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BMW's "Brake Energy Regeneration" technology
Autospies says that they've gotten their hands on the first picture of "BMW regenerative brake technology in action on a USA model" (a 550i GT). Well, we're interested in the technology, but something about the Celsius temperature gauge and the kilometer label tells us that maybe this is a Eurospec dash. Whatever the case, one nifty feature of the way BMW's system works is that the alternator disengages until the vehicle slows down. This way, efficiency is increased because the freewheeling alternator doesn't draw power when it's not needed. ... Read more →
What is regenerative braking? Sebastian Blanco
Ah, fire. One of humanity's oldest ways to generate energy. Technically, you could generate energy by burning brake pads, as seen in the picture above (thanks, Flickr!), but automotive engineers have ...
MINI E regenerative brakes will turn on brake lights without hitting the pedal Sam Abuelsamid
An interesting question came up the other day regarding my quick drive review of the new battery powered MINI E. I noted that the MINI uses much more regen than other electrically-driven vehicles ...
Mercedes-Benz A and B-Class cars to get stop/start Jeremy Korzeniewski
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz A-Class While Mercedes-Benz is a leader in clean diesel technology, the German luxury brand has been lagging behind its arch-rival BMW when ...
Greg Solberg, Tesla Motors firmware engineer, on braking regen Jeremy Korzeniewski
Tesla Motors has just updated their blog, this time with a post from Greg Solberg, who is Tesla Motors Firmware Engineer. The post is all about regenerative braking. Just like most of the other posts ...
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BMW 3 Series joins 5 Series and 1 Series in offering regenerative braking 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
This type of trickle-down technology makes perfect sense in the real world driving conditions that most of us encounter each and every day of our lives. Hybrids have been using regenerative braking for quite some time now as a fuel saving measure. In those applications, the electric motor or motors ...
Video: BMW talks about Efficient Dynamics at Geneva Motor Show 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
BMW has put up a video that does a decent job of explaining the technology that comprises their EfficientDynamics branding. The first model to get EfficientDynamics is the newly revised 120 model, which gets a start-stop system and some rudimentary regenerative braking capability. The host talks ...
Video of the BMW regenerative braking system 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
One of the sources of increased fuel consumption in modern cars is the parasitic loss caused by the drag of having to turn ever larger alternators to provide electrical power to all the assorted accessories and features. The alternator is typically belt driven by the engine and runs continuously, ...
Trickle-down tech: Non-hybrid BMW 5 Series to feature regenerative braking 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Using recaptured braking power to recharge batteries has been a staple of hybrid technology since their start. BMW, a company which has not released a hybrid model as of yet, plans to put into production a new type of alternator in their newest 5 series models which will recharge the battery in the ...
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