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Two-mode hybrid joint development disbanded; Ram hybrid coming in 2010 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The big joint development program formed several years ago between General Motors, Daimler, Chrysler and BMW to develop the two-mode hybrid system for light duty vehicles is over. With all four automakers now having launched or about to introduce versions of the hybrid system, the joint program is ...

REPORT: BMW to focus on premium, upmarket EVs 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

BMW is known for offering premium automobiles and motorcycles here in the United States, so it comes as little surprise that the German automaker would plan to produce premium electric vehicles as well. According to Autocar, those electric vehicles, which are currently being developed under ...

BMW opens emissions-free alloy foundry in Germany 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

When you look at the total life-cycle of "zero-emissions" vehicles like battery or fuel cell vehicles, the environment is not left untouched. The process of making all the parts of a car requires energy and chemicals are released into the atmosphere. The casting process used to make metal parts ...

BMW gets back into the leaning trike thing with SIMPLE concept [w/VIDEO] 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

BMW has been rumored as of late to be pursuing everything from a so-called "0 Series" range of cars to a revival of its Isetta microcar brand, but the Bavarian automaker remains essentially mum on plans to diversify into the microcar market. Stoking the fires, however, is the new Simple concept, ...

BMW previews its vision of a safer city scooter with C1-E concept 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Says BMW, "This is what a safe, environment-friendly and highly practical single track vehicle for city traffic could look like in the future." Well then, let's dissect that statement and see how BMW sought to accomplish these seemingly contradictory goals. First, safety. Between 2000 and ...

Solar electric BMW Lovos concept makes Chris Bangle look drab 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

It must be fun to be a car designer. Unless, of course, your name becomes synonymous with a specific styling trend that very few seem to appreciate... but we digress. It definitely seems that 24-year-old Pforzheim University graduate Anne Forschner had a good time coming up with her BMW Lovos ...

Rumormill: BMW working on 'green' M1 supercar to rival Audi R8 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Will the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept that BMW debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show earlier this month spawn a production eco-friendly supercar from the German automaker? According to Auto Express, the answer is yes, and the U.K.-based publication is projecting that the new green M1 will be ...

Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept is mean German green 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

BMW hosted a lengthy press conference during which cars zoomed all around its raised track, and at the end the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept silently took the stage. It's a glass-topped Hot Wheels with two engines, a deep dish seventies-looking steering wheel and matching contoured wheels. ...

BMW 530d Gran Turismo tested, not coming to America 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

BMW will be showing the production version of the 5-series Gran Turismo next week in Frankfurt and we'll have driving impressions coming in the next few weeks on Autoblog. The folks at AutoCar in the UK however, have already had an opportunity at the wheel of a GT that we won't be getting when ...

Dow Jones names BMW the greenest automaker, again 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

There's a lot of competition to be seen as the world's greenest automaker – just look at the branding efforts surrounding the Toyota Prius or the Chevrolet Volt for examples – but if you look at the way an automaker designs, builds and recycles its products, then BMW is the top dog. ...

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