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Bosch Analysis Finds US Light Duty Diesels Had a Consumer Take Rate of About 30% in 2009 When Both Diesel and Gasoline Engines Offered

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An analysis by Bosch, using new car registration data provided by R.L determined that for the 12-month period beginning January 2009, when both diesel and gasoline engine options were offered as options in a car, about 30% of the registrations had diesel engines. BMW 335d: 8%. BMW X5 xDrive x35d: 17%. Polk & Co.,

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BMW Technology Day 2009: Focus on Aerodynamics, Two New Engines and 8-Speed Transmission

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For its Technology Day 2009 in Germany, BMW focused on describing its work with aerodyanmics, engines and transmissions in the context of its EfficientDyanmics development strategy. BMW has been able to deliver significant improvements in its fleet CO 2 emissions over the past few years. Click to enlarge. EfficientDynamics.

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BMW and Peugeot join forces for new engine

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Having formed a successful engine collaboration which has produced around 1.3million engines since 2006, BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroen will now continue their partnership on a next generation four-cylinder petrol engine.

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Hydrogen Hyped: BMW Does Pogue

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On March 29, Pogue blogged about The Future of Hydrogen Cars. His blog only once before (in my quick search) discussed alternative fuels for cars. But like most of us, he drives a car, knows petroleum isn't forever, and receives periodic wake-up calls. Automotive technology is clearly not his balliwick. Man, I sure hope so.

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BMW focuses on efficient dynamics

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Where does the future lie for BMW? The German manufacturer claims it has been able to deliver significant improvements in its fleet carbon dioxide emissions over the last several years and according to its statistics, the average fuel consumption of all BMW and MINI vehicles registered in Germany in 2008 is 5.9l/km

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Greenest and least green cars in the UK revealed

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Hang your head in shame Dodge SRT-10 - for you are the most polluting car on Britain’s roads. It found that the American sports car churns out 488g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) - meaning 322 oak trees would be needed to absorb its emissions over the course of a year. Least green car overall : Dodge SRT-10 (488g/km).

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Click here to see more photos of the BMW MINI E. ].

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