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Monday, Nov 24
AC Propulsion System Powers the MINI E
AC Propulsion is supplying both the electric propulsion and the battery technology for the MINI E electric vehicle introduced at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show by BMW Group. (Earlier post.) AC Propulsion has already delivered more than 500 drive systems to the BMW Group factory in Munich f...
Saturday, Oct 18
BMW Group Electric MINI to Debut at LA Auto Show in November
The BMW Group says that it plans to start series production of all-electric vehicles over the medium-term as part of its Number ONE strategy. The development of innovative concepts for mobility in big-city conurbations within the scope of “project i” has a similar thrust, as its objecti...
Tuesday, Oct 14
Johnson Controls-Saft Announces Second Lithium-Ion Hybrid Battery Production Contract
Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) will be providing lithium-ion batteries for production versions of BMW’s 7 Series ActiveHybrid car, currently being showcased at the Paris motor show. (Earlier post.) The ActiveHybrid is a mild hybrid configuration.
Tuesday, Jul 3
BMW Introduces New 1 Series Coupé; Twin-Turbo 4-Cylinder Diesel Model
Both the 123d and the 135i are weighted toward power and performance; the 123d marks the production application of the world’s most powerful four-cylinder diesel engine, and the 135i marks the first time a twin-turbo gasoline engine has powered a 1 Series car. The 123d diesel delivers fu...
Wednesday, Jun 27
40% of BMW’s MY2008 Line-Up Will Meet or Exceed European Target of 140 gCO2/km
BMW announced that by autumn 2007, 22 models in the BMW Group (BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce) for model year 2008—about 40%—will meet or exceed the European voluntary CO2 target of 140 g/km. Three of these 22 vehicles are MINIs and two belong to an additional BMW model line.
Thursday, Apr 5
Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec Named 2007 World Green Car
The other two finalists for the top spot in the third annual World Green Car awards were the BMW Hydrogen 7 and the Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion. To be eligible for the 2007 World Green Car award, a vehicle must be all-new or substantially revised, in production and introduced for sale to cons...
Friday, Mar 30
BMW Emphasizes Improved Efficiency of New 4-Cylinder Engines; Gasoline Direct Injection and Diesel
The new lean burn engine comes with a main catalyst close to the engine itself and storage catalysts further down the line to reduce NOx emissions. BMW is initially introducing its new family of four-cylinder gasoline HPI engines only in the European markets.
