost of Ownership: A Diesel Versus Gasoline Comparison (2012-2013) —was underwritten by Robert Bosch LLC.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This limited production luxury sedan (1,500 units worldwide) ceased production in November 2021, and ushers-in a new era for the Polestar brand seeing only all-electric cars and SUVs going forward. The Polestar 2, a midsize sedan with a 270-mile electric range, came to market in early 2021. Polestar 1: Power and Range.

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PHEV Carbon Fiber Plug-in Gasoline-Electric 77

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

At the 2 nd International Conference Automotive 48 V Power Supply Systems , held last week in Düsseldorf, Germany, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the event, together with leading car makers and Tier 1 suppliers, argued the need for an internationally agreed 48V electrical standard.

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Standards International Vehicles Hybrid 257

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 1, 2023

Turbocharged+Supercharged Under the hood–power and surprising fuel economy The potent power from the turbocharged and electric supercharged 3.5-liter The rear takes the two-line LED tail light design further as it wraps from fender-to-fender across the trunk. The G90 did not disappoint. The final price was $101,295.

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Fuel Economy MPG Lexus Miles 87

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The interior is beautiful during the light of day, but reserve your approvals for the dark of night when the 64-color active ambient lighting (a $790 option) gives the S500 many different feels. An OLED display works without a backlight as it emits its own visible light. Road Test: 2022 BMW i4 M50. The dash features a 12.8-inch

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Mercedes Hybrid MPG Light 77

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

With this success you had better bet folks at Acura were careful when doing a light restyle for the 2022 RDX, with a refresh of the exterior, interior and suspension plus added standard technology. Understeer was non-existent, so it was possible to get back on the gas quickly when hitting corners hard. Turbo Power.

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Acura MPG Fuel Economy SUV 78

Driivz

JULY 21, 2022

In order to understand fleet electrification, let’s first take a look at electrification in general: Electrification is the process of replacing technologies that use fossil fuels (such as oil, coal and natural gas) with those that use electricity as an energy source. million commercial EVs, including buses, delivery vans and trucks.

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Fleet Charging Transportation Emissions 52

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. The dual-level horizontal LED tail lights wrap from the fender onto the hands-free power trunk lid that sports the subtle G70 and 3.3T

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MPG Fuel Economy Clean Cleaning 85

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Some of these come as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or full electrics, upping the ante even more.

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Cadillac Land Rover MPG Fuel Economy 76

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially. Smart owners will quickly learn that, by plugging-in daily, they will reap the benefits of electric driving. Driver options The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime uses a 13.6

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 1, 2021

Local Electric Driving, No Range Anxiety. Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately. The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The engine shuts off when you’re at a traffic light to save fuel.

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Recharge Volvo PHEV MPG 80

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

When combined with the electric motor, there is a total system 215 horsepower. When the battery is well-charged the EV mode allows driving for short distances and low speeds by pure electricity, such as in a parking structure or sneaking in late at night. Road Test: BMW 5-Series Takes the Middle Path. liter 4-cylinder engine.

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Lexus Hybrid MPG Fuel Economy 83

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

The 2021 Kia Niro PHEV is one of three electrified Niro models to choose from, alongside a hybrid and a pure battery electric version. The Niro PHEV offers the best of both worlds–EV & gas. kW electric motor. kW electric motor. Charge up for electric-only local driving. Smooth Operator. Stylish lines.

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PHEV Kia Plug-in Fuel Economy 95

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

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Honda BMW Companies Ford 87

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2016

The coalition comprises BMW, Daimler, Honda, NEOT/St1, Neste, OMV, Shell, Toyota and Volkswagen. PHEVs fueled with advanced biofuels and low carbon, renewable electricity (for PC). BEVs fueled with low carbon, renewable electricity (for PC). FCVs fueled with low carbon, renewable hydrogen (for PC).

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Transportation Emissions Fuel Vehicles 150