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Diesel BMW Vehicles No Longer Available after 2018 in US

Matthew Fiala — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:58:41 +0000

Beginning in 2019, diesel BMW vehicles will no longer be available in North America. Only a handful of diesel BMW vehicles are currently in production, with the 3 Series available as 328d, the 5 Series as the 540d xDrive and the X5 as the 35d. In only a few short months, all of these will […]

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2019 BMW i3 Autonomy – Over 350km on a Charge

Guest Contributor — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:24:43 +0000

A new BMW i3 and i3s model is expected to launch towards the end of this year and the beginning of next year, boasting an increase in range. The i3 120Ah will have a bigger capacity battery pack and, according to NEDC, will have a standard range of over 350 km, around 217 miles. The […]

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BMW’s Masterplan to Electric Car Transition

Nicholas Say — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:21:16 +0000

The Bavarian powerhouse is making all the right moves when it comes to electric vehicles. Maybe this is because they are watching the price of Tesla stock blast higher, and the market cap of a decade old company surpass automakers that have been at it for nearly a century. Or maybe it is because they […]

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A BMW 7-series is NOT “Greener” than a Tesla

Nicholas Say — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:40:08 +0000

Martin Karo is apparently a Philadelphia based attorney who likes to dabble in incomplete, obtuse mathematics and partisan hatchet-jobs. I do not know Mr. Karo at all, but it is not hard to see how he blatantly distorts reality to sell a fiction that is as absurd as it is dangerous. To be fair to […]

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Apple Will Produce Electric Cars With This New Battery

Courtney Lepping — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 13:46:49 +0000

Apple is trying, but partly failing, to secure a secret that is on the verge of exposure: The company wants to come out with new technology for its electric car project, technology created from an undisclosed South Korean battery company. What’s the big deal? Well, Apple doesn’t want competing car companies like Tesla to get […]

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Tesla Model 3 Attacked by BMW in Acid Advertising

Courtney Lepping — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:59:29 +0000

BMW’s new aid campaign is nothing short of misleading. In attempt to put down Tesla’s Model 3 in exchange for highlighting BMW’s plug-in hybrid vehicle, BMW’s only counter protest in its new ad was to argue against the Model 3’s wait time. In just 30 seconds, the BMW 330e ad blows smoke over offering a […]

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How Elon Musk’s Tweet Made Panasonic $800mln Richer

Courtney Lepping — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:27:05 +0000

From a simple Tweet, Tesla’s Elon Musk allowed Samsung’s share price to drop as Panasonic’s increased by $800 million. Tesla Motors is partnering up with Panasonic Corp to provide batteries for the Model 3 which will rival the BMW 3-series. The Model 3 sedan is a creation that promises a change from 0 to 60 […]

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Mercedes-Benz Air Conditioning is Greener and Safer

Benji Jerew — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:46:19 +0000

In the 1990’s automotive air conditioning systems started switching over from CFC R-12 dichlorodifluoromethane to HFC R-134a tetrafluoroethane, which has significantly less of an ozone-depletion potential. Still, R-134a has a significant global warming potential (GWP), measuring 1,300 on the scale, which has prompted regulators to move for its discontinuation. New mandates specify that new vehicle […]

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BMW To Implement Plug-In Hybrid Tech Across the Board

Benji Jerew — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:13:46 +0000

Globally, there are just over one billion vehicles on the roads, and they all share one common thing. Whether conventional, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or extended-range electric, they all have an internal combustion engine. Of course, I left out battery electric vehicles, which make up less than 1% of all vehicles on the planet. Clearly, the […]

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BMW and Samsung SDI Expand Electric Vehicle Battery Agreement

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:09:31 +0000

As the battery pack has become the crux of practically every electric vehicle venture, companies are turning to mass-production as a way to reduce costs. Following the economies of scale, even Tesla Motors is planning its own lithium-ion electric vehicle battery mass-production facilities, the so-called Tesla Gigafactory. On the part of Tesla Motors, this is […]

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Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging to be Developed by BMW and Daimler Partnership

Benji Jerew — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:50:32 +0000

Some electric vehicle opponents and newbies have pointed out one obvious *cough* flaw in adopting electric vehicles, that you have to plug it in to recharge it. Really, this isn’t any different than any other portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, laptops, or tablet, except that an electric vehicle, such as the Nissan LEAF, weighs […]

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BMW i5 Could Contend with Tesla Model S?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:28:20 +0000

The Tesla Model S is, by far, the most well-equipped and capable electric vehicle on the road today, which leaves other contenders, such as BMW and Audi, scrambling to catch up. One would think that, with the history of electric vehicles [EV], companies like General Motors, creator of the EV1 and Ultralight, or Toyota, creator […]

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BMW i8 Specifications Revealed, Carbon Performance Without the Carbon Aftertaste

Benji Jerew — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:02:30 +0000

BMW’s finally released the specifications of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle [PHEV], and they’re sure to please. The price will boggle you, though. Could the BMW i8 be one of those guilty pleasures without the guilt? I’ll admit that I enjoy performance vehicles as much as the next person, from my 12mpg 1993 […]

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BMW Forecasts Double Electric Vehicle Range in Five Years

Benji Jerew — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:10:20 +0000

Recently, BMW announced its vision for the future of electric vehicles that, in the next five years or so, we could see double the range. In the 1950s, transportation prognosticators envisioned cities in the sky and flying cars. Here we are, half-a century later, still stuck on the ground. Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors currently […]

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See Which EU Automakers Fuzzy Carbon Dioxide Emissions Math

Benji Jerew — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:38:11 +0000

Granted, carbon dioxide emissions and fuel economy measurements are hardly real-world, but it seems that some automakers have a little more tolerance built into their calculations than others. Carbon dioxide emissions standards have become more strict, essentially forcing automakers to produce vehicles with better fuel economy. Over time these standards will continue to strengthen, which […]

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BMW to Build Zinoro Electric Vehicles in China

Benji Jerew — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:22:24 +0000

BMW is partnering with Chinese company Brilliance to manufacture and sell electric vehicles in China under a new brand, Zinoro. The world’s fastest growing car market is in China, which makes manufacturing and selling vehicles there a good prospect. BMW is China’s 2nd-biggest luxury auto manufacturer, the plant in Shenyag making the 3- and 5-Series […]

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Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Vehicle, Powered by Tesla Motors

Benji Jerew — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:09:32 +0000

The first Benz electric vehicle at $500,000 is out of reach of most of the buying public, but their second one might be a little more down to earth. We recently covered the announcement of the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG ED [Electric Drive], which is nothing less than a very powerful and very expensive beast […]

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BMW i3 First EfficientDynamics Engine Tested in a 1 Series [UPDATED]

Benji Jerew — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:30:00 +0000

Hybrid vehicles we’re looking forward to from BMW, the i8 and ActiveTourer, and they both have one thing in common, a three-cylinder engine. Engines are getting smaller and smaller in order to meet with increasingly strict fuel economy and emissions regulations. This doesn’t mean that all future vehicles are bound to be sanspersonality. BMW’s new […]

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VW Developing CO2 Air Conditioning System, Rejects EU Law for 2017

Benji Jerew — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:05:28 +0000

A new refrigerant developed by Honeywell and Dupont, HFO-1234yf, will be required by law to replace R-134a, but Volkswagen is rejecting this and developing its own carbon dioxide air conditioning system. The new refrigerant, HFO-1234yf, is supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by something like 99.7%. In spite of a new law in the EU […]

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BMW Proud of In-House Fuel Cells Used in Forklifts

Benji Jerew — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:06:30 +0000

While generalized hydrogen infrastructure is very slowly gaining ground on the nation’s highways, BMW fuel cell vehicles are already inhouse at BMW Spartanburg, South Carolina. A warehouse or manufacturing facility is the last place that you want to have an internal combustion engine running, which is why materials handling equipment, from fork trucks to man […]

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BMW’s Different Tactics to Attack Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety

Benji Jerew — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:39:35 +0000

Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety may be the scourge of electric vehicle marketing, but BMW is using a different tactic to attack this very real problem. Ask anyone what they fear most about an electric vehicle, and invariably you’ll hear the results of range anxiety: “I’ll get stranded!” or “My commute is 75 miles and the […]

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BMW and Continental to Create Autonomous Cars by 2025

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:37:36 +0000

BMW and international automotive parts supplier Continental announced this week that they are teaming to create autonomous car technology through the end of 2014. Engineers from Continental and BMW will meet to define the prerequisites for autonomous cars that would have the ability to drive themselves. This driving would be done on limited-access highways and […]

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Toyota Licenses Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to BMW

Benji Jerew — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:01:58 +0000

Hydrogen fuel cells [HFC], which convert pure hydrogen and oxygen into water and electricity, is nothing new. As a matter of fact, the technology exists as far back as the late 1930s. Fuel cell technology was also used to generate electricity on the NASA Space Shuttle program until it was dismantled last year. While being […]

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BMW Offers a Three-Cylinder in its Latest Hybrid Active Tourer Concept

Benji Jerew — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:11:48 +0000

The BMW Active Tourer Concept vehicle is a hybrid vehicle, with a twist. Instead of the hybrid drive-train being mated with an inline four-cylinder engine, it will be mated with an inline three-cylinder turbocharged engine. The new concept “is powered by an electric motor and a 1.5-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine that produces 190 hp. Hybrids […]

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Toyota and BMW Expanding Green Car Venture

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:22:00 +0000

Toyota and BMW are willing to expand their operations together, through to a renewed agreement aimed at bringing affordable and quality electric and hybrid cars on the market. Watch the article published on Cars and Trees, this blog’s brother discussing hybrid and electric cars. Toyota-BMW business tie to expand (via http://www.cars-and-trees.com) Global automakers Toyota and […]

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World’s Most Important Automakers Set Standard for EV Charging

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:28:31 +0000

A new agreement between the world’s most important automakers regarding the standardization of electric vehicle charging systems has been announced on Thursday. The new standard is meant to speed up charging and make it more safe. The new charging system will be on display at this year’s Electric Vehicle Symposium and has been adopted by […]

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BMW to Use GM and Toyota Technology for Future Hydrogen-Powered Cars

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:25:23 +0000

BMW is seemingly looking for ties in the auto industry with Toyota and General Motors to develop future battery and hydrogen fuel cell-powered EVs, says Motorauthority.com, quoting the German Wirtschaftswoche (Business Week). So GM’s Volt technology may not be officially a secret any longer, and Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive could enhance the power of all […]

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BMW X6 ActiveHybrid to be Withdrawn from US Stores Soon

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:51:56 +0000

Initially launched in 2009 and hailed as the most powerful hybrid on the market, the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid will be withdrawn from US stores, after less than two years of existence. This information comes from specialist BMW site bimmerfile.com. One of the car’s possible drawbacks was the price itself, because it started at $88,900. The […]

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BMW Looks to Power Carolina Factory With Landfill-Originated Hydrogen

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:07:57 +0000

Since 2003, BMW's South Carolina manufacturing plant has been using landfill-originated methane to power more than half of its equipment - that's old news. The good news is BMW is seeking a way to transform that methane to hydrogen gas, for a cleaner production process.

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BMW and Peugeot/Citroen Venturing for Future European Hybrid and Electric Cars

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:04:08 +0000

Few times in history have there been alliances between French and German auto manufacturers, but it seems right now that BMW and Peugeot/Citroen are actually interested in building an electric vehicle alliance set to bring profits to them both and to set an European manufacturing standard.

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Paris Motor Show 2010: BMW's Vision EfficientDynamics Plug-in Hybrid Concept

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:34:43 +0000

BMW did a nice thing with its plug-in hybrid that was first presented last year at the Frankfurt Auto Show. It has an acceleration equal to an M3 and a fuel consumption that's worth the envy of other manufacturers, comparable to Toyota's Prius.

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BMW Saves Fuel With Pipe-Mounted Radioactive Device

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:02:49 +0000

In a world that tries to save more and more of its resources, BMW wants to make use of the car's heat to recover some of the energy lost by thermal means. It's just that they understood this time by being green means putting a radioactive thermoelectric generator in the car's tailpipe.

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BMW's New 116D (Diesel) as Efficient as Today's Hybrids

Florin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:01:48 +0000

German vehicle constructor BMW is trying to show us that it can produce not only fast, luxury and fuel-greedy vehicles, but also very fuel-efficient cars.

BMW's 1 series is offering the greenest diesel experience from BMW. The 2 liters four-cylinder diesel...

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Rumour: BMW to Make Full Electric Car by 2012

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:49:33 +0000

It is said that BMW has plans for making full electric vehicles, as new Californian laws force the cars manufacturers to have a significant electric vehicles offer for the market beginning with 2012. They plan to make Li-Ion powered car, with two seats (90% of the time only one is used in practice). The car […]

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Toyota says “no” to Diesel hybrids

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:29:31 +0000

Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota’s president, said in a speech held at the Geneva Motor Show that their company will not produce diesel hybrids in the near future, even if the competition does. For example, VW has in plan to produce its Golf Diesel Hybrid. Similar examples are offered by Mercedes Benz and BMW. At the Detroit […]

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Crazy: 644 Horsepower Hybrid MiniCooper

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:30:22 +0000

A UK-based company, PML, has modified the famous Mini so it goes from 0-60 in about 4 seconds, overpassing the Porsche Carrera 911, having 640hp and… nothing unusual until now. So it’s got the ZAP-X that I was writing about. But this crazy little bee or buzz or even mosquito is electric!! An electric Mini… […]

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BMW X6 Active Hybrid Concept

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:28:45 +0000

The BMW guys did it again. Now they have BMW X6 Active Hybrid Concept, a car made for long roads and smart moves. Labeled a Sports Activity Coupe, the X6 ActiveHybrid visually and dynamically captures the essence of BMW’s brand. Its striking style and unique paint-job and wheel combination work to set it apart from […]

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BMW X3 Hybrid announced to launch in 2008

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:00:56 +0000

BMW, considered by some critics to be the best car manufacturer in the world, is jumping on the hybrid bandwagon with the Concept X3 EfficientDynamics. In contrast to the gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Toyota, Honda, and Ford, the X3 uses high-performance capacitors (“Super Caps”) to store and supply electric energy to the vehicle’s well-packaged […]

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BMW X6 Hybrid Concept expected in mid-2008

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:27:48 +0000

Despite our initial, negative thoughts after seeing several spy shots, we actually liked BMW’s “Sports Activity Coupe” considering it – believe it or not, as one of the best Bungle-era designed bimmers. Heck, maybe this is what the X5 should have looked like in the first place. And if you’re wondering, BMW said that the […]

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BMW will lease its hydrogen cars

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:57:07 +0000

Eager to put its stamp on cars with green credentials, BMW announced that it rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-burning car in serial production early this year. Dubbed the Hydrogen 7, the specially equipped 7-Series executive cars emit only water vapor when running on hydrogen. That means zero emissions of pollutants and carbon dioxide, a […]

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The Cheapest Cars You Can Drive

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:30:58 +0000

Want a luxury car without the luxury cost? Then opting for the Lexus RX400h might be a good call. It costs $41,895, and is estimated to set you back an additional $12,091 over five years. That number may sound steep, but in relative terms, it’s not. That’s because the RX400h had the lowest operating cost […]

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