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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

2009 BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. BMW has not commented on the carbon footprint of transporting the materials across three continents and through five plants. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. New type of BMW. April 7th, 2010.

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Toyota Joins Clean Energy Partnership to Support Introduction of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in Europe; Five FCHV-adv Vehicles to Be Introduced in Germany by 2011

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Founded in 2002, Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) is an international cooperation that includes BMW Group; Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe BVG; Daimler; Ford; GM/Opel; Hamburger Hochbahn; Linde; Shell; StatoilHydro; TOTAL; Vattenfall Europe; and Volkswagen. Tadashi Arashima, President and CEO Toyota Motor Europe.

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BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high

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BYD Yangwang U7 (Source: Yangwang) The brand revealed its premium Yangwang U7 electric sports sedan last month with over 1,000 hp and a starting price tag of over $140,000 (1 million RMB). It’s fun to compare the two leading EV makers to give you an idea of where things stand, but at the end of the day, it’s about cleaner transportation.

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EUCAR Recommends European 8th Research Framework Program Make Sustainable Mobility a Priority

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The European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) is recommending that the EU 8 th Research Framework Programme (FP8) covering the period 2014 to 2020 declare sustainable mobility a key priority for research funding and further encourage collaborative research in the road transport and automotive sector. FP8—Priorities for Transport.

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Honeywell Expects Turbocharged Engine Segment to Double by 2015

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We have witnessed a sharp increase in demand for our turbos on both passenger and commercial vehicles in the US and China, and expect to grow in new sectors like small gas (petrol) engines in Europe, where turbo penetration is already very strong. —Alex Ismail, President and CEO of Honeywell Transportation System.

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European Investment Bank Approves 866M in Loans for Cleaner Cars; Majority to Nissan and Jaguar

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The EIB has signed loans with BMW, Renault and Volvo Trucks since they were approved at the last Board meeting on 12 March. Some 63% of the €866-million package for the motor industry will be provided under the EIB’s European Clean Transport Facility (ECTF). Tags: Europe Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Policy. billion (US$4.75

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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By 2015, the average car in Europe will be 5 per cent lighter, with 30 per cent lower CO 2 emissions. About 8-10 million cars are expected to be in the less than 120g/km CO 2 emission band in Europe by 2015—a significantly attractive market opportunity for both volume and premium manufacturers.

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