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BMW’s ‘zero emission’ advert banned

BMW is the latest in a string of carmakers to fall foul of advertising rules relating to environmental claims as the industry cracks down on misleading claims. Industry overseer, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that a press ad for BMW’s concept ActiveE electric vehicle was misleading as it claimed the car produces ‘0% emissions’. [...]

BMW makes a MEGA green car push. The Green Piece

Tuesday 13 July 2010. The Green Piece Column There have been plenty of green cars that have prompted debate, whetted the appetite and sparked eager anticipation – but few have captured the imagination quite like BMW’s latest electric car. A design sketch of the BMW Megacity Vehicle was released last week (see article) suggesting it [...]

BMW unveils electric Megacity vehicle design

Take a look at the design sketch for the BMW Megacity electric vehicle (below), which is due on the market in 2013. At the company’s Innovation Days briefing it revealed the design along with a new LifeDrive architecture on which the vehicle is based. The concept consists of two horizontally separated independent modules with the [...]

New BMW 5 Series to offer start-stop technology

The fourth generation BMW 5 Series Touring will make its debut with an auto start stop function as a standard feature in the 520d model. Available with a choice of two straight-six petrol engines and a four-cylinder and six-cylinder diesel the vehicle is expected to be among the most popular BMW models yet. The 520d [...]

New BMW hybrid car given tax credit boost

Anyone planning to drive the new BMW ActiveHybrid 7 has been boosted by news that the vehicle will qualify for a substantial tax credit. The US Internal Revenue Service has determined that the car will earn a $900 credit under the Alternative Motor Vehicle provision. The vehicle, which combines an electric motor with BMW’s 4.4litre [...]

3-Series achieves over 1,000 miles to a tank

BMW’s greenest ever 3-Series achieved a staggering range of 1,013 miles on a single tank of fuel as part of a road challenge run between London and Munich. Driven by the Sunday Times’ Tom Ford, a 320d EfficientDynamics saloon filled up at the Channel Tunnel, made it to Munich and as far as Lille on [...]

BMW reveals new hybrid car plans

Anyone eager to get their hands on a full hybrid version of the BMW 5 Series won’t have long to wait. According to Dr Norbert Reithofer, the chairman of the board of management of BMW AG, the company will start offering the vehicle as early as next year following its successful introduction at this year’s [...]

BMW needs YOU for electric car trial

Interested in being among the first to drive one of the most hotly anticipated electric cars? Well, you could be – at least if you live in Munich. The BMW Group has started to accept applications for drivers that want to participate in the MINI-E trial in Munich as part of a joint project with [...]

Top 10 Green Cars revealed

Green cars are definitely the in-thing in the auto industry and now consumer website kbb.com (part of the Kelley Blue Book) has named its Top 10 Green Cars for 2010. Now before you wonder where the likes of the Nissan LEAF and the Chevrolet Volt are on the list – they are not yet available [...]

BMW announces launch date of new electric car

The BMW Group has declared that its new Megacity Vehicle will be launched in 2013. The announcement was made by Norbert Reithofer, the chairman of the board of management for BMW AG, ahead of the Auto China 2010 show in Beijing. The Megacity will be the first series production electric drive model on the market [...]