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JULY 15, 2014

100 kW gasoline engine for the MINI Hatch ( earlier post ) has been ongoing since spring 2014. It’s not just the aluminum that makes the turbocharger special; it was also developed from being a typical add-on component to an integral part of the engine. engine in 2011. Integration of the unit in the three-cylinder, 1.5L

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Scientists from the Technische Universität München (TUM) are collaborating with engineers from BMW to develop the means to replace copper with aluminum as a conductor in on-board power systems. The results are to be incorporated in the TUM electro vehicle MUTE, which will be presented at the IAA 2011. Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The company made an internal announcement on February 27th, 2024 which leaked to the press immediately via several Apple employees. Secretive hiring took place at the time, and it was rumored high-level automotive engineers joined the company. More recruiting occurred throughout the year, again more engineering and software experts.

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JUNE 30, 2010

an international provider of mechatronic drive and pump solutions will supply brushless pump drives to Inergy Automotive Systems, a global Tier One automotive supplier of complete plastic fuel systems, energy and fluid storage technologies. Buehler Motor, Inc., Specific vehicle models have not been determined. Buehler Motor, Inc.,

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JULY 10, 2018

The decision for Germany fell, among other things, to: Proximity to the customer, to understand local market requirements and to respond more quickly to customer needs; Offering BMW, Daimler and VW locally produced solutions; and. CATL) was founded in 2011 and listed on the stock exchange in 2018. —Robin Zeng, CATL CEO.

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JULY 10, 2018

The decision for Germany fell, among other things, to: Proximity to the customer, to understand local market requirements and to respond more quickly to customer needs; Offering BMW, Daimler and VW locally produced solutions; and. CATL) was founded in 2011 and listed on the stock exchange in 2018. —Robin Zeng, CATL CEO.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2009

If you thought BMW was about to bring environmentally responsible driving to the average Joe, then you might be a touch disappointed with the price tag slapped on the 2011 ActiveHybrid 7 models. The vehicles made their North American debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show ahead of arriving in showrooms from spring 2011.

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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. Source: BMW patent application Nº 2012/0267977. The 50 kg electric motor powering the BMW i3 generates a maximum output of 125 kW for a specific power (SP) of 2.5 Click to enlarge. Background.

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JUNE 22, 2014

Continental has refined the Conti.eContact tire, originally launched in 2011 with electric vehicles in mind ( earlier post ), to meet the needs of hybrid models. As tire noise is no longer drowned out by other sources of noise such as a conventional engine, it is all the more noticeable.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. The luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycle market may be growing in both the United States and Europe, as well.

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Driivz

AUGUST 1, 2023

SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) and the European Automobile Manufacturing Association (ACEA) proposed the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in 2011. When was CCS developed? What are CCS “combo plugs”? The CCS Combo 1 (CCS1) connector uses the standard U.S.

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

The share of electric vehicles produced in the EU has also expanded, increasing from 30% (of EV registered in the EU) in 2011 to 65% in 2014. 3,818 REV (specifically, the BMW i3). Also, most of the current plug-in hybrid electric vehicle models offered derive from conventional (internal combustion engine propelled) car models.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. BMW’s electric i sub-brand started with the quirky i3.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The BMW i3 uses the BMW eDrive rear-wheel drive powertrain previously found on the BMW ActiveE (but the i3 is significantly lighter). Earlier post.)

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

As reported in today's Detroit News story Ford's electric car project charges ahead , Canadian supplier Magna International surprised the American automakers by quickly producing an electric Focus on their own dime and driving to Ford's front door last September. All eyes are fixed on 2011. We were modeling $10 a gallon.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The H2-DI engine was estimated to exceed 2016 CAFE targets with engine out Tier 2 Bin 2 (SULEV) emission levels. The team sees further potential for fuel economy improvement with engine downsizing. Source: Wallner 2011. The engine delivers peak BTE of 45.5% H2-DI engine and a 5-speed automatic transmission.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

BMW N55 inline six-cylinder gasoline engine with TwinPower Turbo and High Precision Injection and Valvetronic. The 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible models will go on sale in Spring 2010, and pricing will be announced closer to the on-sale date. The engine is also being applied in the 2011 135i Coupe and Convertible.).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

Steeped in history, the International Motor Show, or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA), held biennially in Frankfurt, Germany, is already regarded as the world’s largest motor show – and this year it may be more important than ever. litre turbodiesel engine that goes on sale in October. The Green Piece. August 25 2009.

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MARCH 8, 2013

The announcement follows press reports from the Geneva Motor Show that Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen would pursue CO 2 (R744) as the refrigerant for MACs instead of R-1234yf (developed by Honeywell and DuPont). BMW and Volkswagen followed suit. Earlier post.). —Minjares, ICCT Working paper.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Deciding that the future of transportation, and therefore their survival, will be based on EVs, many of the top auto companies have promised to end production of their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035, if not earlier. The systems and software engineering challenges are materially more demanding.

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JUNE 15, 2015

At last week’s merit review meeting, DOE made awards to 13 engineers and researchers. DOE awarded two Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program awards: one to George Parks of Fuel Science, the other to Jesse Schneider of BMW. Schneider is currently the Manager of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Development and Standards at BMW of North America.

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AUGUST 21, 2013

The Model S also earned the lowest combined total Vehicle Safety Score (VSS) achieved by any vehicle that has undergone that testing since 2011: 0.42. The most recent update to maintain the relevance and effectiveness of NCAP was in model year 2011. The VSS unites the weighted risk assessments from all the tests. Source: Tesla Motors.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A new study by the independent research organization International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has compiled the test results from government agencies across Europe for 541 Euro 5 and Euro 6 diesel passenger cars. At the other end of the spectrum, BMW vehicles had some of the lowest NO x conformity factors.

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JUNE 25, 2012

In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. The proposed system uses a very small starter battery, the sole function of which is to start the engine. In November of 2011, Axion commissioned a.5

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

Electronic Stability Control, Traction Control, and Anti-Lock Braking—exercise control over engine power, and may automatically apply and release brakes on each wheel independently. Some systems allow “torque vectoring”—directing drive torque from the engine more to one output shaft of a differential than to the other.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine. Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium. It’s part of our circular business model which we adopted 23 years ago.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine. Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium. It’s part of our circular business model which we adopted 23 years ago.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. Engineering Advantages of PHEV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. BMW’s Oxfordplant is the sole source of the Mini so if an electric Mini goes intoproduction it will start there.

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