Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

BMW unveiled the seventh generation of its 7 Series, including the first all-electric i7 XDrive60. The 2023 BMW 740i is powered by a thoroughly upgraded version of the iconic B58 3-liter TwinPower Turbo inline six-cylinder engine. liter TwinPower Turbo V8 with BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

BMW will shortly begin an intensive period of testing for the BMW M Hybrid V8, with which BMW M Motorsport will be battling for overall wins in 2023 in the IMSA GTP class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The BMW M Hybrid V8 is powered by the P66/3 eight-cylinder turbo engine with supplementary electric drive.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2020

The BMW Group has officially opened its new Additive Manufacturing Campus. The €15-million campus will allow the BMW Group to develop its position as technology leader in the utilization of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry. BMW AG Board Member for Production. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

BMW presented the extensively updated new editions of its Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) and Sports Activity Coupé (SAC) for the luxury segment. The refreshed drive system line-up includes new combustion engines, a latest-generation plug-in hybrid system for the BMW X5 xDrive50e and 48V mild hybrid technology for all other models.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2023

The BMW Group continues to invest in e-component production at Plant Leipzig and in the future of the site. The new plot for use by BMW consists of 12 hectares in total, eight of which will be built on in the first stage of construction. These include the BMW iX1, the BMW i5 and the BMW iX.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With time still to go before expected US market launch in early 2022, and with the series development phase ongoing, BMW provided a first look ahead at the future BMW iX. The BMW iX is the first model based on a new, modular, scalable architecture on which the future of the BMW Group will be built.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

BMW Group has selected the new NVIDIA Isaac robotics platform to enhance its automotive factories, utilizing logistics robots built on advanced AI computing and visualization technologies. BMW Group’s objective is to enhance logistics factory flow to produce custom-configured cars more rapidly and efficiently. million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The BMW Group is systematically pursuing its goal of significantly reducing CO 2 emissions at their source in the supply chain. The BMW Group has now reached an agreement to this effect with the Swedish startup H2 Green Steel (H2GS), which uses hydrogen and only green power from renewable energies for steel production. Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 31, 2024

It’s increasingly difficult to find cars with manual transmissions in the U.S., My Toyota GR Corolla is a great example of an unexpected treat, but BMW recently announced a much quicker, open-top manual. second 0-60 mph time, and BMW includes several other performance parts in the options package.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

US sales of BMW’s battery-electric i3 ( earlier post ) have averaged almost 5% (4.93%) of BMW US passenger car sales over the past three months, and 3.85% of all BMW brand sales in that country. Data: BMW monthly sales reports. Deliveries of the i3 began in May, with 336 units.

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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. This 99-meter-high signal is lighting the way into the era of electro-mobility.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The new Qualcomm Safety Car BMW i8 Coupé made its debut on Thursday in Santiago, Chile. The car will feature from the fourth race in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, which will take place on Saturday. The system uses no cable connections and charges this special BMW i8 Coupé (combined fuel consumption: 1.9

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

The BMW Group has selected SGL Carbon to produce a cover component for battery enclosures. This substantial multi-year order will include the production of an innovative glass-fiber-based cover plate for the battery housing for usage in a future plug-in hybrid model of BMW Group.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2015

The BMW Group is the first manufacturer to bring the EnLighten App, by Connected Signals , into the car. Drivers of BMW Vehicles with iOS Devices will be able to see traffic signal data on the vehicle’s display in real time. An audio alert notifies the driver about a pending change in the signal they are approaching.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2019

BMW is increasing the efficiency and variety of its electrified models for the upper mid-range segment. The latest battery cell technology contributes to increasing the electric range of the BMW 530e Sedan plug-in hybrid model to between 61 and 66 kilometers. The combined power consumption of the BMW 530e Sedan is now 14.5

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

When I first became a wise and fair judge for the 24 Hours of Lemons race series , back in 2008, I got a lot of static from Internet Car Experts who noted the large quantity of BMW E30s in every race and proclaimed that any E30 in any condition was worth at least ten times more than the Lemons $500 limit on car cost.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

BMW announced the updated, 2021 7 th generation 5 Series Sedan. The 2021 BMW 5 Series lineup includes the: 248 hp 530i and 530i xDrive Sedans. The 2021 BMW 5 Series lineup includes the: 248 hp 530i and 530i xDrive Sedans. The new BMW 530e xDrive Sedan, Phytonic blue metallic, M Sport package. 523 hp M550i xDrive Sedan.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 27, 2023

BMW was once again spotted testing a prototype for its redesigned M5, and this time the test vehicle sported the production-bound lights and wheels. You’ll find these stories and more in today’s car news, right here at Motor Authority. Hyundai Elantra: Compare Cars 2024 Range Rover Sport SV spy shots and video $2.5B

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Testing of the first 50 BMW i3 cars equipped with bidirectional charging technology is expected to start under real-world everyday conditions in early 2021. Bringing about these advances is the task of the research project, in which the BMW Group is acting as consortium leader.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Segment-by-Segment Breakdown The study lists the most reliable vehicles across different categories, with Toyota Motor Corporation achieving the most segment awards. In the mass market, Toyota ranks highest with Buick and Chevrolet in a close contest for reliability.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The all-new 2023 BMW XM was sort-of revealed to the media in Los Angeles on November 16. What we did get in Los Angeles was a guided walk-around by BMW executives, and plenty of time to ask questions about this important vehicle for BMW. BMW “M” performance with a plug. The twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 9, 2023

As a general rule, my biggest recent beef with BMW sedans has been that they feel a bit heavy and porky. Not so much that I’d eliminate them from my shopping list (in the fantasy world where an automotive journalist actually can afford a car in this class), but enough to notice. That said, this is a car that begs for a manual.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

Series production of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) begins in April, with delivery of the first customer cars to start in June 2014, beginning with the main European markets. With the BMW eDrive in plug-in hybrid configuration, the i8 combines a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of 4.4 BMW eDrive.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2019

Since 2018, the BMW Group has been using various AI applications in series production. Christian Patron, Head of Innovation, Digitalization and Data Analytics at BMW Group Production: “Artificial intelligence offers great potential. At the press shop, flat sheet metal parts are turned into high-precision components for the car body.

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EV Central

JANUARY 23, 2023

The flagship of a flagship, the i7 sits at the tippy top of the BMW 7 Series range (there’s also a petrol-powered mild-hybrid variant), combining all the luxe limousine trappings you expect with an all-electric powertrain for the first time. It’s the pinnacle of the BMW family , and it both looks and drives like it. seconds.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2010

During the AASHTO conference (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) in Palm Desert, California last fall, BMW and Siemens presented a system that transmits data between traffic lights and the vehicle to optimize the automatic engine start-stop function and the recovery of braking energy when approaching a traffic light.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

This was certainly the case for a BMW X1 driver, who was saved from what could have been a fiery fate due to the efforts of Tesla Model Y owners who happened to observe that the SUV was on fire. . It was a normal, average day in New Jersey when the Tesla owners saw something unusual in a BMW X1 driving just ahead of them.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2015

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, the BMW Group will present a Vision Car to demonstrate what the interior and the user interface of the future might look like, including AirTouch. One year ago, BMW presented gesture control at CES. AirTouch is makes another leap forward.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

BMW AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, TesTneT Engineering GmbH and Hexagon Purus are working together in research and advanced development of an innovative hydrogen storage system solution for future fuel cell passenger cars.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In the mass market, Toyota ranks highest with Buick and Chevrolet in a close contest for reliability.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 23, 2023

They have, seemingly overnight, become surprisingly popular - in one unscientific study, I’m estimating that these two related subgenres of tall wagons work out to roughly 74 out of every 20 cars on the road. A light foot kept well away from the boost is needed to refrain from excessive premium-octane-only dead dinosaur consumption.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2023

Remember that old& Price is Right & game in which the contestant would blindly reach into a bag and haul out numbers (or strikes) in an effort to guess the price of a car? It increasingly seems like that’s the tack for BMW’s naming system, particularly with some of their newer models – such as the just-announced i7 M70 xDrive.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The BMW Group is showcasing developments from BMW ConnectedDrive at the ITS World Congress this week in Vienna under the slogan “BMW Urban Mobility”. This is empowering the BMW Group to support mobility sustainably and tailored to individual needs. Traffic light assistant. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

and BMW will expand their partnership, one aspect of which will be Toyota providing hybrid systems and fuel cell technology to BMW. The Nikkei reported that Toyota President Akio Toyoda and BMW Chief Executive Officer Norbert Reithofer will make an announcement this week. The Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corp. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

the BMW Group opened a new “High-Voltage Battery Center” in Shenyang, China. The battery factory will supply the nearby Dadong plant, which is operated by the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture and will produce the BMW 5 Series Plug-in Hybrid for the local market. Click to enlarge. Shenyang production facility.

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EV Central

AUGUST 14, 2022

BMW Australia is hitting the road with its new i7 luxury electric saloon to understand whether it will garner more interest from prospective buyers than its more affordable ICE counterpart. After much teasing, BMW revealed first details of the new seventh generation 7-Series in April and announced the Australian pricing last month.

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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

Japanese luxury player Lexus has announced full pricing for its 2024 Lexus LBX ahead of its Australian launch on March 18 and revealed that its cheapest car in its line-up will be priced from $47,550 plus on-roads. Despite sounding expensive for a light SUV, Lexus says its cheapest genuine rival from fellow premium brands cost much more.

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