The new BMW Vision EfficientDynamics combines superb driving performance with extremely low consumption. A hybrid drive system and a revolutionary design are among the highlights. The film reveals how a sustainable, but enjoyable future BMW will look like.
With the development of the BMW GINA Light Visionary Model the BMW Group presents trendsetting solutions. Chris Bangle gives us a first impression of the ideas behind the process of sculpturing an experimental study. This is the story behind this innovation!
Surprise at the Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste 2008. To mark the 30th anniversary of the M1, BMW showcased the M1 Hommage. This model is a design study to celebrate its predecessors, their specific body features and the middle engine concept. Watch an introduction to a magnificent project, which reflects the creativity and the potential of BMWs designers.
China Subsidizes Electric Cars, But Small Efficient Gas Cars Too
Earlier this year, China announced hefty incentives for purchases of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids: about $8,800 for full battery electrics and $7,300 for plug-in hybrids. That’s a step up from the U.S. subsidy for electric cars, a tax credit worth $7,500 for cars (like the Chevy Volt) with at least 16-kilowatt hours of battery storage. China is providing the incentives to help reach its aggressive goal of 500,000 hybrids and electric cars by 2011. As we recently reported, more expensive hybrid and electrics face serious economic challenges in the Chinese
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2011 Ford Explorer set to debut new curve control technology
During our first test drive, Dave Messih speeds around a curve at 50 mph. His foot never touches the brake, and the 2011 Ford Explorer prototype we’re in knocks down a barrier of safety cones. OK, that’s fun. But what’s the point? Messih, a Ford engineer, is demonstrating the capability of a new technology called curve control, set to debut in the much-anticipated redone SUV later this year. based on Ford’s traditional stability-control system. It measures how quickly the vehicle is turning and compares that with how quickly the driver is trying to turn. The system activates when the driver steers more than the vehicle turns
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