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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

2009 BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. BMW has not commented on the carbon footprint of transporting the materials across three continents and through five plants. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. New type of BMW. April 7th, 2010.

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EUCAR Recommends European 8th Research Framework Program Make Sustainable Mobility a Priority

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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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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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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. By 2015, the average car in Europe will be 5 per cent lighter, with 30 per cent lower CO 2 emissions. ACEA says that the industry spends €20 billion (US$28.8

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Anderman report sees strongest growth for full-hybrid systems; Li-ion batteries for hybrids may be in short supply

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Stop-start vehicles, also termed micro-1 hybrids, are positioned to continue expanding rapidly in Europe and Japan, and at a slower pace in the US and elsewhere. Of those battery makers, Blue Energy Japan, PEVE and Sanyo are already either at or close to full capacity utilization for 2014. —“The 2014 xEV Industry Insider Report”.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Fritz Henderson, GM’s President and CEO: “ We had a couple of Audi and BMW customers sit in an Equinox and say ‘this vehicle should be priced well above what it is’—Chevrolet should blow people away for what they get for their money. ”. Tags: Fuel Cells Fuel Efficiency Perspective Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Revealed: new Chinese EVs, but which could hit Australia?

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seconds, this carbon-fibre, butterfly-door beauty is definitely worthy of the supercar tag. Founded in 2014, Xpeng is a privately-owned EV maker based in Guangzhou that is nowadays publicly traded on the New York stock exchange and has sales outlets in Europe. GAC Aion Hyper SSR. 2023 GAC Aion Hyper SSR. 2023 XPeng G9.