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BMW and MIT Self-Assembly Lab collaborate to design the first printed inflatable material; liquid printed pneumatics

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The BMW Design Department in collaboration with MIT’s Self-Assembly Laboratory have successfully developed printed inflatable material technologies that selftransform, adapt and morph from one state to another. —Martina Starke, head of BMW Brand Vision and BMW Brand Design at BMW Group.

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BMW launches operations at Center of Urban Mobility Competence; boosting electromobility through EV sharing

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BMW Group has officially launched operations at its Center of Urban Mobility Competence, which it established earlier this year. At the same time, BMW also announced that 100 all-electric BMW i3 cars are now available for DriveNow car sharing customers in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. BMW i3 at DriveNow Berlin.

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How green are the London Olympic transport plans? The Green Piece.

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As the London Olympics get underway we take a look at how green the transport arrangements are for the Games. It isn’t just BMW, the Official Automotive Partner for the Games, which is helping to ensure that transport arrangements go their way towards making this the greenest [.]. Tuesday, July 30, 2012.

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London readies for Olympic electric car fleet

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Work begins this week on a new network of electric vehicle charging points, in support of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.

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BMW i3 gets 80+ miles electric range, recharges in a half hour

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BMW officially unveiled the BMW i3 electric car in simultaneous ceremonies located in Beijing, London and New York. The i3 is BMW's first all electric production car, and is, according to BMW's management, revolutionary in.'

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BMW i3 gets 80+ miles electric range, recharges in a half hour

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BMW officially unveiled the BMW i3 electric car in simultaneous ceremonies located in Beijing, London and New York. The i3 is BMW's first all electric production car, and is, according to BMW's management, revolutionary in.'

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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

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The projects, led by BMW, CNH Industrial, Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Penso Consulting, Westfield Sportscars and Williams Advanced Engineering, cover a wide range of new innovations. Further successful projects from this competition round will be announced soon.

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