MAGNA DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HELPS LOWER EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE DRIVING DYNAMICS

SAILAUF, Germany, Jan., 29th 2018 Stricter emission legislation has become one of the major challenges for global car manufacturers. To help achieve these emission goals and to improve the dynamic driving experience, Magna will support the BMW Group´s large-volume transverse vehicle platform (UKL) with its third generation dual-clutch transmissions (DCT), the GETRAG 7DCT300. BMW Group´s… Continue reading MAGNA DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HELPS LOWER EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE DRIVING DYNAMICS

Car researchers are also said to have tested exhaust gases on people

According to a media report, the German auto industry indirectly financed not only emissions tests on monkeys – but also on people. Daimler is “shaken” by this. Sunday, 28.01.2018 22:03 clock Last was one of the auto industry financed lobbying club had come under fire because he had commissioned scientists in the United States with… Continue reading Car researchers are also said to have tested exhaust gases on people

DriveNow becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW Group

Munich. With the acquisition of Sixt SE’s stake in DriveNow, the BMW Group continues its systematic development as a customer-centric mobility company. Today’s signing is subject to approval by antitrust authorities. With this move, the world’s leading provider of premium mobility is offering customers efficient, sustainable mobility solutions from a single source. The rapidly growing… Continue reading DriveNow becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW Group

VW supervisory board members demand inquiry into diesel fume tests on monkeys

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Members of Volkswagen’s supervisory board have called for an inquiry into tests in which monkeys were exposed to toxic diesel fumes, German media reported on Monday. The New York Times reported on Friday that German carmakers had used the European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector, also known… Continue reading VW supervisory board members demand inquiry into diesel fume tests on monkeys

German Carmakers Take Another Hit With Diesel Testing on Humans

Diesel’s reputation took another blow amid revelations that Germany’s auto industry sponsored tests that exposed humans as well as monkeys to the fuel’s exhaust fumes, which can cause respiratory illness and cancer.  The study, supported by a little-known group founded by Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG and BMW AG in 2007, had 25 people breathe in… Continue reading German Carmakers Take Another Hit With Diesel Testing on Humans

DriveNow will be owned by BMW alone

BMW buys the partner Sixt their shares in the joint car sharing provider DriveNow from. The move could pave the way for a possible merger of BMW and Daimler car sharing services. Getty Images DriveNow Mini Monday, 29.01.2018 14:41 clock The car-sharing service DriveNow should in the future belong to BMW alone. The car rental… Continue reading DriveNow will be owned by BMW alone

Monkeys in the exhaust gas test: People were also exposed to exhaust gas tests

All articles and backgrounds 01/29/2018 Monkeys in the exhaust test People were also exposed to emissions tests DPA Diesel exhaust on the VW Golf 7 It should be in the exhaust scandal Diesel pollutant tests not only with monkeysbut also with people. This emerges from a report by the association EUGT, reported on the “Stuttgarter… Continue reading Monkeys in the exhaust gas test: People were also exposed to exhaust gas tests

Car researchers are also tested on people exhaust to have

Sunday, 01/28/2018 22:03 clock Last was one of the auto industry financed lobbying club had come under fire because he had commissioned scientists in the United States with emissions tests on monkeys. According to a newspaper report, however, human subjects had to inhale the irritant gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Accordingly, the “European Research Association for… Continue reading Car researchers are also tested on people exhaust
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Hans Dieter Pötsch: VW supervisory board boss criticizes bad charging network for e-cars

Hans Dieter Pötsch The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen wants a faster charging speed for e-vehicles. (Photo: AP) Volkswagen-Aufsichtsratschef Hans Dieter Pötsch sees electromobility still a number of obstacles on the way to a real breakthrough in Germany. The still too thin network of stores in the Federal Republic is thereby the most… Continue reading Hans Dieter Pötsch: VW supervisory board boss criticizes bad charging network for e-cars

BMW’s next generation of hybrids relies on modular electrification

BMW’s alternative-fuel interests go beyond plug-in hybrids. Sure, the company has been building a battery-powered ecosystem, with cars like the city-styled i3 and i8 sports Coupe and Roadster serving as the testing grounds for tech that will later trickle down through the rest of the model line. But the company is also licensing its electrification… Continue reading BMW’s next generation of hybrids relies on modular electrification