Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

BMW eDrive Zones trigger an automatic shift to all-electric operating mode as soon as the vehicle enters a designated area, such as a low emission zone. BMW eDrive Zones are now available in various BMW plug-in hybrid models. BMW eDrive Zones test vehicle automatically switches into electric driving mode.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Mobility and BMW Group intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture SHARE NOW to Stellantis. SHARE NOW was established in 2019 combines the DNA of car2go, which was developed by the former Daimler AG, and DriveNow, the BMW Group’s offering. —Rainer Feurer, Head of Corporate Investments at the BMW Group.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

BMW has awarded ENGEL Austria another contract to supply system solutions to BMW’s Leipzig factory, where ENGEL duo injection moulding machines are used to manufacture car body shell components for the BMW i3 electric vehicle. ENGEL delivered the first manufacturing cells of this type to Leipzig back in March 2013.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 3, 2021

German carmaker BMW has announced that its much-hyped i4 M50 will be the official safety car for the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup to be held in Austria in mid-August. In making it’s world debut at the Red Bull Ring, BMW is hoping to underline the new models balance between high performance and environmental credentials.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

At the Paris Motos Show, BMW introduced an expanded set of services, device support and availabilitiy in more countries. The personal mobility companion BMW Connected already comprises many functions designed to help users with their daily mobility needs. The update of BMW Connected will also cover the new Apple Watch Series 2.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

Vision Neue Klasse Vision sedan On the heels of announcing its record year in sales of all-electric vehicles last year, BMW says it is now investing $711 million (€650 million) to convert its main factory in Munich to exclusively produce electric vehicles by the end of 2027. It expects to sell half a million BEVs this year. Get started here.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

At the BWM Group’s engine plant in Steyr (Austria), in a reference project accompanied by the Technical University of Vienna, Ecoclean Monschau (formerly Dürr Ecoclean) has significantly raised the energy efficiency of a. The first EcoCFlex unit for cleaning and deburring engine components went into service at the BMW Group in 2005.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2017

BMW’s new 530e plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) will be produced at Magna’s contract manufacturing plant in Graz, Austria, starting in summer 2017. Magna’s Graz facility will then be the production home for two premium electrified vehicles: the BMW 530e and the previously awarded Jaguar I-PACE.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2016

BMW is using Hexcel CFRP technology to save weight and to reinforce the metal shell of the B-pillar in the BMW 7 Series. Hexcel supplies BMW with preforms made of unidirectional carbon prepreg set in various orientations and combined with adhesive. The prepreg is made from Hexcel’s HexPly M77 resin system that cures in 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The new generation of 3-cylinder gasoline engines for the future BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) will be produced exclusively at the BMW engine plant at Hams Hall, near Birmingham. More than three million engines have been produced to date at the Hams Hall engine plant for a wide range of BMW and MINI vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Austria proposes letting electric cars drive faster. And BMW builds a new battery assembly line for its upcoming electric cars. California begins fighting back against the EPA's fuel economy freeze. Hyundai recalls Ioniqs. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Teslarati

JULY 21, 2021

The global semiconductor shortage is halting production lines of both BMW and Daimler’s facilities in Germany. BMW announced that the semiconductor shortage affected production by around 10,000 units this week, and the problems are expected to continue into next week. The company delivered 2.324 million cars last year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2016

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang today. The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder gasoline engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in Northeastern China.

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EV Obssesion

JUNE 17, 2021

Recycling tools at plants in Germany and Austria saves seven tonnes of tungsten per year Lowers energy consumption by 70% and CO2 emissions by more than 60% compared to primary tungsten Wendt: “We will significantly increase the percentage of recycled raw materials by 2030 and use raw materials multiple times in a […].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2015

A large investment program to develop the BMW Hams Hall engine plant near Birmingham in the UK is complete. Engines, as well as machined components manufactured at BMW Plant Hams Hall contribute to a range of cars across BMW Group’s product portfolio. Three-cylinder BMW TwinPower Turbo technology 1.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

BMW is using the AS8510 , an integrated automotive data acquisition front-end integrated circuit (IC) from ams AG, a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, to provide extremely accurate battery voltage and current measurements in its i3 electric vehicles (EVs).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2017

A partnership project between the eleven leading Austrian energy suppliers and Berlin-based Hubject GmbH ( earlier post ), which is supported by the Austrian climate and energy fund, will create a comprehensively accessible network of charging stations for drivers of electric vehicles across Austria, starting in April 2017.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Headquartered in Australia, ASI’s membership includes metals industry companies, national aluminum councils from Austria to South Africa, and automotive manufacturers such as Audi, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The BMW Group is introducing the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant—a new proprietary in-car AI assistant intended to enhance the BMW driving experience. BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0 —Dieter May, Senior Vice President Digital Products BMW Group.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2009

BMW has introduced a new entry-level version of the BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle for European markets. The all-wheel drive BMW X3 xDrive 18d is Euro 5 compliant. BMW will begin selling the X3 xDrive 18d in Austria in June. BMW will begin selling the X3 xDrive 18d in Austria in June.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Together with partners including BMW and VARTA, LeydenJar is working on the development of European-made sustainable batteries for electric vehicles. The company is working with partners to apply the technology in next-generation consumer electronics, electronic vehicles and e-flight applications. greenSPEED.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche launched IONITY, a joint venture that will develop and implement a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for electric vehicles across Europe. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2022

Cryoshelter is a cryogenic storage technology company founded in 2008 in Austria by Dr. Matthias Rebernik (currently holds approximately 80% of the shares in the company) whose PhD thesis was part of the LH2-tank project for the BMW Hydrogen 7 ( earlier post ).

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Teslarati

APRIL 28, 2021

Austria – 1,192 Model 3 cars sold . The Tesla Model 3 has become the best-selling luxury sedan in the world, beating the likes of veterans like the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the BMW 3 Series. The BMW 3 Series was for the longest time the best-selling premium sedan, has been exceeded by the Tesla Model 3.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

IONITY , the joint venture of BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen with Audi and Porsche that is developing and implementing a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for EVs across Europe ( earlier post ), has formed initial strategic partnerships for the realization of its HPC network.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In BMW vehicles with BMW Operating System 7 and 8, a new service for convenient payment processing of parking fees is now available in Germany and Austria. The function is also integrated into the My BMW app. After the start in Germany and Austria, the function will be rolled out in other European countries from 2023.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

Volkswagen was the best-selling brand in March and across 2016 so far, leading the rankings in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Switzerland during the first quarter. B-Segment (subcompact cars) and MPVs suffered most, posting the highest market share loss. 11.97% in Q1 2015).

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Fusilier is set to be tested on the gruelling Shoeckl mountain facility in Austria, a place that also forms the test base for the mighty Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, which will soon be available as the all-electric EQG. It’ll no doubt offer better performance than the BMW-sourced six-cylinder engines in the Grenadier.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2014

Wethje shall become a consolidated subsidiary of MRC subject to fulfillment of closing conditions including approvals by appropriate authorities required in Germany and Austria. As an example, BMW has launched the i3 electric vehicle, which uses CFRP parts for the complete vehicle structure.

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Baua Electric

MAY 22, 2023

The engine is sourced from BMW and within the Grenadier is connected with an 8-speed automated and a four-wheel-drive machine with a 2-speed switch case. There’s additionally just a unmarried powertrain possibility for the Grenadier, a three.0-liter 0-liter turbo-6. Ultimate specs for the U.S. 0-liter engine is rated at 281 hp.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2009

The BMW Group Forschung und Technik, in cooperation with researchers in Graz and Vienna, Austria, has developed a dedicated (i.e., Engineers from the BMW Group Forschung und Technik developed a new cylinder head for hydrogen operation based on a production diesel engine. H2BVplus hydrogen combustion engine. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2019

The Tesla Model 3 also achieved another record in February, as it became the top-selling premium midsize sedan in Europe—outperforming the popular Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series. It was the best performing SUV in Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and the second best in Germany, Croatia, Denmark and Italy.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

In January, PHEVs were the stars of the show, not only winning the Best Seller trophy for the first time in years, thanks to the surprising Volvo XC40 PHEV, but also by placing 2 models in the Top 5, for the first time since last August, as the BMW 330e(!) 4 BMW 330e – Now this was a surprise. reached the 4th place last month.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Costing 40 billion yen [US$466 million] or so, their factory will likely be one of the largest electric-vehicle lithium ion battery plants in Europe and is to be built in Spain or Austria. and German firm BMW AG. Construction will likely begin early next year, with the plant operational as early as 2012.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In France, for example, the figure is 70%, in Austria it is more than 80% and in Belgium it is even more than 90%. Furthermore, Porsche and Audi are representing the Volkswagen Group in IONITY, a joint venture with the BMW Group, Daimler AG and Ford Motor Company. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The first series-produced BMW i4 EV ( earlier post ) rolled off the production lines at BMW Group Plant Munich. For the plant and team, the launch of the BMW i4 is a milestone on the road to electric mobility. BMW AG Board Member for Production. Increasing digitalization plays an important part in BMW Group production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2013

Austria-based Alset Global’s Hybrid Hydrogen system comprises a hydrogen fuel rail, storage tank and proprietary engine management system. liter V12 engine car to run on pure gasoline or hydrogen or a blend of both. The system can use either pure hydrogen, gasoline or a blend of both to deliver optimum power, acceleration and CO 2 reduction.

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