article thumbnail

McLaren investing £1B in R&D over new 6-year plan; 50% of cars to feature hybrid tech by 2022

Green Car Congress

Our next hybrid vehicle will launch towards the latter part of our six year plan, and we will see at least 50 percent featuring hybrid technology by 2022. The launch of the new 570GT at the Geneva Motor Show represents the culmination of new model introductions for 2016.

Hybrid 150
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Together with the soon-to-be-launched BMW X5 xDrive40e ( earlier post ) also on display at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, the BMW eDrive technology initially developed for BMW i cars will be available for BMW models spanning four different vehicle segments in 2016. The BMW 225xe, arriving in spring 2016, pairs a 100 kW/136 hp 1.5-liter

Plug-in 150
article thumbnail

BMW to introduce BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid at Detroit show

Green Car Congress

Also part of the line-up at the BMW stand will be the new BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid, the BMW M550i xDrive, and the BMW 6 Series model range. With the launch of BMW Connected in the USA and Europe in 2016, BMW has introduced an all-encompassing digital concept designed to aid personal mobility. BMW eDrive.

BMW 150