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New BMW 530e PHEV offers more range, optional intelligent all-wheel drive

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BMW is increasing the efficiency and variety of its electrified models for the upper mid-range segment. The latest battery cell technology contributes to increasing the electric range of the BMW 530e Sedan plug-in hybrid model to between 61 and 66 kilometers. In addition, the latest-generation BMW eDrive technology has reduced the combined fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions levels by more than 20% from 1.8 to 1.6 liters per 100 kilometers (147 mpg US) as well as by 41 to 36 grams per kilometer*

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Audi diesel epilogue, electric F-150 conversions, EV infrastructure: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Who got arrested on charges relating to VW's emissions cheating scandal? What company found low confidence in EVs among consumers? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 2, 2019. The diesel-emissions scandal apparently isn't over yet. We started last week with new results.

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Researchers use multifunctional co-solvent pair to uncover molecular principles of biomass breakdown for conversion to transportation fuels

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Plant cell walls resist chemical or biological degradation, making the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass into renewable chemical precursors for conversion into chemicals and transportation fuels challenging and costly. As a result, economically viable methods of transforming biomass into biofuels have yet to be realized. In a step forward in understanding how plant biomass can be more efficiently broken down, a research team led by the University of California, Riverside, has created a chemic