Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Like the original BMW i3 Concept ( earlier post ), the three-door coupe is propelled by an electric motor developed by the BMW Group, which develops a maximum output of 125 kW/170 hp and peak torque of 250 N·m (184 lb-ft). The passenger cell forms the core of the Life module, which is built from carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP).

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BMW Connect Connected Concept 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant. Source: neon.

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Grid BMW Power Powered 191

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. The fleet of less than 100 vehicles will then be employed internationally for demonstration and trial purposes for various target groups. The BMW Group sources the individual fuel cells from the Toyota Motor Corporation.

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BMW Hydrogen Fleet Lithium Ion 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

—Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. This Lightweight Concept vehicle represents its most comprehensive blend of advanced materials yet in one vehicle, including strategic application of aluminum, ultra-high-strength steels, magnesium and carbon fiber. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels.

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Carbon Fiber Light Concept Ford 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The BMW iX is the first model based on a new, modular, scalable architecture on which the future of the BMW Group will be built. The iX will bring together the company’s latest developments in the strategic innovation fields of Design, Connectivity, Electrification, Digital Services and Sustainability.

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BMW Future Carbon Fiber Electric 321

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

The partnership comes shortly following Divergent 3D’s signing a strategic partnership letter of intent with top-ten global automaker PSA Group. Nodes join aerospace-grade carbon fiber tubing into standardized building objects, resulting in an industrial-strength chassis that can be assembled in a matter of minutes.

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Manufacturer Carbon Fiber North America Cars 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

All three incorporate a fourth-generation, 100 kW LT PEM (Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell stack developed in-house by Volkswagen Group Research at the Volkswagen Technology Center for Electric Traction. The Group is already at work on its fifth-generation version, said Prof. Audi A7 Sportback h-tron. Earlier post.).

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Audi Hydrogen Fuel Concept 278

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2012

Following on the presentation of the BMW i3 Concept and BMW i8 Concept coupé at the Frankfurt show in 2011 ( earlier post ), the BMW Group has introduced a third i Model: the BMW i8 Concept Spyder. The front and rear axle modules are connected by an “energy tunnel”, which houses the battery pack. Connectivity. Click to enlarge.

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Concept BMW Plug-in Hybrid 303

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AUGUST 7, 2013

With its carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) passenger cell, the BMW i8 sets new standards for a plug-in hybrid vehicle in terms of low weight. The BMW Group has developed not only the internal combustion engine and electric motor in-house but also the power electronics and the battery. Rear-mounted 3-cylinder engine.

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BMW Plug-in Engine Plug 281

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

This production and sales network, which has close connections to South Korean companies, world leaders in LIB production, also will provide Teijin with a secure foothold for penetrating the Chinese market. Teijin Limited, the holding company for the Teijin Group, is listed on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges. billion (US$10.6

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Li-ion Commercial South Korea Carbon Fiber 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

With its new architecture, use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and premium mobility service offerings, the “ i3 marks the beginning of a new mobility age ,” said Dr. Reithofer. The BMW Group has planned and developed this battery to last for the full life of the vehicle.

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BMW New York London Production 247

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2013

The digitalization of the measured values is integrated on the sensor chip and allows for connecting the chip directly to a computer or micro controller. Peter Spies, group manager at Fraunhofer IIS in Nuremberg. EVE’s compact design is built on a tubular steel space frame housed within a carbon fiber body.

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Batteries Battery Carbon Fiber Italy 271

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2014

What this has shown various groups inside Vehma and Ford, said Skszek, is that by the time you integrate all your weight-savings components into a great vehicle, you still have a lot of weight challenges. Forged aluminum connecting rods saved 40%. The cast aluminum or carbon fiber wheels saved 30%. Click to enlarge.

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Concept Carbon Fiber Vehicles Ford 284

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The aluminum Drive module combines the powertrain, high-voltage battery, suspension, crash system and structural functions, while the Life module takes the form of a passenger cell made out of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). BMW Connected and ConnectedDrive.

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BMW 2019 Power Powered 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2010

NAHF-XTM inventor Khalid Lafdi, Group Leader for Carbon Materials at UDRI. After successfully controlling growth of carbon nanotubes on individual carbon fibers, researchers accomplished the same on a type of carbon-fiber yarn and eventually on engineered textiles. Brian Rice.

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Carbon Fiber Energy Production Ohio 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

—Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. Two carbon-fiber-encased tanks built into the vehicle floor hold around 4.4 Daimler says that fuel-cell technology is a firm element of its powertrain strategy. By means of the 7.2

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Mercedes Plug-in Plug Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2015

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this week, Ford delivered first proof of that focus with the reveal of the new Ford GT carbon-fiber supercar, as well as the new F-150 Raptor based on the new aluminum F-150 and the Shelby GT350R Mustang.

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Shelby Ford F-150 Carbon Fiber 150

Cars That Think

APRIL 27, 2022

For a group of roboticists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Disney Research, this led to a simple question: If you were to build a robot that focused exclusively on jumping as high as possible, how high could it jump? The jumper is 30 centimeters tall and weighs 30 grams, which is relatively heavy for a robot like this.

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Carbon Fiber Store Motor Motors 94

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Two tanks with a three-layer structure made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and other materials are used to store hydrogen at 70 MPa (approximately 700 bars or 10,000 psi). Middle layer: carbon fiber reinforced plastic (structural element). High-pressure Hydrogen Tanks. Building a convenient refueling infrastructure.

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Prius Toyota Hydrogen Carbon Fiber 296

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2015

The papers provide technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; the newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. For the FCHV-adv, Toyota had used aerospace grade carbon fiber.

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Congress Toyota Fuel Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

The primary interfaces of the power electronics are its traction network connection to the battery; 3-phase connection to the electric motor; connector from the DC/DC converter to the 12-V electrical system; and a connection for the high-voltage power distributor. Overhead view of electric drive and battery components.

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Batteries Battery MPH All-Electric 356

Cars That Think

AUGUST 5, 2023

A satellite failure creates an opportunity for radar The first large-scale IPR surveys of Antarctica began in the late 1960s when a group of American, British, and Danish geoscientists mounted a set of radar antennas under the wings of a C-130. Laser altimetry’s problems would seem to have no connection to aircraft-based IPR surveys.

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Climate Change Climate Water Carbon Fiber 97

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Porsche has introduced the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car, the first of six or more plug-in hybrids coming from the Volkswagen Group. To save weight, components such as the oil tank, the air filter box integrated into the subframe and the air induction are made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer. The 918 Spyder.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

—Ola Källenius says, Member of the Daimler AG Board of Management responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. Each is connected to a front wheel via a reduction gear. With a system output of over 1,000 hp and a top speed beyond 350 km/h this hypercar handles exactly as it looks: it takes your breath away.

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Mercedes PHEV Lithium Ion Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Its exterior skin, painted in Magnetic Blue, combines body parts made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), such as the front and rear lids. The customer can manage charging remotely as well, using a smartphone on which the customer has installed the relevant Audi connect app. Visually, the 4.40 meter (14.4

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Batteries Battery Li-ion Audi 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The connecting elements between these nodal points are formed by organic molecules known as Linkers. MOFs are porous solid bodies which consist of numerous, always identical basic components and can be very variably put together on a modular basis. They are made up of nodal points known as Structural Building Units (SBUs).

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Mercedes Hydrogen Plug-in Plug 334

Cars That Think

MAY 15, 2024

It can look like leather, textile, brushed steel, wood, carbon fiber, almost anything, and can take light from all angles as well, and can be in different colors. So we have a global solution with Vision Group, that’s the largest. They’re going to say, “Hey, we want to have the connected worker safety stuff here.”

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Recharge Solar Buy All-Electric 76

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

Group (SAIC) unveiled three models of a concept new vehicle form called EN-V, short for Electric Networked-Vehicle. Segway has worked collaboratively with GM to develop and deliver multiple copies of the drivetrain platform that seamlessly connect to and power the various EN-Vs. Group (SAIC). The Jiao EN-V model.

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GM Concept Future Personal 270

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The i8—the first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the BMW Group—will have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of $135,925 (including destination and handling) when it arrives in US showrooms in spring of 2014. This model-specific version of the high-voltage battery was developed and produced by the BMW Group. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Plug-in 2014 MPG 306

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2016

The BMW Group defined the sustainability targets for the new BMW 7 Series to include the vehicle’s entire life cycle since the beginning of development. The body structure with Carbon Core, first presented in the new BMW 7 Series, is the result of the BMW Group’s know-how in the industrial use of CFRP in the automotive industry.

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BMW 2017 PHEV Sale 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

With the e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, drivers can use their smartphones to control such functions as charging and heating or cooling. Audi connect, which is also standard, connects the Q7 e-tron quattro to the internet via the fast LTE standard. The driver can choose between four modes. “EV”

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Where the magic happens Single motor driving the rear wheels 182 horsepower 221 pound-feet of torque Power Output: 128 kW Three carbon-fiber reinforced hydrogen tanks with a three-layer structure Hydrogen Tank Capacity: 5.6 Connectivity is through multiple USB-C ports. Here are the important propulsion details.

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Toyota Hydrogen Lexus California 62

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Single motor driving the rear wheels 182 horsepower 221 pound-feet of torque Power Output: 128 kW Three carbon-fiber reinforced hydrogen tanks with a three layer structure Hydrogen tank capacity: 5.6 The three-month trial for the 2 GB Wi-Fi connection was a nice touch. Here are the important propulsion details. inch touchscreen.

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