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BMW wins overall International Engine of Year 2015 for hybrid drive system in i8 PHEV

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JUNE 17, 2015

BMW took top honors at the latest International Engine of the Year Awards , with the 1.5-liter, liter, three-cylinder hybrid drive unit in the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid being declared the overall winner—as well as picking up two class wins—edging out Ford’s 1.0L BMW also picked up a class win (2.5-liter liter to 1.8-liter

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BMW 2015 International Engine

BMW introducing new X5 plug-in hybrid in Europe in 2019, US in 2020

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The BMW X5 xDrive40e, introduced in 2015, was the first plug-in hybrid production car from the BMW core brand. BMW will introduce a new X5 plug-in hybrid, the BMW X5 xDrive45e iPerformance, in Europe in 2019, to be followed by a US model in 2020. Earlier post.) It comprises a 3.0-liter It comprises a 3.0-liter

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Plug-in BMW 2020 2019

BMW X5 xDrive40e PHEV going on sale in US in the fall; early EPA rating estimates at 55 MPGe

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MARCH 17, 2015

The 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) will arrive in US showrooms in the fall of 2015. kWh Li-ion battery pack, the newest BMW SAV can travel approximately 13 miles on all-electric power. Early preliminary estimates put US EPA mileage estimates at 55 MPGe.

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BMW EPA Li-ion PHEV

BMW to showcase 4 production plug-in hybrids at IAA in Frankfurt; new 225xe

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

BMW is using the upcoming IAA in Frankfurt to showcase four production BMW brand plug-in hybrid models from different vehicle segments—one newly announced. BMW eDrive is the new drive system technology used in all the electrically powered vehicles from BMW i and the plug-in hybrid models from BMW.

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Plug-in BMW Plug Hybrid

Among BMW’s highlights at New York Show are new diesel X3, plug-in hybrid concept X5

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APRIL 4, 2014

Making its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show 2014 will be the updated 2015 BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle, which will include the X3 xDrive28d, the first BMW Advanced Diesel X3 model for the US. The X3 xDrive28d will accelerate from 0 – 60 mph in just under eight seconds. BMW Concept X5 eDrive.

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New York Plug-in Concept Diesel

BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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JULY 2, 2015

During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. This application of BMW eDrive technologies features the first PHEV system with a front/transverse-mounted. Earlier post.).

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Water BMW Engine Fuel

First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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MAY 17, 2015

Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. While the Mercedes GLE 550e will use a 3L twin-turbo V6 and the Audi Q7 e-tron a 3L TDI diesel, the BMW X5 xDrive 40e also features a 2.0L

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine

Refreshed 2014 Toyota Yaris features revamped 1.0L engine with switching between Atkinson and Otto cycles; new hybrid

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JULY 16, 2014

gasoline unit that is the first member of a new family of 14 highly efficient engines to be launched by 2015. Mass-produced gasoline engines on average have a thermal efficiency of between 30 and 35%, Toyota said.). liter gasoline engine and 1.4-liter The 1.33L gasoline and 1.4L A 4-cylinder, 1.33-liter

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2014 Engine Toyota Hybrid

Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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MAY 3, 2021

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. Most of these advanced vehicles will be electric or plug-in hybrids. Level 4 Prototype Cars on California Roads Since 2009. Think of a. Talk amongst yourselves.

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Google Cars GM Volvo

Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. The 2022 Genesis G70 comes with two gasoline engine options. Road Test: 2022 BMW i4 M50. Road Test: 2015 Infiniti Q50. The base 2.0-liter

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MPG Fuel Economy Clean Cleaning

BMW announces second-generation X1; fuel consumption reduced up to 17%

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JUNE 3, 2015

BMW announced the all-new BMW X1 Sports Activity Vehicle. In its second generation, the new MY 2016 BMW X1 builds on the success of its predecessor (more than 730,000 sold worldwide to date, 61,974 sold in the US) by incorporating a roomier interior combined with greater efficiency and technology. Gasoline engines.

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BMW Fuel MPG Standards

Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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AUGUST 30, 2009

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. ”. The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. Audi is systematically driving forward the electrification of its cars with both high-voltage, electric drive e-tron models as well as lower voltage mild hybrids.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

EV Driven

BMW wins overall International Engine of Year 2015 for hybrid drive system in i8 PHEV

BMW introducing new X5 plug-in hybrid in Europe in 2019, US in 2020

BMW X5 xDrive40e PHEV going on sale in US in the fall; early EPA rating estimates at 55 MPGe

BMW to showcase 4 production plug-in hybrids at IAA in Frankfurt; new 225xe

Among BMW’s highlights at New York Show are new diesel X3, plug-in hybrid concept X5

BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

Refreshed 2014 Toyota Yaris features revamped 1.0L engine with switching between Atkinson and Otto cycles; new hybrid

Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T

BMW announces second-generation X1; fuel consumption reduced up to 17%

Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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