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APRIL 21, 2023

The BMW Group is heading up a new project that explores the circular economy in automotive manufacturing. The BMW Group is targeting increasing the proportion of secondary materials in its brands’ new models from around 30% at present to 50%. The BMW Group is supplying 500 end-of-life vehicles for the purposes of the project.

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APRIL 12, 2018

Dürr is building a paint shop in Mexico for the BMW Group that meets the requirements for connected Industry 4.0 This plant, featuring the first integrated smart factory concept from Dürr, is being built at the San Luis Potosí site. San Luis Potosí will build the BMW brand’s best-selling model series, the BMW 3 Series Sedan.

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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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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

BMW unveils electric vehicles BMW i Vision Amby & i Vision Circular concept . Read further to know more about BMW unveils electric vehicles. . Read further to know more about BMW unveils electric vehicles. . BMW unveils electric vehicles. BMW i vision Amby electric bicycle .

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

BMW has released the new 2019 i3 and i3s electric vehicles with 120 Ah batteries. kilowatt hours (kWh), the new generation of high-voltage batteries enables the BMW i3 120 Ah and the BMW i3s 120Ah to achieve a range of up to 153 miles, nearly a 30% improvement from the 94 Ah model and almost double its original range.

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APRIL 12, 2019

BMW Group Production is focusing increasingly on easy-to-use and effective virtual (VR) and augmented (AR) reality applications. AR-based training at the BMW Group Production Academy: engine assembly. Staff at the Munich location of the BMW Group Toolmaking and Plant Engineering unit now mount a standard tablet on a tripod.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

The BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore have formed a joint technology consortium in order to work closely together on the continued development of a complete and sustainable value chain for battery cells for electrified vehicles in Europe. The BMW Group is already investing heavily in the entire value chain today. Production.

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APRIL 20, 2021

In March, BMW presented the Neue Klasse generation of vehicles, to be launched by the middle of this decade, which will be clearly focused on all-electric drivetrains. For the Neue Klasse, the BMW Group is developing the next generation of its battery technology. —Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. ".

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

The BMW Group is increasingly relying on innovations from the fields of digitalization and Industry 4.0 Innovations coming out of many pilot projects are being implemented worldwide in logistics at BMW Group plants. —Jürgen Maidl, head of Logistics for the BMW Group production network. in production logistics.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

DeepDrive, a Munich-based deep-tech company backed by BMW and Continental ( earlier post ), will unveil a new central drive unit for electric vehicles as a world premiere at the IAA Mobility 2023 (4 - 10 September). DeepDrive has developed a cost- and resource-efficient dual-rotor motor, extending the range of electric vehicles.

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JUNE 21, 2016

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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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. Source: neon.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

In Germany, BMW and Total have officially begun the field testing of AdBlue pumps installed at three fueling stations in Munich and Berlin. The AdBlue filler neck is found underneath the fuel filler flap or in the engine compartment, depending on the BMW diesel model. Filler neck for AdBlue (left) and diesel fuel (right).

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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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JANUARY 5, 2015

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program—a pilot study to be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system.

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JULY 13, 2016

The BMW Group has been using components from 3D printers in series production since 2012; more than 10,000 additively-manufactured parts are built into the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Additive technologies will be one of the main production methods of the future for the BMW Group—with promising potential. Tumbleston et al.

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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. This joint venture with the BMW Group is a milestone for the use of carbon fibers on an industrial scale in the automobile industry. This material will help to reduce CO 2 emissions and save natural resources.

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AUGUST 26, 2015

The concept, as reported in a new paper in the International Journal of Engine Research , demonstrates a potential for efficiency increase of 3.3% – 3.8% in the region of the minimum specific fuel consumption on a stoichiometric combustion concept with Miller cycle and cooled external exhaust gas recirculation. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

A multinational team including researchers from the BMW Group have optimized an ionic liquid electrolyte for Li-air batteries, which resulted in a stable electrode-electrolyte interface and a highly reversible charge-discharge cycling behavior in a test Li-air coin cell. Reiter from BMW Group. Resources. Mueller, D. Hassoun, W.-J.

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MAY 1, 2022

BMW’s iFACTORY production strategy defines the future orientation of plants and production technologies at the BMW Group and meets the challenges of the transformation to e-mobility. With our BMW iFACTORY, we are leading the way and setting new standards in flexibility, efficiency, sustainability and digitalization.

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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.:

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Adaptive control of range resources. The Professorship of Cognitive and Engineering Psychology of TU Chemnitz was involved in the project from the start, alongside with BMW and Vattenfall and other university partners. As a result, coping strategies are adapted (e.g., drive more economically, do not use EV). —Franke (2014).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

With the addition of this project, Gentherm adds the US Army Tank Automotive, Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to its passenger car key partners Ford and BMW. The TEG developed in that project provided a proof-of-concept for stack-arranged TE engines in a cylindrical form factor. Resources. ????

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JULY 29, 2014

However, the concept and application of electric vehicle/grid integration has been studied extensively by numerous research groups and automakers for more than 10 years. BMW announced its Smart Charging App for mobile devices in June 2014 following the launch of the BMW i3 electric vehicle. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Produced in partnership with BMW. BMW says it can, and does. The BMW Group, which includes BMW , MINI , Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad is embracing this challenge and opportunity utterly. At the same time BMW recognises certain standards are expected by buyers of its vehicles. It’s not alone in this.

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JUNE 10, 2013

Two tasks will be conducted in the Safety Pilot Model Deployment Geographic Area as a proof of concept for incorporating motorcycles into the connected vehicle environment: motorcycle communications feasibility testing and motorcycle-to-vehicle performance testing. UMTRI has partnered with two motorcycle manufacturers: Honda and BMW.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Alan Cherry, Vice President of Human Resources - Former Senior Director, Human Resources, Tesla Motors. Richard Kim, Head of Design – Founding member of BMW i Design and Lead Designer, i3 and i8 concepts. Dag Reckhorn, Vice President of Global Manufacturing – Former Director of Manufacturing, Tesla Model S.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 1, 2009

The BMW Mini E has hit the streets. In June about 500 cars were placed in consumer and fleet hands in Los Angeles and New York and New Jersey for what BMW calls a " field trial." Like all the automakers, BMW dabbled in concept electric cars over the years. They produced a small fleet for the Munich Olympics in 1972.

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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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MAY 24, 2014

Consortium members in the four-year project include: Opel; Audi; BMW Group; BMW Forschung und Technik; Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen; Continental; Daimler; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft u. The focus is on the human element in all aspects of mobility and traffic.

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MARCH 18, 2021

The BMW Group is preparing for a major realignment of its product range from 2025 onwards, based on the Neue Klasse (New Class). The BMW Group says that the Neue Klasse models will thus provide a completely novel user experience never before seen in series production vehicles.

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JUNE 16, 2016

To mark its centenary year in 2016, the BMW Group is looking further ahead than usual with a series of Vision Vehicles designed to anticipate and respond to future mobility needs. At its Munich Centenary Event on 7 March, the automaker introduced the BMW VISION NEXT 100. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge. Technology is becoming human.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Basic concept for range detection using cooperative transponders. Click to enlarge. when they are hidden from the driver’s view. Garrit Kalverkamp, Bernhard Schaffer (2013) Transponder-based ranging (Ko-TAG presentation).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

TEG component (cartridge) and TEG architecture concept. Partnering with Tenneco and Gentherm are BMW and Ford, as well as CalTech and NREL. Source: Crane (2013).Click Click to enlarge. Gentherm is supplying modular, cylindrical-shaped thermoelectric cartridges that convert waste heat from the exhaust into electricity.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

These proprietary systems will come with attached user/licensing fees, greater barriers to adoption, and restricted overall potential impact on improving grid operations and furthering the acceptance of renewable energy resources as they are further expanded in the California grid mix.

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MARCH 26, 2018

Researchers led by a team from MIT, with colleagues from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), BMW Group, and Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a fundamentally new approach to alter ion mobility and stability against oxidation of lithium ion conductors—a key component of rechargeable batteries—using lattice dynamics.

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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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