BMW

Latest Green Car News

BMW sets the record straight about ActiveE trial

Following incorrect reports that BMW’s ActiveE trial would be limited to 200 vehicles, the BMW Group has issued a statement in response. According to BMW, the exact size of the fleet has not yet been determined but it will be at least as large as the MINI E fleet that consists of 450 MINI Es on [...]

BMW to present new hybrid car in Geneva

While planning to debut its new BMW 5 Series saloon car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show next week, the German car manufacturer has also revealed plans for a Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid. The BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid will be the first combination of a straight-six with electric drive. It integrates the ActiveHybrid technology into [...]

Top 10 Green Cars of the Geneva Motor Show. The Green Piece

The Green Piece Column. Tuesday 23 February 2010 Steeped in tradition, having been established in 1905 and now set for its 80th edition, the Geneva International Motor Show has always been one of the highlights of the automotive calendar. Regarded as a level playing field for the world’s car manufacturers as Switzerland lacks an automotive industry of [...]

BMW Group win ‘Best Innovator’ award in Germany

The BMW Group has won the special award for “Sustainable Innovation Management” at the 2009 Best Innovator competition, held by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology. It was yet another award for the car maker’s “Efficient Dynamics” program, which has significantly made reductions to fuel consumption across the whole range of BMW vehicles. Dr Christoph [...]

A new BMW for less than £7

BMW has joined the fleet of one of the UK’s best-known car clubs, Streetcar. The move means that car hire customers can drive away in a brand new BMW from as little as £6.95 per hour. That is the base hourly rate to hire one of Streetcar’s new BMWs – a 1 Series and 3 [...]

BMW and Peugeot join forces for new engine

Having formed a successful engine collaboration which has produced around 1.3million engines since 2006, BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroen will now continue their partnership on a next generation four-cylinder petrol engine. An agreement has been struck between Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board of management of BMW AG and Philippe Varin, the chairman of the managing [...]

Is the electric car revolution finally here? The Green Piece

How times have changed. If anything was learned from this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit it was that the motoring industry is not what it used to be. Attendees in previous years may have fond memories of the deafening music, smoke and dancing girls that accompanied a new model. However, at this year’s [...]

Strong diesel sales for German manufacturers

While Japanese manufacturers have focused on hybrid cars in the US, German car makers have placed the early emphasis on diesel models – and with some notable success. During December, Audi, Volkswagen and BMW all reported strong sales of their diesel models. By the end of the year, TDI models accounted for 43 per cent of [...]

BMW hits the street

BMW is set to join the fleet line-up of the UK’s largest car club, Streetcar. The car club has announced it is to almost double its fleet within nine months, adding BMW 1 and 3 Series vehicles from January 2010 to its range of Volkswagen Polos, Golfs, Tourans and Transporter Vans. It is expected that the [...]

BMW ditches Hydrogen 7-Series testing

BMW is putting its real world road testing of its famous Hydrogen 7-Series on hold, due to a ‘lack of infrastructure and high conversion costs,’ AllCarsElectric.com reports. However the carmaker is not abandoning the technology and is to continue its development of hydrogen engines and liquid hydrogen fuel systems will continue, a company spokesperson told the [...]