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BMW introduces i7 Protection; first production electric protection model

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BMW has unveiled two new protection models developed on the basis of the new BMW 7 Series, including an all-electric version. As the first protection sedan with an all-electric drive system, the BMW i7 Protection (electric power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 30.0 Power consumption of the standard i7 xDrive60 is 19.6 – 18.4

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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To support its accelerated expansion of e-mobility in the coming years, the BMW Group will source lithium from a second leading supplier, US-based Livent. Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. Working towards strict IRMA standard for lithium mining.

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BMW-led Car2Car project seeks to improve quality of secondary raw materials from recycled vehicles

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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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BMW Group Production leveraging virtual reality and augmented reality applications

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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. VR images, or artificially created images, are ever more realistic and hard to distinguish from real pictures. Workstation planning.

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14 global automakers reach agreement on standards for suppliers on key responsibility issues

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Participating members aligned with “The Automotive Industry Guiding Principles to Enhance Sustainability Performance in the Supply Chain” include BMW Group; Chrysler Group LLC.; For this reason, we are working together to attain the highest standard in business integrity and in the social and environmental performance of our supply chain.

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SAE taskforce developing standards for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles; targeting first guideline by end of 2011

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The taskforce, which launched in October 2010 and began meeting in November 2010, has a goal of delivering the first SAE guideline by end of 2011 for publishing in 2012. Since additional field data is needed for standardization, said Jesse Schneider of BMW, leader of the J2954 effort, a 2012-13 date is estimated for the balloted standard.

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

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Under the emerging J2954 guidelines, communications for wireless charging will use DSRC. The SAE Taskforce on wireless charging and positioning of electric vehicles (SAE J2954) ( earlier post ) is progressing, and is slated to have a final draft of the guideline this year, according to the Society of Automotive Engineers, International (SAE).