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Green Car Congress
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.).
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2015
The 3-row, 7-seat SUV weighs 5,059 lbs (2,295 kg) in its PHEV version (4,627 lbs/2,099 kg conventional), yet delivers the performance, handling and feel of a smaller luxury sporty sedan, even up and down twisty canyon roads. BMW X5 xDrive 40e. This version of the Q7 PHEV will also use a 2.0-liter T8 Twin Engine PHEV.
Drive Electric
MAY 1, 2023
The changes to the Clean Car Discount appear designed to encourage even cleaner vehicles entering our fleet; this will mean more PHEVs and BEVs coming in and over time fewer petrol and diesel vehicles. “At Drive Electric our mission is to support the uptake of e-mobility in New Zealand as part of our efforts to decarbonise transport.
Plugs and Cars
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Plans for a 2012 general release of the PHEV Escape did not wow anyone. The surprise appearance at the Detroit Auto Show last month of an electric Focus may be evidence of a new day (again) at Ford. As with the BMW MINI E , what is stunning, if not surprising, is how quickly a decent fully electric vehicle can be put on the road.
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 13, 2021
A new model provides a fresh start but as an unknown quantity needs heavy promotion to get traction in the crowded auto market. Brilliant advertising, ordinary vehicles and lack of corporate support and fresh product killed the brand, but it taught GM a lot. BMW’s electric i sub-brand started with the quirky i3.
Baua Electric
MAY 14, 2024
Jeremiads lamenting China’s takeover of the global auto industry are everywhere these days. Each reaches basically the same conclusion: the global non-Chinese automakers will never be able to catch up unless they radically change their corporate mindsets. Three recent accounts stand out from the pack.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 10, 2013
more than half of auto executives involved in the survey feel that battery electric vehicles will have the same driving range as their petrol-fueled equivalents within 6 years.”. 83% of auto execs from the Americas predict that online activity will increase for both dealerships and intermediaries. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.
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