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New Buick, BMW PHEVs for China

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Buick announced that it will shortly launch the Velite 5, its first extended range electric vehicle (EREV), in China. Last year, Buick launched the all-new LaCrosse Hybrid Electric Vehicle and hosted the world premiere of the Velite Concept, which served as the template for future new energy vehicles under Buick’s strategy in China.

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BMW plans hydrogen fuel cell offering “early in next decade”

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Speaking on the future of powertrains at the Aachen Colloquium, Klaus Fröhlich, Member of the Board of Management at BMW AG, Development, said that BMW will enter the fuel cell market early in the next decade, starting with very small production runs. BMW Group is planning more models with electric drive systems in the future.

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EuroCarBody Award 2015 goes to the Carbon Core body of the new BMW 7 Series

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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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Technical review outlines challenges for both batteries and fuel cells as basis for electric vehicles

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They begin by observing that the EU’s goal of 95 gCO 2 /km fleet average emissions by 2020 can only be met by means of extended range electric vehicles or all-electric vehicles in combination with the integration of renewable energy (e.g., wind and solar). Source: Gröger et al. Click to enlarge. kgH 2 /min.

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Monthly Myth: EVs don’t work In the cold

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The cars included a 2018 BMW i3, 2018 Chevy Bolt, 2018 Nissan LEAF, 2017 Tesla Model S 75D, and 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf. At 20 degrees : EVs experienced a 12% decrease in driving range without the heater; a 41% decrease with the heater. ? This concept holds true for gas and diesel-powered vehicles too.

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GM to Make Use of Heat Pump Technology to Improve The Efficiency of Their EVs 

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So the concept of a heat pump is that the heat you want to remove from the engine can be used somewhere the heat is required like heating the car. GM believes it can help speed up charging and acceleration and extend range. It is available on all models of the BMW i3 EV, as well as the Jaguar I-Pace and Audi E-Tron.

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Visio.M partners present new lightweight EV; 13.5 kWh pack delivers ~100 mile range

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miles) in extended range. The weight savings that we were able to achieve across our EV concept, including the significant drop in weight from the windows with SABIC’s materials and development support, allowed us to significantly reduce the amount of energy required to move the car and meet the design intent of the vehicle.

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