Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2011
of Beijing (China) has entered into a supplier contract with Beiqi Foton Motor Co. The contract between the two companies provides that e.motor Advance will deliver 100 sets of its drivetrain and battery pack systems to Foton for their Midi-E electric car. AC Propulsion’s sister company e.motor Advance Corp. of Beijing.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2010
This vehicle will radically alter the motor industry as we know it. The BMW Group has been gathering insights into the day-to-day use of electric vehicles since mid-2009, when it launched a global field test involving more than 600 MINI E models. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2013
Drawing from a 2012 BMW patent application showing one embodiment of a proposed method to increase the efficiency of an electric motor. The 50 kg electric motor powering the BMW i3 generates a maximum output of 125 kW for a specific power (SP) of 2.5 AC induction motors contain no permanent magnets. Click to enlarge.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 23, 2009
But the world’s oil supplies won’t last forever, so carmakers are looking to the future and starting to build electric-powered concepts and prototypes. So what better to persuade the driving public that a car that you plug in can actually be fun to drive than an electric Mini, one of the most popular cars on the road today.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 30, 2010
The ClipperCreek EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment) is also UL-Listed. ClipperCreek produced more than 2,500 chargers in 2009 and is the exclusive provider of EVSE chargers for BMW’s Mini-E and for Tesla Motors’ Level 2 EVSE charging stations.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2011
The parallel hybrid system consists of a 160 kW (215 hp) BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and an electrical motor with a maximum output of 70 kW. The electrical motor draws its energy from a high-voltage battery pack, housed in the luggage compartment, which can be charged via the grid.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2020
The second generation of MINI, introduced in 2000, optimized the relationship between fun driving and fuel consumption, including the introduction of diesel engines. In 2008, MINI was a trailblazer for electromobility in the BMW Group. Electrified vehicles now account for 10% of MINI sales.
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