BMW

The Geneva Motor Show 2012 continues to take shape with BMW the latest to announce a debut for the showcase. It will introduce the BMW 116d EfficientDynamics Edition at the event. The vehicle, powered by a 1.6litre 85kW/116hp diesel engine features BMW TwinPower Turbo technology and achieves fuel economy of 62mpg with CO2 emissions at [...]

BMW is taking its EfficientDynamics strategy forward by introducing a new TwinPower turbo four-cylinder engine for the X3 xDrive28i. The new engine is set to replace the inline six-cylinder engine and will offer significantly improved fuel economy figures – indeed BMW anticipates that the X3 will be the most fuel efficient petrol sport activity vehicle [...]

BMW is planning a third electric model for its new ‘i’ ‘Born Electric’ range, according to Germany’s Autobild magazine. It is believed that the car maker could be planning a to launch an i5 compact MPV model in 2015 to complement its first two electric models; the i3 electric supermini and the i8 plug-in hybrid [...]

You might not expect TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk to report on BMW introducing a new range of M Performance Automobiles – however, there is a distinctly green flavour to these new vehicles. The vehicles boast a new six-cylinder in-line diesel engine and feature three turbochargers capable of delivering a maximum output of 280kW and peak torque of 740Nm. [...]

BMW is ‘calling all electronauts’ as it opens the recruitment process for drivers interested in leasing its first electric car model as part of trials taking place in the US. From this week, the German car maker begins the hunt for 700 drivers in the Boston, Hartford, New York, Los Angeles, Sacremento, San Diego and [...]

Ahead of the roll-out of the BMW ActiveE electric car, the German carmaker has teamed up with Tendril – a cloud-based energy management platform provider – to demonstrate a smart energy home. The smart energy home, in Mountain View, California, is meant to help refine the charging of the ActiveE – with Tendril’s energy management [...]

BMW is to introduce three new powertrains to its 1 Series hatch range including a new 116d EfficientDynamics model. The new BMW 116d EfficientDynamics is powered by a 116hp, four-cylinder 1.6-litre TwinPower Turbo diesel engine emits just 99g/km CO2 and returns 74.3mpg –making it the most efficient series-production BMW to date. Despite its eco-credentials, the [...]

Tuesday 10 January 2012. The Green Piece Column. The North American International Auto Show 2011 (or the Detroit Motor Show as we like to call it) starts its second day of press previews today, before opening to the public for two weeks of motoring delights (January 9-22, 2012). Taking place in the city home of [...]

BMW is revving up for the launch of two new hybrid cars – the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 and the BMW ActiveHybrid5. Now it has announced that A123Systems will supply the lithium-ion batteries for the vehicles. According to A123Systems, it will supply its 32113 cylindrical power batteries for the vehicles. They use a high power M1Ultra [...]

Two of world’s motoring giants are thought to be in talks about a partnership for the development of fuel cell vehicles. According to news reports from Germany, BMW and GM are thought to be in the advance stages of negotiations and could be announcing a partnership at the Detroit Motor in January next year.  German [...]