Green Car Reports

AUGUST 30, 2017

Today, the electric Mini concept breaks cover, Chinese electric-car sales surge, used batteries offer fast charging, and why boring suits Tesla. All this and more on Green Car Reports. BMW revealed renderings of the Mini Electric Concept that will debut at the Frankfurt auto show in two weeks.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Two mid-size cars get updates at the New York Auto Show, Snopes debunks a conspiracy about the Volkswagen XL1, and Mercedes'' U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. BMW has updated its X5 eDrive concept--it''s getting closer and closer to production.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Nissan''s plug-in hybrid plans, a bill to permit Tesla Motors'' direct sales model in New Jersey, and the Ford Fusion Lightweight concept points toward more-efficient cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2016

Today, BMW unveils a zero-emission concept car for its 100th anniversary, Volkswagen lawyers say the company delayed announcing its diesel cheating in order to cut a deal with regulators, and a Maserati Levante plug-in hybrid SUV could borrow powertrain components from the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Today, we've got the world's largest Tesla Supercharger sites, a startling prediction from Porsche, electric Vespa scooters, and a bigger BMW battery. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We preview the green production cars and concepts of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid will arrive in dealers this year, and chemists create a gasoline substitute made from plant waste. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

More Paris news today as it is revealed that BMW is to take the covers off a new plug-in hybrid concept at the city’s forthcoming motor show. Using the same technology as featured in the i8 sports car, which is planned for launch in 2014, the new Concept Active Tourer is a small MPV-type vehicle [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 7, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and Quant e-Sportlimousine concept debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and Fisker Automotive launches a new website. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid is.'

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 22, 2013

BMW is to use the Frankfurt Motor Show to showcase its new plug-in hybrid drivetrain as fitted to its X5 SUV model. The new X5 eDrive combines xDrive all-wheel drive capabilities with a new plug-in hybrid system. Using a four-cylinder engine with BMW TwinPower turbo technology with a 70kW, 95 hp[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

German car manufacturer has announced that it will develop a plug-in hybrid electric sports car. The car will be based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study that was displayed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009 with BMW presenting a fully road worthy showcase vehicle at the Leipzig trade fair centre.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 14, 2013

BMW will use the event to unveil its BMW Concept Active Tourer plug-in hybrid (pictured) for the first time in North [.]. The Geneva Motor Show may barely be in the record books, but already attentions are turning to the next big motoring showcase: the New York International Auto Show, which kicks off on March 27.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2012

BMW has announced that the eDrive emblem will designate all electric and plug-in hybrid cars as the i8 Concept Spyder goes on show for the first time at the Beijing Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 2, 2012

As BMW prepares for the launch of its first cars to launch under its new electric ‘i’ sub-brand, the German car maker has reveals an open-top version of its plug-in hybrid i8 model. The new i8 Spyder Concept will join the i8 coupe and i3 fully-battery electric supermini as the third model in the range [.].

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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.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There have been many dazzling electric car concepts over the years, few of which have come to light: which is why it’s so exciting to see the BMW i3 and BMW i8 Roadster up close in personal as they head towards production. The i3 and i8 are set to become the first purpose-built electric and [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

BMW has released details of its new i sub-brand which will denote its electric and lowest emission vehicles. The new brand’s first cars will be a production version of the Vision EfficientDynamics plug-in hybrid concept which will be called the i8 while a production version of the Megacity electric city car will be called the [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

It may be working towards electrification in the long term, but BMW still sees massive potential in conventional engines – and is aiming to make them as fuel efficient as possible with a completely new EfficientDynamics family. The new series of engines will take advantage of BMW TwinPower Turbo technology with the first member of [.].

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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. The large battery block is bolted to the floor structure of the Audi e-tron quattro concept.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Green car enthusiasts are already counting the days to the Frankfurt Motor Show, and now their appetites have been whetted further as BMW releases more details of its so-called CO2 champion. The vehicle is powered by a 1.5 litre, three-cylinder turbo-diesel with two electric motors and a 10.8kWh lithium-polymer battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

The project will cover different types of electric vehicles, the development of Smart Grids, innovative Information and Communication Technologies solutions, and urban mobility concepts. The Transport 2050 plan aims to half the number of conventionally-fuelled (non-hybrid) cars in cities by 2030 and phase them out by 2050.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM this week announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. 2024 BMW i5 BMW added two more 5-Series plug-in variants for the 2025 model year. Which automaker CEO sees EV acceleration as a safety feature? of the U.S.

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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

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In About Dr. Frank.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2009

But the world’s oil supplies won’t last forever, so carmakers are looking to the future and starting to build electric-powered concepts and prototypes. So what better to persuade the driving public that a car that you plug in can actually be fun to drive than an electric Mini, one of the most popular cars on the road today.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2009

The BMW MINI E is one of the most exciting and head turning electric car concepts and now it is being put to the test thanks to a partnership between BMW and the University of California at Davis. US field trials of the MINI E are already under way for two months, with BMW gathering data from the 450 MINI E drivers.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

This past week not only had the usual automaker electrification declarations and teases of EVs to come such as the Kia EV6 and Lexus LF-Z concept EV, but we had a huge April Fools’ joke from Volkswagen. The Mini EV (no relation to the MINI brand owned by BMW) comes in two- and four-seater versions. Lexus LF-Z concept | Lexus.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 22, 2024. Green Car Reports also drove the 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ and found it to have a usable electric-only range and comfortable ride but rather expensive and unimpressive in its infotainment interface.

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