Which Automobile Company is the Cleanest?
BMW puts shame on the rest of the motoring industry with their improved fuel efficiency and CO2 emission rate.
So which carmaker is the world’s cleanest? Not sure? Well, an independent survey released last week has found that BMW has most improved its average fuel efficiency and CO2 emission rate. Indeed, it’s done so to an extent which will embarrass other carmakers.
EfficientDynamics – Performance and Green Technologies?
Throughout the course of BMW’s latest press releases and unveilings there has been considerable attention directed at BMW’s new technological mindset interestingly titled EfficientDynamics. I know a lot of you have questioned exactly what this concept is, and what it means to the BMW brand in the future, so I went searching for some answers. A number of technologies have been grouped together to create the BMW EfficientDynamics movement, and it appears that this is only the beginning of what may be one of the most successful green movements in history. I have found a wonderful video that will help you understand why BMW is the ultimate driving machine, not only in the performance aspect but also with respect to our environment.
BMW X6 Concept Active Hybrid
In addition to the new X6 Concept, BMW is also presenting a modular two-mode hybrid version of the car dubbed the X6 Active Hybrid. The concept is running a new BMW drivetrain that integrates the batteries, electronics systems and power inverter all within the transmission. Compared with the non-hybrid model, the new Active Hybrid is said to improve fuel-economy by up to 20%.
Actor Will Ferrell receives first BMW Hydrogen 7 in pilot program
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey – BMW has announced the launch of the Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program, with actor Will Ferrell receiving the first one. Through the program, BMW will give vehicles to industry leaders and prominent figures in entertainment, politics and business for their daily use.Â
Which cars are the greenest? You’d be surprised….
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail Update
July 27, 2007 at 7:07 AM EDT
OTTAWA — Could it really be so – that GM’s Hummer is more than 40 per cent greener than Toyota’s Prius? That Ford’s F-Series pickup is greener? That GM’s Silverado pickup is greener? That Dodge’s Ram pickup is greener? That Cadillac’s DTS, a full-sized luxury sedan with a V8 engine, is greener? Could it be, in fact, that seven different luxury-class automobiles are all greener – and that three of them are Cadillac models?
Increased fuel economy standards will create jobs, report says…
With the constant attention on oil prices, articles like the one published in Canadian Driver today will become more and more prominent in the news. I for one think that this type of change is taken too passively by our governments and that we have the technology to make substantial improvements at this time. Regardless of my rant, I have attached a rather positive article in the efforts to reduce consumption and better our planet.
Globe and Mail: Versatile Hydrogen 7 blends two systems
MUNICH
BMW officials say the 260-horsepower Hydrogen 7 is “autobahn fast†and it certainly seems so from behind the wheel. But this is what you would expect from a luxury sedan powered by a 6.0-litre V-12 engine.
The surprise is what comes out of the tailpipe: essentially nothing. Hydrogen 7 emissions are cleaner than the air you breathe.
All-electric MINI Cooper enters production
Hybrid Technologies, emerging leaders in the development and marketing of lithium-powered products, said today that it has moved into production with the BMW AG Mini Cooper all lithium model. After two years of reasearch and an extensive vehicle selection process, Hybrid Technologies engineers selected the Mini Cooper built in Cowley, England.
Toronto mayor announces hybrid conversion project
Last week David Miller, mayor of Canada’s largest city, announced plans to convert hybrid vehicles to plug-in models that can be charged by any wall socket. Miller’s goal is too have more hybrids on Toronto streets leading to cleaner air and less pollution. The city will work to create an infrastructure to support such vehicles.
Even ‘Green’er MINI’s on their way….
We previously reported that it would take BMW 6 months to add fuel saving technologies to the Mini MK2, but today the company announced that all Mini models would get the changes by August, only three months away. With the changes, the MINI Cooper D will be capable of returning an astonishing 72.4mpg, with CO2 emissions of just 104g/km.
Budds’ BMW is Connected
