Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

The BMW Group and its partner Brilliance Automotive Group Holdings signed a long-term framework agreement to further expand their joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA). The all-electric BMW iX3, produced by BBA from 2020, will find customers around the world. The BMW X3 is the sixth BMW model localized in China.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The BMW Group will showcase five electric vehicles at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show including the North American premieres of the BMW i Vision Dynamics, MINI Electric Concept, BMW i3s, and a World Premiere vehicle that will be shown during the BMW Group press conference on Wednesday, 29 November. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

The Carbon Core body structure of the new BMW 7 Series has been awarded the EuroCarBody Award 2015 at the 17 th Global Car Body Benchmarking Conference. The body of the new BMW luxury sedans was given a rating of 41.87 The innovative insulation concept has the additional effect of further improving acoustic comfort.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

BMW AG has secured a 15.16 percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW Group and the SGL Group already operate a joint venture, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (B Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. The BMW Group selected this glowing symbol to represent the technological change taking place in mobility. —Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

BMW i is expanding its engagement in electric mobility with the new BMW Digital Charging Service (DCS)—an intelligent service for predictive, convenient, cost-effective and green power-optimized charging. The BMW Digital Charging Service is based on two core functions: tariff- and solar-optimized vehicle charging.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Daimler AG to develop automobile parts made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). The two companies plan to promote the joint development of diverse CFRP automobile components by utilizing High Cycle Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), a CFRP molding process technology developed by Toray.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 13, 2024

Though perhaps best known for the flashy and outrageous Lamborghini Countach, Gandini’s pen was applied to many other Italian, German, French, British, Japanese, and Swedish concepts and production designs. In 1967 Gandini designed the four-seat Marzal concept , with its see-through glass door panels, and a silver metallic interior.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

Finding ways of recovering this lost heat energy has been one of the major goals being pursued by engineers working on BMW EfficientDynamics for the future. The BMW turbosteamer is based on this two-stage stationary power generation method, but reduced in scale and design to form a component that can be used in modern automobile engines.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

Cryo-compressed hydrogen storage, being developed by the BMW Group based on its long experience with cryogenic storage, involves storing gaseous hydrogen at low temperature on board the vehicle at a pressure of up to 350 bar. From a 2010 paper by BMW and Lawrence Livermore researchers describing CCH 2 technology. Aceves et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

The BMW Brilliance plug-in hybrid concept. BMW Group and its Chinese joint venture partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. have presented a concept plug-in hybrid sedan based on the long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series Sedan. Series production of the automobile is to start in China in 2013.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Engineers at BMW Group Research and Technology are developing advanced automated driver assistance systems for the highway. Researchers have equipped a BMW 5 sedan with intelligent software as well as vision assistance and environment detection systems. Precursors and basis: BMW TrackTrainer and the Emergency Stop Assistant.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2023

BMW C evolution or BMW CE 04 is the new electric scooter from BMW production line. This was the concept in 2017 which is now at the final stage of production line. as per the CEO of BMW AG Oliver Zipse The BMW CE 04 is our new electric star for the city. It goes from 0 to 50 kmph in just 2.6

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

Liter BMW Twin Power Turbo gasoline engine. Simultaneously with the market launch of the new BMW X1 xDrive28i, BMW is introducing the first four-cylinder representative of its Efficient Dynamics engine family. By 2012, the BMW Group will have invested almost €300 million (US$427 million) in both production locations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

SGL Group and BMW Group have formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. The investments in the first stage of development for both production sites will be €90 million (US$134 million). Construction of the production facilities will begin in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

Top spot went to Volkswagen Group, followed by Daimler, BMW, GM and Toyota. Daimler followed in second place, then BMW Group, GM and Toyota. CAM also selected Mercedes-Benz as the most innovative brand; BMW came in second, followed by Volkswagen, Audi and Ford. Source: CAM. Click to enlarge. Networked vehicles. Source: CAM.

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Baua Electric

MAY 26, 2023

Likewise, Nvidia’s Omniverse platform — near to a third-dimensional model of Google Medical doctors that permit groups to paintings on merchandise concurrently — has been followed by way of automakers to backup them design and assemble each automobiles and factories.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 1, 2023

While the small crossover will live on in other parts of the world with a rotary range extender, mimicking what BMW did with the i3 with some Mazda-specific flair, the company’s first all-electric vehicle seems to have been a flop in North America.& The MX-30 EV (not to be confused with the CX-30) was always a compliance automobile.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2021

Practically every car enthusiast in the world probably sparked their love for automobiles by playing with Matchbox or HotWheels toys. The miniature Roadster is made using 99% recycled materials, making it a very environmentally conscious product. “We are unveiling a concept car, just like the real car industry does.

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2023

Sedans and SUVs are in development using BMW component technology and Foxconn electric architectures. Izera Izera concept. While Izera concepts were first shown in 2024, its factory in Jaworzno (Poland) won’t start construction until 2024 with first production cars rolling off the line in 2025. Moskvitch 2023 Moskvitch 3.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Power is provided by a liquid-cooled 95 kWh Li-ion pack.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 20, 2023

While the company would eventually place a few other gauges on either side, the original was about as minimalist as an automobile gets. Starting with the 2025 Cooper Electric, Mini will begin offering a modernized version of the concept. Unfortunately, retaining them would have resulted in a better product.

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Baua Electric

MAY 9, 2023

A listing potency index advanced via Cloud Concept ranked the Toyota logo as the most productive mover of car stock within the U.S. Kia have been the constant business chief in stock potency for greater than a day, in keeping with Rick Wainschel, Cloud Concept vp for knowledge science and analytics.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The British premium automobile manufacturer MINI is realigning its model range, with a focus on drivetrain technologies, vehicle segments and services of the future. In 2008, MINI was a trailblazer for electromobility in the BMW Group. Electrified vehicles now account for 10% of MINI sales.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

The first production car model based on the platform will be unveiled at Auto China 2016 in April. The MMSF platform features technical concepts similar to those of InEco, an ultra-light pure electric car made of multi-materials designed by Professor Hufenbach. —Xu Heyi, Chairman of the Board, BAIC Group.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 7, 2011

BMW has teamed up with its Chinese joint venture partner Brilliance China Automotive to present a concept plug-in hybrid saloon car. The vehicle is based on the long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series saloon car and was developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market with series production expected to begin in 2013.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

These women also decided that the Volvo EX30 was the “Best Family Car,” the BMW 5 Series served as the “Best Large Car”, and that the Volkswagen Amarok ended up being the “Best 4x4 or Pick-up.” Back then, I knew several female couples that exclusively owned Subaru products. The company probably should have known better.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

These women also decided that the Volvo EX30 was the “Best Family Car,” the BMW 5 Series served as the “Best Large Car”, and that the Volkswagen Amarok ended up being the “Best 4x4 or Pick-up.” Back then, I knew several lesbian couples that exclusively owned Subaru products. The company probably should have known better.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2015

BMW uses ENGEL duo injection moulding machines to manufacture car body shell components for the BMW i3 electric vehicle. Earlier post.). With a clamping force of 36,000 kN, the ENGEL v-duo 3600 is the largest machine in its series. The factory will be operated by the association together with Braunschweig University of Technology.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

The production version of the i3. In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. EVs in general currently have a larger carbon burden in the production phase than conventional vehicles (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

The BMW Group Leipzig plant has started series production of the BMW i8 Roadster, unveiled at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). It will be launched parallel to the enhanced version of the BMW i8 Coupé. The new BMW i8 Roadster features combined fuel consumption of 2.1 kWh (net energy content: 9.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2012

NVIDIA processors are used in a wide variety of embedded applications today, including automobiles made by Audi, BMW, Tesla and Lamborghini, aircraft including the F-22 Raptor, and US Army tanks. In the larger automotive sector, NVIDIA products are shipping in, or have been designed into, 23 brands and 106 models. More than 2.5

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Production of the Roadster, the company’s initial product, ended after deliveries totaling 2,500, but a new version of the Roadster is due at some point. has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 10, 2023

Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile? The Emerging Era of the Electric Automobile. The role of the inverter in an automotive drivetrain is simple in concept, but complex in practice.

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Get Electric Vehicle

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The advancement of sand 3D printing technologies to improve the capabilities of the old casting industry may become more widespread as it can handle high throughput manufacturing as required by the automobile industry. Before beginning mass production of any model, car manufacturers typically conduct process verification.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2012

On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. Earlier post.) The basic rationale, according to ARB staff, is that such a. conventional vehicles.

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