Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

BMW AG has secured a 15.16 percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW Group and the SGL Group already operate a joint venture, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (B Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The BMW Group will showcase five electric vehicles at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show including the North American premieres of the BMW i Vision Dynamics, MINI Electric Concept, BMW i3s, and a World Premiere vehicle that will be shown during the BMW Group press conference on Wednesday, 29 November. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Adopted in 2014, AFID ( Directive 2014/94/EU ) creates the framework for the development of an alternative fuels infrastructure in Europe, including electricity for electric vehicles as well as hydrogen for fuel cells and LNG for shipping. —Oliver Zipse, ACEA president and CEO of BMW.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

BMW has introduced a new range of M Performance Automobiles featuring a new 6-cylinder in-line diesel developed exclusively for those applications. The new engine is applied in the BMW M550d xDrive Sedan, BMW M550d xDrive Touring, BMW X5 M50d and BMW X6 M50d. The vehicle meets Euro 6 exhaust standards.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies. In addition, Toyota Motor Europe (TME), TMC’s European subsidiary, and BMW Group have entered into a contract under which BMW Group is to supply 1.6-liter

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JULY 16, 2015

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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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

BMW is making a number of enhancements to its 1 and 3 Series in fall 2012. The economical BMW 114d will make its debut, and for the first time, the intelligent four-wheel drive system BMW xDrive will be available for the BMW 1 Series. New entry model: The BMW 114d. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2023

The greening of the automobile trade isn’t just about constructing zero-emission automobiles; it’s additionally about lowering the carbon affect of the dealerships that promote and repair them. The house owners of BMW Laval and Miniature Laval similar Montreal had been quietly introducing sustainable practices for years.

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2023

ARC breeze bag inflators are in Normal Motors, Stellantis, BMW, Hyundai Motor, and Kia Motors automobiles. GM on Friday correct to recall just about 1 million automobiles with the ARC breeze bag inflators upcoming a rupture in March ended in facial accidents to a motive force. The post U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

New BMW 2 Series Coupe. BMW has introduced an entirely new model series in the form of the BMW 2 Series Coupe. One four-cylinder gasoline engine and one four-cylinder diesel unit are available from launch, putting 135 kW/184 hp at the disposal of the BMW 220i Coupe and BMW 220d Coupe. BMW 2 Series Coupe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

Top spot went to Volkswagen Group, followed by Daimler, BMW, GM and Toyota. Daimler followed in second place, then BMW Group, GM and Toyota. CAM also selected Mercedes-Benz as the most innovative brand; BMW came in second, followed by Volkswagen, Audi and Ford. AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards 2014. Source: CAM. Source: CAM.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

BMW X5 xDrive30d. BMW’s newly introduced third-generation BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle will launch with two diesel engine model options, to be joined by three more in December. BMW has sold more than 1.3 By December 2013, these will be joined by the BMW X5 xDrive40d; the BMW X5 xDrive25d; and the BMW X5 sDrive25d.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

EPA obtains the detailed data supporting the report directly from automobile manufacturers; the agency has been collecting and maintaining these data since 1975. In this tally, the BMW i3 counts as an EV in its battery-only configuration and as a PHEV when equipped with a range extender.) —EPA 2014 Trends report.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

New reports from Korea’s Maeil Economic Daily indicate that Apple is establishing its own “automobile research institute” and has been pushing for the development of its vehicle on its own. Tesla’s biggest EV threat is Apple, according to this analyst. It was a bright and logical strategy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) was named 2014 International Engine of the Year for the third consecutive year. The engine’s compact, low-inertia turbocharger spins at up to 248,000 rpm—more than 4,000 times per second and almost twice the maximum rpm of the turbochargers powering 2014 Formula 1 race car engines.

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Baua Electric

MAY 25, 2023

.” Because the creation of the ARC investigation in 2015, automakers — together with BMW, Ford and Volkswagen — have initiated 8 remembers to deal with doable protection defects with ARC airbag inflators. The inflators were worn in automobiles made via no less than 12 automakers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Nine of the larger manufacturers (Audi AG, BMW AG, Automobiles Citroën, Fiat group, Ford-Werke, Adam Opel, Automobiles Peugeot, Seat, Toyota Motor Europe, and Volvo Car) were already compliant with 2015 targets in 2012. cars in 2014, 1.5 18 manufacturers are compliant with their 2013 and 2014 targets.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The detailed data supporting the report were obtained directly from automobile manufacturers. Preliminary MY 2014 adjusted values are 367 g/mi CO 2 emissions and 24.2 These MY 2014 projections, based on production estimates provided by automakers in early 2013, are uncertain and EPA will not have final data until next year’s report.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

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% Automobiles Peugeot and Automobiles Citroen followed with (105 g CO 2 /km) and (106 g CO 2 /km), respectively.

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JULY 2, 2018

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. percentage points between 2014 and 2017. by 2025 and 5.4% by 2030, ACEA said.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

New car models have complied with Euro 6 since September 2014, and as of today all new cars sold must meet this standard. Click to enlarge. Over the last 15 years, NO x limits for diesel car engines have been reduced by 84%, and particulates (PM) by 90%. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

Porsche is now the fourth German OEM to realign its motorsport strategy this year to enter Formula E, following Audi ( earlier post ), BMW ( earlier post ) and Mercedes-Benz ( earlier post ). Formula E is the world’s first purely electric racing series and was launched on 13 September 2014.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2023

I spent 33 years in the automobile business, the equivalent of 96 human years. I also worked with senior executives& of well-respected automobile companies who were total sleazebags. I last& heard he was at a luxury car& dealership in Arizona in 2014. & These are their stories.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Partnering with Tenneco and Gentherm are BMW and Ford, as well as CalTech and NREL. We believe it is a breakthrough technology that has applications in a variety of global industries, but especially for automobiles in terms of reducing CO 2 emissions, improving fuel economy and providing a new source of much-needed electricity.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

While the Cross Country variants of the wagons had already been scrubbed, standard variants seem to be following them into the abyss — following the current industry trend of chasing margins, rather than offering a diverse array of automobiles catering to a broader clientele. However, Volvo is also in the midst of a transition.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

Horizon 2020 is the EU’s proposed €80-billion (US$100-billion) Framework Programme for Research & Innovation from 2014-2020. EUCAR members are BMW, DAF, Daimler, Fiat, Ford of Europe, GM/Opel, Jaguar Land Rover, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Scania, Volkswagen, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In 2014, Germany had only about 26,000 pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids registered. Bain advises the German automobile manufacturers to work together at a local battery production, ideally including cell production, through consortia similar to Audi, BMW and Mercedes’s acquisition of Nokia Here digital maps and related services.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

The BMW Group Leipzig plant has started series production of the BMW i8 Roadster, unveiled at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). It will be launched parallel to the enhanced version of the BMW i8 Coupé. The BMW i8 Roadster features an electric soft top, and the new BMW i8 Coupe is an extremely sporty 2 + 2-seater.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

The European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) is recommending that the EU 8 th Research Framework Programme (FP8) covering the period 2014 to 2020 declare sustainable mobility a key priority for research funding and further encourage collaborative research in the road transport and automotive sector. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This announcement proves that technical glass will play a new and important role in the future of automobiles. In addition, Gorilla Glass for Automotive was designed into the BMW i8 as an acoustic glass partition to shield sound from the rear engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

Staggered implementation: 65% to comply with requirements in 2012; 75% in 2013; 80% in 2014 and 100% in 2015. In 2014, any weight increase in new cars will be studied. Eco-innovations will count for up to 7 grams of manufacturers’ fleet targets. Super-credits are awarded for vehicles emitting less than 50 g CO 2 /km.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

BMW – the Ultimate Electric Driving Machine? BMW starts adding plugs throughout its lineup. BMW charged into the electric car space with two strong, if quirky, contenders—the hot-selling i3 and the i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. BMW Takes Middle Path to Electrification ; Road Test: 2014 BMW i3.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2015

LNT and SCR dominate the Euro 6 diesel passenger car market (54% for LNT and 40% for SCR in 2014) in the European Union. For the study, chassis dynamometer testing was conducted by the ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club), the largest car club in Europe. Emissions were measured over both NEDC (cold-start) and WLTC 2.0 (hot-start)

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

The technology has gotten better and many of the elements of self-driving cars are already embedded into our current automobiles. Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. The ride continues.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Pint has been at Audi for about six months, coming from BMW where he worked on the electric powertrains for the i3 and i8.) Dr. Hackenberg then conceived the transverse matrix, the MQB, applied in the new Audi A3 in 2012, with the TT debuting in 2014. ft) long—the largest module yet installed in an automobile. meters (6.5

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Maruti Suzuki eVX Indian automobile enthusiasts were eagerly waiting to see an EV from Maruti Suzuki on Indian roads. According to Kia, the EV9 electric SUV is their response to electric SUVs from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi that are comparable in price and size. Globally, EV9 gets 3 power trains.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

In the filing for a patent awarded in 2014 on the design of a system for vehicle dynamics control in electric vehicles, Ian Wright, currently the founder and CEO of Wrightspeed ( earlier post ) and a co-founder of Tesla Motors, and his co-inventor Ryan Cash explain that existing control systems for vehicle dynamics—e.g.,

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