Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The BMW iFE.20 20 Formula E racer uses a cooling shaft manufactured from flax fibers—the first BMW race car fielded by a works team with parts made out of renewable textile fibers. The flax cooling shaft that we use in the BMW iFE.20 —BMW Group Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. The BMW iFE.20

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

For its next-gen models, BMW is turning to Croatian electric hypercar specialist Rimac for EV batteries. Rimac’s tech division will supply batteries for BMW’s future electric cars. Rimac to supply BMW with EV batteries The collaboration is Rimac Tech’s “largest and most ambitious project” the company has undertaken.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The BMW iNext electric SUV has been teased numerous times, but on Wednesday we finally got the first details of the production version, along with confirmation that the name will be shortened to BMW iX for the SUV's launch in late 2021, likely as a 2022 model.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 22, 2024

BMW continues to preview its next-generation EVs with a new concept car, while also providing a bit more detail on some of the engineering for these new models, which are due to start production next year. The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X is an electric SUV that forecasts a model due to start production in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2025.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 22, 2024

BMW continues to preview its next-generation EVs with a new concept car, while also providing a bit more detail on some of the engineering for these new models, which are due to start production next year. The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X is an electric SUV that forecasts a model due to start production in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

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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EV Central

APRIL 2, 2024

Volkswagen Group performance brand Cupra has confirmed it is hatching a new large battery-powered SUV that will help it conquer new territories and see it battle more established premium rivals like BMW and Mercedes for the first time. Cupra Born. Cupra currently sell one electric-only model in Australia, the Born hatchback.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

BMW is teasing the new Vision Neue Klasse X electric SUV ahead of its official debut next week. Is this the electric BMW SUV we’ve been waiting for? BMW teases new Vision Neue Klass X BMW gave us a glimpse into the brands high-tech future with the Vision Neue Klasse , unveiled in September.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Mercedes-Benz plans to introduce the MMA-based (Mercedes Modular Architecture) Concept CLA Class at the IAA Mobility Show in Germany this weekend. & But it’s difficult to call the concept truly novel based on the marketing materials being teased out. Images: Mercedes-Benz] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Kia aims to boost sales with improved tech and designs. To help its transition, Kia is bringing on former longtime Mercedes-Benz and BMW designers. With extensive experience at some of the biggest auto brands, including Mercedes-Benz and BMW, Kia aims to strengthen its design team amid its shift to EVs.

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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

APRIL 6, 2022

The strategic group of investors consists of automotive venture capital from BMW i Ventures, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Porsche Ventures—alongside Airbus Ventures, Generali, and existing investors—collectively adding new competencies to help fuel Bcomp’s growth. Starting with the iFE.20

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

BMW has crossed the “tipping point” as the automaker shifts from gas-powered vehicles to EVs. According to BMW’s CFO, from here on out, most of its growth will come from electric vehicles. After nearly doubling (+74%) EV sales last year with over 375,000 electric models sold , BMW doesn’t see the growth slowing.

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Green Car Congress

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). The key enabler for the dual-rotor concept is a new distributed winding concept with a slot-filling factor above 80%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2018

The BMW Group thus has become the first international auto maker to obtain the Autonomous Driving road test license in China, marking a big step on its path to Autonomous Driving. This achievement underlines BMW Group’s leading role in the development of autonomous driving in the Chinese automotive industry. kilometers (3.5

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EV Central

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Morgan Motor Company has rolled out a new concept for an all-electric sports car based on its second-generation Morgan Super3. Called the Morgan XP-1, the new battery-electric concept is said to preview the small British firm’s latest EV tech, rather than pave the way for a zero-emission three-wheeler Morgan.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

WORLD EV DAY SPECIAL: Produced in partnership with BMW. BMW CONTENT HUB: Plug-in hybrid vs pure EV: Which green tech is right for you? BMW CONTENT HUB: Modern luxury: Exploring sustainability in the premium space BMW CONTENT HUB: Is plug-in hybrid technology a better solution than EV for right now? Think again.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

Due to the high demand for carbon fiber in automotive production, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers , a joint venture between the BMW Group and the SGL Group, will triple the capacity of the carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake, Washington. SGL and BMW made the announcement at the groundbreaking ceremony for the planned site expansion.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

BMW X5 plug-in hybrid prototype at Efficient Dynamics Innovation Days 2014. At BMW’s Efficient Dynamics Innovation Days 2014 in Germany, the company provided the first opportunities for test-driving the BMW X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) prototype ( earlier post ). BMW eDrive. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

APRIL 16, 2024

A big part of Nissan’s strategy includes advanced battery tech. Nissan believes the new tech will be a “game-changer for EVs,” with the potential to offer twice the energy density of traditional lithium-ion batteries at a lower cost. In October, Nissan unveiled the Hyper Force EV concept. This could allow Nissan to get ahead.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2015

A large investment program to develop the BMW Hams Hall engine plant near Birmingham in the UK is complete. Engines, as well as machined components manufactured at BMW Plant Hams Hall contribute to a range of cars across BMW Group’s product portfolio. Three-cylinder BMW TwinPower Turbo technology 1.5-liter

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Releasing new pictures of the all-new MINI Aceman wearing a lurid lens-dazzling camo carrying out final testing ahead of its launch, the new MINI SUV looks like it won’t deviate much from the original 2022 concept of the same name. 2024 Mini Aceman.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2020

According to recent figures published by global tech advisory firm ABI Research, a total of 41 million 5G connected cars will already be on roads by 2030. The results of these proof-of-concept projects are auspicious and show that, through enhancing traffic efficiency, 5G can reduce fuel consumption by up to one third.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

However, with the new EV battery tech still a few years out, Toyota could fall further behind. Toyota has been teasing solid-state EV battery tech for several years now. It’s aiming to begin rolling out the new battery tech in 2027 and 2028. By then, several companies will have already rolled out the tech.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hot high-performance electric flagship Alfa Romeo SUV on way to battle Porsche Cayenne and BMW iX Better still, sodium-ion batteries (Tiamat prototyopes pictured top) are said to be faster to charge, safer to use, with much less chance of the catastrophic thermal runaway conventional batteries occasionally suffer.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 8, 2023

BMW i Vision Dee Concept EV. BMW said this technology will show up on its next generation of cars, based on the Neue Klasse platform due to arrive mid-decade. They just began production on the Lightyear 0, a limited production proof-of-concept that costs about $265,000. Ram 1500 Revolution EV Concept.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 1, 2010

BMW's plans for the future have been dramatic and decidedly high-tech of late, including the U.S.-bound bound 1-Series ActiveE and the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept, itself headed to production in the next few years. The new Megacity Vehicle.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Before Craig took over as President in December 2022, Lincoln unveiled its Star Concept that April. Lincoln Star EV Concept (Source: Lincoln) Here we are, over a quarter of the way through 2024, and Lincoln has yet to launch its first all-electric vehicle. Lincoln said EVs were expected to account for half its global volume by 2025.

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Baua Electric

MAY 26, 2023

In March, BMW mentioned it might virtue Omniverse for development and making plans throughout its manufacturing community, together with at its EV plant in Debrecen, Hungary, scheduled to start operations in 2025. Weighty Tech firms alternative than Amazon closed between 0.6 % and three.8 Within the U.S., settled 11 % upper.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2010

The flurry of activity in hybrid and electric supercars has led to several concepts being approved for production, but BMW still hasn't publicly committed to a date for its high-tech green performance car.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV.

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EV Central

MARCH 28, 2024

BMW has given us another look at how it will reinvent itself next year with the reveal of the all-new BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept – a new electric mid-size replacement for its current BMW iX3. BMW Neue Klasse X concept interior. BMW Neue Klasse X concept. Note the sloping console.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

While electronic controls do offer simplified vehicle architectures, adaptive levels of performance, and novel concepts like what we’re talking about here, serious drivers have bemoaned the lack of feedback they offer. For now, it just wants to ensure it owns the rights to the relevant concept. It’s not a terrible idea.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Akio Toyoda presents new EV concepts in 2021 (Source: Toyota) Despite Toyoda’s comments, several markets are already well above the 30% mark. Electrek’s Take Toyota continues pushing its hybrid tech because that propelled it to be the world’s largest automaker. The remaining 70% will be HEVs, FCEVs, and hydrogen engines.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 18, 2022

From BMW-owned British icon Rolls comes its first production EV, the Spectre coupe (pictured above). Revealed as a concept just months ago and priced from just above USD$300,000 (AUD$474,000) when it goes into production in December 2023, the Celestiq will be the second EV from Cadillac following on from the far more affordable Lyriq SUV.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Engineering Excellence—total vehicle concept and execution; clever solutions to packaging, manufacturing and dynamics issues; cost-effective tech that benefits the consumer. BMW 2 Series. Efficiency—low fuel consumption and carbon footprint, relative to the vehicle''s competitive set. The other COTY finalists were: Audi A3.

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