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BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore partner to develop sustainable life-cycle loop for EV batteries in Europe

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The BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore have formed a joint technology consortium in order to work closely together on the continued development of a complete and sustainable value chain for battery cells for electrified vehicles in Europe. The chief objective is to make battery cells sustainable by establishing a closed life-cycle loop.

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BMW M5 Touring Becomes America's First M-Wagon

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But, after much speculation , BMW has seen fit to ship the M5 Touring our way for the 2025 model year. But you won’t see BMW using either term in its marketing material. The all-electric portion of the powertrain can help launch the M5 from a dead stop or be used to pilot the vehicle calmly around town using nothing but battery power.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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The BMW i8 goes on sale in the US in 2014. BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. liter BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and BMW eDrive technology plus intelligent energy management produces system output of 266 kW/362 hp (max. Click to enlarge.

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Hot hatched: Mini John Cooper Works E PROtotype previews quickest-ever electric hot to rival the Abarth 500e and Alpine A290

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Based on the recently launched battery-powered MINI Cooper SE, the British car-maker has yet to announce a huge boost over the 160kW/330Nm of torque that the Cooper SE musters. Speaking of which, if the JCW E shares the Cooper SE’s 54.2kWh lithium-ion battery expect it to cover less than 400km between charges.

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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

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With just three Hydrogen refuelling station in the UK, convincing motorists to purchase a Hydrogen powered car was always going to be tough. Now it seems that Shell has seen the light and pulled the plug on all its hydrogen car refuelling stations in Britain after the low-carbon technology failed to catch on with motorists.

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Hanyang/BMW team develops high-energy density Li-ion battery with carbon-nanotube-Si composite anode and NCM concentration gradient cathode

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Researchers from Hanyang University in Korea and the BMW Group have developed a new fully operational, practical Li-ion rechargeable battery combining high energy density with excellent cycle life. A report on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. O 2 (NCM) and Li[Ni 0.8 —Lee et al.

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L kWh Li-ion battery pack—which is sited in front of the passenger area. kWh Li-ion battery pack. The hybrid power unit. Click to enlarge.

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