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BMW i8 beats Mercedes S 500 PHEV, Golf GTE to win World Green Car award in New York

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The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. Its battery-electric sibling, the BMW i3, took the same award in 2014. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards. seconds to 100 km/h from a standing start.

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EEA: almost all Euro car makers met specific 2017 CO2 targets on new sales, but emissions up year-on-year

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While all van manufacturers respected their specific emission targets in 2017, three car manufacturers (Automobili Lamborghini, Mazda Motor Corporation and Société des Automobiles Alpine), representing together 1.4% The proportion of electric vehicles (plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars) increased from 1.0% g CO 2 /km).

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News: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Market Confused

Clean Fleet Report

Honda Drops Clarity FCEV; BMW & Land Rover Test Prototypes. ” Honda’s signed up with General Motors to cooperate of future ZEVs and will have volume production of battery electric cars from that joint venture on the market in 2024. .” BMW & JLR Jump on Board. BMW’s fuel cell SUV.

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What’s the State of Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022?

Clean Fleet Report

Many people credit General Motors with the first hydrogen-powered vehicle in 1966, which looks like a solid-color version of Fred’s Mystery Machine. Other companies, led by Toyota and Honda, focused on fuel cell vehicles that converted hydrogen to electricity on board so were essentially electric vehicles.

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An iconic sedan gets electrified: the BMW 330e PHEV offers 22 e-miles

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BMW’s announcement in 2017 that it had decided to make EV and plug-in variants of every single BMW and MINI model was met with some skepticism. As of 2021, BMW has all its segments covered with more than 10 plug-in hybrid models to choose from. From 2005 through the middle of 2020, more than 1.5 But guess what?

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