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Reeves Callaway, Callaway Automobiles founder and CEO, dies at 75

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The Callaway Automobiles and CEO used to be 75. Callaway based Callaway Automobiles in 1977 in his storage in Used Lyme, Conn. A former Method Vee champion motive force, Callaway discovered engine construction, chassis tuning and detail fabrication moment dreaming of changing into a qualified race automobile motive force.

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BMW Accused of Emissions Cheating, Does Anyone Really Care?

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Regulators in Germany have opened an investigation into alleged diesel exhaust rule circumvention on the part of BMW. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), Germany’s federal transport authority, has alleged that BMW X3 models equipped with the brand’s 2.0-liter It’s a situation reminiscent of the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal from 2015.

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Total hydrogen station in Munich first to feature standard compressed H2 and BMW cryo-compressed H2 technology

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Cryo-compressed hydrogen storage, being developed by the BMW Group based on its long experience with cryogenic storage, involves storing gaseous hydrogen at low temperature on board the vehicle at a pressure of up to 350 bar. From a 2010 paper by BMW and Lawrence Livermore researchers describing CCH 2 technology. Aceves et al.

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BMW Brilliance Automotive presents prototype plug-in hybrid sedan based on 5 Series; targeted for China market in 2013

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The BMW Brilliance plug-in hybrid concept. BMW Group and its Chinese joint venture partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. have presented a concept plug-in hybrid sedan based on the long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series Sedan. Series production of the automobile is to start in China in 2013.

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BMW Research, EURECOM and Technische Universität München collaborating on connected vehicle research

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Research project PROTON-PLATA (SDR) platform embedded in the trunk of the BMW X5 Research Prototype. The Technische Universität München (TUM), for years an established partner of the BMW Group, will also be included in the cooperation between BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH and EURECOM. Click to enlarge. DAB, DAB+, DVB-T, etc.)

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SGL Group and BMW Group Establish Carbon Fiber-Joint Venture; BMW Will Use Output in the Megacity Vehicle

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SGL Group and BMW Group have formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. Construction of the production facilities will begin in 2010. This joint venture with the BMW Group is a milestone for the use of carbon fibers on an industrial scale in the automobile industry.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

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The Alliance has sold more than 340,000 zero-emissions vehicles since 2010. As we move toward the low carbon economy, it's imperative that we have strong and forward thinking leaders in the automobile sector. Other automotive OEMs already members of the WBCSD include: BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen, Honda, Toyota and Ford.

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