Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2019

The light metal foundry of the BMW Group plant in Landshut has been certified for its sustainable use of aluminum. It meets the standards of the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI), an international organization that is supported by environmental and industrial associations, aluminum producers and manufacturing companies.

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JUNE 7, 2019

The BMW Group officially opened the company’s new automotive plant in San Luis Potosi in Mexico. San Luis Potosi will build the BMW brand’s most successful model series: the BMW 3 Series Sedan. San Luis Potosi will build the BMW brand’s most successful model series: the BMW 3 Series Sedan. Various Industry 4.0

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APRIL 6, 2017

BMW i Ventures has invested in Bus.com, formerly ShareTheBus, an emerging startup that removes the complexity of renting a bus and coordinating group transportation anywhere in the US and Canada, and is set on revitalizing the outdated charter bus space. —Christian Noske, Partner at BMW i Ventures.

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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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2018

A noted hydrogen and fuel cell expert, Schneider is an automotive industry veteran who spent most of his career working for BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Schneider also organized the worldwide standardization for electric and fuel cell vehicle infrastructure. Jesse will be a great asset to our team.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Owners are reporting more problems compared to the previous year, with the industry average escalating to 190 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). Photo credit: Nestor Rizhniak / Shutterstock.com Recent findings from J.D. Power show that after three years of ownership, vehicle dependability has diminished.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The BMW Group saves 12,000 tons of CO 2 annually during automotive production at its Munich plant by eliminating one step from the paint process. These are the findings of a new TÜV-certified study conducted by the BMW Group together with the mechanical and plant engineering firm Dürr and BASF’s coatings experts.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Owners are reporting more problems compared to the previous year, with the industry average escalating to 190 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). Photo credit: Honcharuk Andrii / Shutterstock.com Recent findings from J.D. Power show that after three years of ownership, vehicle dependability has diminished.

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

Rivian has won an award from one of the strictest vegan organizations in the world. PETA is celebrating this company for helping to steer the industry toward an animal- and planet-friendly future,” Remain noted. The organization also highlighted that more and more carmakers are supporting leather-free interiors.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Automakers already rely on MIPI Alliance’s industry-standard interfaces to enable a wide variety of applications, including collision mitigation and avoidance, infotainment and navigation. BitSim AB; BMW Group; Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Analogix Semiconductor, Inc.; Continental Corporation; Etron Technology, Inc.; Hardent Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2022

After a decade of collaborative work, the domestic and international EV industry has aligned around CCS. Decisionmakers should not divert EV charging infrastructure funding for non-industry standard charging systems. For example: Nearly 300 domestic and international CharIN members are using or investing in CCS.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Vattenfall, BMW and Bosch are testing the use of second-life EV batteries in a 2 MW, 2,800 kWh energy storage system in Hamburg, Germany, to keep the electricity grid stable. The joint project provides a useful second life for batteries previously fitted in BMW electric vehicles which have reached the end of their life cycle in the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

The Cuberg team has shown exceptional ability to develop world-class technology, proven results and an outstanding customer base in a lean and efficient organization. Among Northvolt industrial partners and customers are ABB, BMW Group, Scania, Siemens, Vattenfall, Vestas and the Volkswagen Group.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $2.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2016

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang today. The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder gasoline engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in Northeastern China.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

Consortium members include fuel cell component suppliers, academic institutions and the BMW Group. Johnson Matthey will work in close collaboration with its industrial and academic partners to bring forward materials and components already showing considerable promise in current FCH JU (Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking) projects.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It would also grant much needed certainty to the automotive industry and to grid operators, re-charging infrastructure operators and transport companies as well. —Oliver Zipse, ACEA president and CEO of BMW. Otherwise, even the current reduction targets in fighting climate change are at risk.

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DECEMBER 6, 2020

This module has already been successfully tested in a BMW i3. In an optimistic assessment, the German motoring organization ADAC predicts that by 2050 as many as 70% of all new vehicles will feature technology that frees drivers to devote themselves to other tasks while driving on the highway.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

RobecoSAM AG has listed Volkswagen AG as the Industry Group Leader in the Automobiles and Components sector in this year’s review of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). With improvements in all areas, Volkswagen moved into first place, and has been included in the DJSI World and DJSI Europe along with BMW and Fiat.

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JUNE 30, 2016

The automotive industry is witness to the highest disruption among all industries. Furthermore, leading automotive companies such as Toyota, Ford, Honda, BMW etc., New technologies such as Autonomous, AI, Electric have reached application maturity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Unfortunately, hydrogen refueling infrastructure is severely lacking in Europe today, putting at risk the development of this innovative zero-emission solution, the organizations said. Hydrogen Europe is the European association representing the interests of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry and its stakeholders.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2018

Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Charging Interface Initiative ( CharIN ), a worldwide industry alliance focused on promoting Combined Charging System (CCS) as the global standard for charging electric vehicles (EVs) of all types. Penske Truck Leasing is the first in its industry to join the CharIN organization. CharIN e.V)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer (WPT), has acquired from Qualcomm Incorporated and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Qualcomm Incorporated and WiTricity have been working collaboratively with global standards organizations, which currently leverage reference designs from each company.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

AUDI AG and the BMW Group, along with Hydro and Rexam, have joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) to help develop a global standard for sustainable aluminum. The second looks at downstream industries such as metal transformation and finishing companies, as well as remelters.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

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. Mueller, D. Bresser, and S. Oberhumer, N.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2012

Industry involvement. There is heavy involvement from industry and government in the effort. Auto OEMs participating include Audi; BMW; Chrysler; Coda; Daimler; Fisker; Ford; GM; Honda; Mitsubishi; Nissan; Phoenix; and Toyota. Design validation test and wireless charging verification test. These are no easy tasks. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have formed the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. The newly formed organization will host a series of meetings of its members to exchange research results, insights, and ideas. DI2S Consulting & Training, Paris, France.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Alterations to the PECVD machine enable the control of the the morphology and porosity of nanostructured silicon pillars, directly on a copper foil—used as the anode current collector in the battery industry. The pure silicon anode technology is increasingly being recognised by established industry players as a promising technology.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2019

Emphasizing safety by design, 11 automotive and automated driving technology companies have published “ Safety First for Automated Driving ,” (SaFAD), a non-binding organized framework for the development, testing and validation of safe automated passenger vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

In 2023, the industry average is 192 PP100. The automotive industry is facing a wide range of quality problems, a phenomenon not seen in the 37-year history of the IQS The industry is at a major crossroad and the path each manufacturer chooses is paramount for its future. According to the newly released J.D.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In California, public and private stakeholders in the transportation sector launched a new organization— Veloz —to accelerate the adoption of EVs. Veloz members include: Automakers, including GM, BMW Group, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Subaru, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ford.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

BMW Plant Landshut, light-metal foundry, production of inorganically bonded cores, water jacket cylinder head, 6-cylinder-diesel-engine, quality testing. From 2010, BMW’s Landshut plant will feature the first foundry with nearly emission-free sand core production. Click to enlarge. 90% of this volume is recycled.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Further, directly following the technical paper session on Thursday 23 April ( PFL 720 ), a panel of key industry members to discuss commercialization of fuel cell vehicles in PFL 799. The expert panel session, organized by Jesse Schneider from BMW, includes Robert Adler, Linde; Byung Ki Ahn, Hyundai Motor Group; Charles E.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

BMW announced its Smart Charging App for mobile devices in June 2014 following the launch of the BMW i3 electric vehicle. The BMW Smart Charging App makes it possible for BMW i customers to automatically identify the best rates and times for charging their electric vehicles at home. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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JULY 8, 2022

As the auto industry splinters over the switch to electric vehicles, Volvo Cars AB is the second major manufacturer to leave Europe’s auto lobby. ” The organization has been divided between the progressive stance supported by Volvo Cars and a more traditional outlook preferred by others, such as Stellantis.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2024

These are the entities testing the crash worthiness of modern automobiles, or bench-marking industry safety standards, and Euro NCAP has elected to make distracted driving a major issue moving forward. Late last year, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse suggested touchscreen-based interfaces would eventually be made illegal.

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