Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2016

BMW is using Hexcel CFRP technology to save weight and to reinforce the metal shell of the B-pillar in the BMW 7 Series. Hexcel supplies BMW with preforms made of unidirectional carbon prepreg set in various orientations and combined with adhesive. The prepreg is made from Hexcel’s HexPly M77 resin system that cures in 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

The Group is considering various ways to procure renewable energy such as self-production through solar panels, power purchase agreements (PPA) with wind and solar energy producers, as well as purchase through Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEPCO) ‘Green Premium’ program. General Motors and the BMW Group are also RE100 members.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Bosch is cooperating with BMW and Vattenfall to explore second-life applications for EV batteries. BMW and Vattenfall has announced the start of a research project on such second-life uses in 2013. BMW and Vattenfall has announced the start of a research project on such second-life uses in 2013. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The BMW Group is showcasing developments from BMW ConnectedDrive at the ITS World Congress this week in Vienna under the slogan “BMW Urban Mobility”. This is empowering the BMW Group to support mobility sustainably and tailored to individual needs. Earlier post.) Adaptive navigation and strategic routing.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies. In addition, Toyota Motor Europe (TME), TMC’s European subsidiary, and BMW Group have entered into a contract under which BMW Group is to supply 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The BMW i8 goes on sale in the US in 2014. BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. liter BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and BMW eDrive technology plus intelligent energy management produces system output of 266 kW/362 hp (max. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

SGL Group and BMW Group have formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. This joint venture with the BMW Group is a milestone for the use of carbon fibers on an industrial scale in the automobile industry. Norbert Reithofer, BMW AG Management Board Chairman.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100% renewable energy—such as wind, sun and landfill gas—by 2050. In addition, the company anticipates costs to install and produce renewable energy will continue to decrease, resulting in more bottom-line returns.

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2023

” TotalEnergies is on a mission to install 150,000 EV chargers throughout continental Europe by 2025, and with this added funding, it is well on its way to doing so. In its efforts to become an “energy company,” Total has invested significantly in green energy projects, specifically solar and wind.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2013

Drawing from a 2012 BMW patent application showing one embodiment of a proposed method to increase the efficiency of an electric motor. Source: BMW patent application Nº 2012/0267977. The 50 kg electric motor powering the BMW i3 generates a maximum output of 125 kW for a specific power (SP) of 2.5 BMW’s approach.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

7 Tourer’s more rakish rear styling that not only looks good with its neat tailgate spoiler, but sees it command a very respectable drag coefficient of 0.24Cd – not far of the wind-cheating ID.7 If you’re wondering why there’s a difference, blame the ID.7 7 sedan’s 0.23Cd. In Europe the ID.7 The post Volkswagen ID.7

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The BMW i3 uses the BMW eDrive rear-wheel drive powertrain previously found on the BMW ActiveE (but the i3 is significantly lighter). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In automotive applications in which the windshield is to be installed at a relatively low angle with respect to the horizontal, this can prove problematic.). The new technology was tested over stone and in rough road conditions, and had to endure specific projectile, rollover and wind tunnel testing.

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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 Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

The PFL 799 technical executive expert panel at this year’s world Congress, chaired by Jesse Schneider (from BMW), invited those automakers as well as infrastructure leaders to discuss their progress in fuel cell technology and hydrogen infrastructure and challenges remaining. This is planned to increase in the future. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Pint has been at Audi for about six months, coming from BMW where he worked on the electric powertrains for the i3 and i8.) The MLB is characterized by the longitudinal installation of the powertrain. Everyone knows that it makes no sense to install the electric motor longitudinally when you need the rotation the other way.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2018

EVgo, America’s largest public fast-charging network for electric vehicles (EVs), has launched a commercial installation of second-life battery storage at a public DC fast charging station. The second-life battery system integrates two BMW i3 battery packs into a single housing. high power electric vehicle charging (50kW+).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 10, 2023

The centrality of internal combustion to these companies can be found in their names, from General Motors to Bayerische Motoren Werke (better known as BMW). Challenges with DC Link Capacitor Design for Vehicle Inverters Capacitors are widely available components that are installed in countless electronic devices.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. While the Mercedes GLE 550e will use a 3L twin-turbo V6 and the Audi Q7 e-tron a 3L TDI diesel, the BMW X5 xDrive 40e also features a 2.0L

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2015

The papers provide technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; the newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. Hoop winding lamination was concentrated in the inner layers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

In addition to BMW Group, the consortium includes Scottish and Southern Energy, responsible for providing the infrastructure in and around Oxford and the South-East of England by installing the private and public charging points.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 23, 2024

seconds Top speed: 115 mph Curb Weight: 5,324 pounds Max Towing: 2,000 pounds Wind and Land 280 miles AER (with optional 20-inch wheels) 99.8 Though not marketed as an off-road trail seeker, the EV9 Wind, Land and GT-Line models do come with all-wheel drive. 0-60 mph: 7.7 kWh battery Single electric motor RWD 201 hp and 258 lb.­-ft.

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EVolution

JANUARY 29, 2021

For an affordable cost of $1395 + installation (generally around $800 for a straightforward job), you can obtain the 7kw single phase zappi, a smart charger capable of reading your renewable outputs and drawing upon them to charge your EV. This is a good time to mention you can also use wind power; f you have it, the Zappi will accommodate.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In their Gigafactories, they use renewable energy sources like solar and wind to power their manufacturing facilities which in turn reduces the carbon footprint associated with production. Some notable examples of sustainability initiatives are Tesla’s Gigafactories.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

These capabilities are expected to become even more valuable in future facilitation of higher penetrations of solar- and wind-based generation. Systems Integrators and Installers. It is estimated that a critical mass of used PEV batteries will become available beginning in 2030.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Furthermore, Norway promotes in-house charging of EVs by offering incentives to housing organisations and residents of apartment buildings so they may install their chargers on their premises. While 4 out of 10 people could name Tesla, just 18% of them could name BMW, the second most well-known EV brand. Let us address that issue. #10

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Problem is, for an EV, is getting fast chargers installed at race tracks. tonne elephant dance,” said Albert Biermann – N’s executive technical adviser and former BMW M Division boss – and they’ve cracked it. It masks its weight on winding roads too, and can really feel quite small and playful.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Alternatively they can serve as buffers for renewables such as wind and solar power—whether as part of the grid or as home installations. Installation of CCS charging stations has already begun in Europe and the United States. Audi installs the four cylindrical CNG tanks as a compact module in the rear end of the Avant.

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EV Central

MAY 11, 2023

Not as aesthetically successful (to this reviewer’s eyes) as the larger EQS, the EQE certainly looks like the bulk of its exterior design was done in Benz’s wind tunnel. This wallbox will set you back a chunky $2475 plus installation, but EV charging habits suggest the vast bulk of owners will charge their EQE at home.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

There are no direct rivals at this stage, with the closest options being the Tesla Model X that is currently not available here as well as the smaller BMW iX. Running on 21-inch Goodyear rubber we found it used about 24kWh per 100km during a mix of driving that took in plenty of freeway running as well as mountainous winding roads.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Were told that the agreement includes nods of acceptance from the likes of Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Eon, Vattenfall, EDF, Npower, Endesa and Enel, and while theres no time frame for when itll be introduced, were pretty stoked to hear that at least something has been decided upon. Neutral who? @

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Most major petrol companies have also installed EV chargers at many of their sites. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind. In 2021, Sustainable Energy Association New Zealand (SEANZ) reported that total installs grew by around 36% on the previous year. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Most major petrol companies have also installed EV chargers at many of their sites. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind. In 2021, Sustainable Energy Association New Zealand (SEANZ) reported that total installs grew by around 36% on the previous year. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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