Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

At the Paris Motos Show, BMW introduced an expanded set of services, device support and availabilitiy in more countries. The personal mobility companion BMW Connected already comprises many functions designed to help users with their daily mobility needs. The update of BMW Connected will also cover the new Apple Watch Series 2.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. Anticipated price of oil and forecast plug-in sales. Lux on the price of oil. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2015

BMW has introduced the new generation (6 th ) of its top-end 7 Series, featuring technology innovations in the areas of lightweight design, powertrains, chassis, operating systems, and intelligent connectivity. The all-new BMW 7 Series will be offered in the US exclusively as a long wheelbase version. BMW EfficientLightweight. :

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Moller - Mærsk, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Mærsk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have teamed up with the University of Copenhagen and major customers including BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Around 80% of the goods you use every day are delivered to you by sea. The oxygen content is lowered to.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2023

Behind the apparently scant growth, full electrics grew market share by 1.43× to 20.0%, whereas plugin hybrids lost share. July saw plugin EVs take 26% share in Germany, up from 25.5% year on year. Overall auto volume was 243,277 units, up by 18% year on year, though still below long-term seasonal norms (over 300,000). The […]

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The BMW Group is showcasing developments from BMW ConnectedDrive at the ITS World Congress this week in Vienna under the slogan “BMW Urban Mobility”. This is empowering the BMW Group to support mobility sustainably and tailored to individual needs. Earlier post.) Adaptive navigation and strategic routing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Output and torque diagrams, BMW ActiveHybrid X6. BMW has provided some additional detail on its two-mode ActiveHybrid X6, as well as updating some of the figures released for the introduction of the production model at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The ActiveHybrid X6 arrives in US BMW Centers in the fourth quarter.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2011

BMW revealed first details of the new sixth-generation 3 Series; the 3 Series accounts for one-fifth of the company’s global sales. BMW is applying a range of technologies to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. BMW 328i: new four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo. The new BMW 328i accelerates from 0 to 00 km/h (62 mph) in 5.9

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

BMW M GmbH used the M Night Event in the lead-up to the Nürburgring 24-hour race to unveil the BMW M3 CRT (Carbon Racing Technology). For the BMW M3 CRT this allows the creation of a hood made from two CFRP moldings encasing an aramid honeycomb structure. BMW M3 CRT. kilograms per horsepower (7.7 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2015

BMW presented an initial selection of technology highlights for the next generation of the BMW 7 Series model range featuring developments in lightweight design, driving dynamics, comfort, intelligent connectivity and operation. PreDrive BMW 7 Series camouflaged. BMW 7 Series body-in-white / carbon. Hybrid construction.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

2014 Yaris Hybrid. The hybrid powertrain has also been revamped, with its CO 2 emissions reduced still further to 75 g/km and corresponding combined-cycle consumption lowered to 3.3 Yaris and the European hybrid market. This year, to date, the Yaris Hybrid has accounted for 31% of total Yaris sales in Western Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

Due to a flexible modular design, the 8HP supports various drive configurations, all hybrid functionalities, a stop/start function, and different all-wheel drive designs. The transmission kit covers a broad torque range from 300 to 1,000 N·m (221 to 738 lb-ft) and can be adapted to fit hybrid or all-wheel drive applications.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

Magna continues its transformation toward electric mobility with the start of production of its mild hybrid transmission for BMW Group. Magna’s new 7-speed, mild hybrid dual-clutch transmission is the latest to be featured exclusively on BMW Group’s compact class, which underpins all its front-transverse vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2009

For its Technology Day 2009 in Germany, BMW focused on describing its work with aerodyanmics, engines and transmissions in the context of its EfficientDyanmics development strategy. liter twin turbo diesel with 2,000-bar injection pressure; and an 8-speed automatic transmission that can also be used in a hybrid application.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2024

Full electric share fell, while plugin hybrid share grew. March saw plugin EVs take 22.9% share of the UK auto market, barely up from 22.4% year on year. Overall auto volume was 317,786 units, up 10% YoY, though still far below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s leading BEV brand was Tesla, [continued] The post EVs Take 22.9%

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 7, 2023

of the month’s passenger auto sales, with full electrics taking a third (33.2%), and plugin hybrids taking over a fifth (22.2%). Plugless hybrids took 12.8%, […]. The tide has turned in the electrification of the German auto market, with plugin electric vehicles taking the majority of sales for the first time in December.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Full electrics alone took over 40% of the market, with plugin hybrids almost 20%. August saw plugin EVs take over 60% share in Sweden, significantly up from 46% year on year. Overall auto volume was 23,871 units, up some 16% YoY, but still well below pre-2020 seasonal norms (typically close to 30,000). The Tesla Model […]

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The high working temperatures for the ICE and the low temperatures sought for batteries, electric motors, and inverters make thermal management for hybrids even more difficult. Even yet, these mixes maintain heat better than petroleum oil. PAOs and Mineral Oils. The Battery & The Motor.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 7, 2023

Full electrics gained share, but were outpaced by the losses in plugin hybrid share, due to recent policy changes. The auto market in Germany saw plugin EVs take 22.9% share in May 2023, down from 25.3% year on year. Overall auto volume was 246,966 units, up by some 20% YoY, though down from pre-2020 norms. […]

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2016

Texas is the land of pickups and SUVs, of oil wells and full-day drives from your Texas home to Grandma’s Texas home. I’ve owned every size of SUV, from Chevy Suburban to Toyota Land Cruiser to BMW X1 to Subaru Outback (not exactly an SUV.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. Non-hybrid stop/start systems represent about 5% of the projected MY 2014 market. Accounting for hybrids, stop/start systems are used on more than 8% of MY 2014 vehicles. Source: EPA.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Plugin hybrid volumes grew. November saw the UK EV share at 25.7% of the auto market, down from 27.7% continued] The post UK EV Share At 25.7% – 2024 ZEV Mandate Already Shaping Market appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 5, 2023

Full electrics increased their share to 82.2%, with plugin hybrid share diminishing to 8.7%. June saw plugin EVs at 90.9% share of Norway’s auto market, up from 89.9% a year ago. Overall auto volume was 15,566 units, up 4.5% Tesla’s Model Y was yet again Norway’s bestselling vehicle, almost 3x the volume of the […]

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2015

Germany's in the news today, as are its carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Then there's a new spy-shot photo of the next Toyota Prius hybrid, and a look at the impact of biofuels on oil consumption. Three different stories cover the country's plug-in electric cars. All this and more today on Green Car Reports.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids. Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Overall auto volume was 224,864 units, up 14% from last year, and down some 8% from September 2019’s result.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Citing Edmunds data that shows Mercedes-Benz dealers took an average of 82 days to sell the brand's battery-powered EQ models in September (double BMW's 38-day turnaround rate while also being above the luxury segment average of 57 days), the outlet was hoping to shed some light on the matter. The oil lobby has to be thrilled.”

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Papers from BMW and Hydrogen Energy Research Lab show that sufficiently lean hydrogen combustion in properly designed combustion chamber results in close to zero NO x. Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. Aramco Americas. Shell plc, London, England.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 8, 2023

to 18.9%, the share of plugin hybrids halved, however, after incentives were cut. June saw plugin EVs at 24.6% share in Germany, down from 26.0% year on year. Full electrics grew their share at a decent rate, up from 14.4% Overall auto volume was 280,047 units, up 24.7% YoY, still far down on the pre-2020 […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Full electrics grew their share, but plugin hybrids lost more. Sweden’s auto market recorded a plugin electric vehicle share of 46.1% in August 2022, a slight drop year on year from 47.1% Overall auto volumes were 26% down on pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 20,576 units. The Volkswagen ID.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2016

The coalition comprises BMW, Daimler, Honda, NEOT/St1, Neste, OMV, Shell, Toyota and Volkswagen. The reference case predicts, within two different scenarios for oil price development and battery technology progress, an expected market development for each technology under the current regulatory framework.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

By the end of 2015, there will be a total of about 50,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the roads in Germany (about 75% below plan); nevertheless, structural transformation towards electromobility is continuing, according to the firm. In 2014, Germany had only about 26,000 pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids registered.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The two-mode ML 450 HYBRID. Mercedes-Benz staged the world premiere of the ML 450 HYBRID at the 2009 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) ( earlier post ). Fuel consumption and emissions from the ML 450 HYBRID are up to 60% less than a conventional eight-cylinder SUV with permanent all-wheel drive. Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Plugin hybrids saw strong growth in share, with full electrics seeing modest growth. France saw EVs take 23.3% share of the auto market in July, up from 18.6% year on year. Overall auto volume, at 128,947 units, was up by some 20% YoY, though still below pre-2020 norms. The Dacia Spring was France’s bestselling full […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Non-hybridized combustion vehicles saw a record low of under 5.1% Norway, the world’s leading market in the electric vehicle transition, saw plugins take 91.2% share in November, up from 79.9% a year ago. share in November, with Petrol at just 2.3%

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Diesels lost more than half their share year-on-year, falling to just 2.3%, with petrol and plugless hybrids not faring much better. Norway’s plugin electric vehicle market share in September broke new ground, hitting 91.5% with full electrics alone taking 77.5% Overall auto market volume was 17992 units, slightly above seasonal norms.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% of the auto market, from 53.9% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

Transport is current 96% dependent on oil for its energy needs. The Transport 2050 Roadmap [ earlier post ] aims to break transport’s current oil dependency and allow mobility to grow. 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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