EV Central

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

What does BMW’s new concept tell us about its coming EVs? Lots… The BMW Vision Neue Klasse provides a more realistic preview of the compact EV sedan coming in 2025 than the i Vision Dee shown earlier in 2023. This tech, it turns out, will serve as the basis for an entire family of better BMW EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

BMW is realigning its motor sports activities, and is ending its participation in Formula One at the end of 2009. While it will remain active in motor sports, said Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, it will focus on close-to-production motor sports. And, naturally, this also includes motor sports.As

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

GTI hot hatch, revealed as a concept by Volkswagen last September, can find a market in the US. It would make sense if we hit the right price points,” Di Si said during VW’s annual media conference. 2 electric car , revealed last March (also as a concept). 2 electric car , revealed last March (also as a concept).

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National Green Transportation

AUGUST 1, 2011

On Friday last week BMW held a press conference unveiling the their BMW.i concept vehicles. These are the i3, all electric sedan meant for urban use, and the i8, plug-in hybrid sports car meant for longer trips.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2011

BMW today revealed concept versions of its first-ever production electric cars: the i3 battery electric minicar and i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe. The designs and details of both cars were unveiled in a Frankfurt press conference that was broadcast globally on the Internet.

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EV Central

MARCH 14, 2023

2022 Porsche Taycan RWD The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV and BMW iX are logical rivals and it could also compete with the upcoming Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3. “It It is about a new vehicle concept, but the flyline typical for Porsche, impressive performance, automated driving functions and a new interior experience,” he said.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Scientists from the Technische Universität München (TUM) are collaborating with engineers from BMW to develop the means to replace copper with aluminum as a conductor in on-board power systems. Lab version of the LEIKO aluminum power plug. Click to enlarge. Lindemann, U.: Bergendahl, M. Grimheden, and L. Leifer, Eds.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2019

The 11 companies—Aptiv, Audi, Baidu, BMW, Continental, Daimler, FCA US LLC, HERE, Infineon, Intel and Volkswagen—comprise the broadest representation across the industry and have published, to date, the largest report on how to build, test and operate a safe automated vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The upcoming Recommended Practice SAE J2954 will also contain a normative specification WPT 2 (7.7kW)—or concept freeze—made in 2017 for SAE J2954. —Jesse Schneider (BMW), Chair of the SAE Wireless Charging Taskforce. WPT 3 (up to 11kW) will also be specified as an informative appendix.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. In testing on a BMW demo 3-Series vehicle, a 1.6-liter Stage 1 of the Turbohybrid powertrain concept. In cooperation with BMW and LUK, AVL applied the Turbohybrid powertrain in the BMW 3-series demo vehicle.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 18, 2010

Start-stop technology may still be in its infancy, but BMW may be about to take the concept to new heights. Tags: BMW Green cars Latest news car networking Siemens start-stop technology the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials traffic lights.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The software platform will be developed in conjunction with user needs assessments from the BMW North America LLC i ChargeForward pilot program; assessments of control algorithms for grid feeder loading through PEV charge control; types of control signals that may be utilized (e.g.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

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. Using the carbon and aluminum MMSF bodies and non-metal panels, body weight will be reduced by up to 45%. —Xu Heyi, Chairman of the Board, BAIC Group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

The projects, led by BMW, CNH Industrial, Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Penso Consulting, Westfield Sportscars and Williams Advanced Engineering, cover a wide range of new innovations. Technologies to reduce the weight and improve electrification in SUV vehicle platforms.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2017

At the Surcar 2017 conference on automotive body finishing in Cannes, Dürr and BMW received the award for technique for their concept of a smart paint shop and how to increase production efficiency by digitization. BMW and Dürr combine the latest IT technology with their know-how in production processes and equipment technology.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

BMW says that when its sixth-generation battery cell technology is introduced on its next-generation of EVs it will have the competition licked, including the leading electric car brand Tesla. Better still for buyers, they also cost half as much to make, which could translate to BMW EVs being cheaper to buy in the future.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The powertrain of the plug-in hybrid BMW Vision EfficientDynamics. Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, called a “ CO 2 champion ” that will demonstrate “ a whole new dimension of driving pleasure with regards to efficiency with performance ” during a press conference late in July. Click to enlarge.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 23, 2021

Another week with automakers sharing plans to either curtail development of internal combustion engines or share their EV sales goals – in this case German luxury OEMs, Audi and BMW. We see images of the upcoming BMW i4 BEV, Jeep Wrangler Magneto BEV concept, Rivian announces their new charging networks, and much, much, more.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2016

All three of the new MINI Countryman variants will make their World Premiere at the Los Angeles International Auto Show at a press conference on 16 November. liter 3-cylinder gasoline engine with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology is a member of the latest generation of the BMW Group engines. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

CharIN was founded by Audi, BMW, Daimler, Mennekes, Opel, Phoenix Contact, Porsche, TÜV SÜD and Volkswagen to focus on developing and establishing the Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered electric vehicles of all kinds. This would significantly reduce battery electric vehicle charging times.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

In fact, Wallbox became the first company to introduce a bidirectional charger for homes earlier this year, with the product quickly becoming one of the most talked-about technologies at CES and other tech conferences. However, the technology is still in its infancy, and, according to BMW it won’t be viable before 2027.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. The convenience and low cost of this concept alone merit attention.

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