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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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At the BMW Group plant in Leipzig, the 200,000 th BMW i3 model rolled off the production line last week. The BMW i3s (combined power consumption: 14.6 – 14.0 kWh/100 km) with Fluid Black metallic paint finish and accents in BMW i Blue was produced for a customer from Saxony and will be delivered by the BMW branch in Leipzig.

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BMW investing €200M in Munich plant to prep for series production of i4 EV in 2021

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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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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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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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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

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EVs are powered with an electric motor and inverter rather than an internal combustion engine, their internal components are radically different to ICEVs. BMW has an iPerformance network in New Zealand as well. The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered.

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SGL Group is development partner for GDLs in high-performance fuel cells in the automotive sector

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BMW Group is setting out the requirements for the stack and will assemble the MEAs and bipolar plates into new stack designs aimed at achieving the cost, durability and volumetric power density targets required for mass market exploitation. Sehkyu Park, Jong-Won Lee, Branko N. 2011.12.148.

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ISO 19880 – New technical ISO document for hydrogen fueling station standardization

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At the Fuel Cell Seminar in Los Angeles, California today, Jesse Schneider (BMW), the ANSI Convener of ISO Working Group 24 (from the Technical Committee on Fueling Stations) gave an overview presentation on the new ISO 19880 technical report for hydrogen fueling stations. The H2Protocol website was conceptualized in ISO WG 24.

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Visio.M partners showcasing energy efficient passenger climate control for EVs

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The performance of the new HVH was verified internally and externally during development. adding of extensions is extremely simple and can take place without workshop visit. The HVH utilizes a directly applied and thermally sprayed on thin-film resistive heating layer technology. Thanks to the open software platform of Visio.M

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