It is the best - selling EV in history with almost 50 % share of the zero -
emission vehicle segment.
At its introduction in 2014 it effectively created the ultra-low
emission vehicle segment, notching up 10,000 sales in the UK within the first ten months and amassing a total sales figure of 26,600 by the end of 2016.
Not exact matches
A study by Delphi Powertrain presented at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit concluded that a 3 - cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine — such as the 1.0 L EcoBoost — offers an optimal combination of cost, lower
emissions and reductions in fuel consumption for the most cost - sensitive
vehicle segments.
For the most cost - sensitive
vehicle segments — e.g., compacts under 1,400 kg in weight — a stoichiometric 3 - cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine offers an optimal combination of cost, lower
emissions and reductions in fuel consumption, according to an analysis by Delphi Powertrain presented at the recent SAE 2010 World Congress.
The outcome could shape industry strategies in one of the hottest, most profitable
vehicle segments and help determine how both companies meet increasingly stringent
emissions regulations.
The new Kappa 1.6 - liter GDI engine is designed to boost power, performance and fuel economy, while driving down production costs and CO2
emissions in the growing mid-class hybrid electric
vehicle (HEV) and plug - in hybrid electric
vehicle (PHEV)
segments.
The
vehicle which is going to get manufactured in a state - of - the - art aluminium manufacturing facility in Solihull, UK, uses a lightweight all - aluminium monocoque body structure, a world's first in the SUV
segment, a feature which helps it shave as much as 420 Kg of its mass and enables improved consumption and
emission figures.
CO2
emissions of 147 grams per kilometre also represent a new record in this
vehicle segment.
Marking their world premiere are the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (fuel consumption combined: 6.0 — 4.1 l / 100 km [47.1 — 68.9 mpg imp]; CO2
emissions combined: 139 — 109 g / km) *, a totally new compact - class
vehicle majoring on functionality of space; the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe (fuel consumption combined: 8.1 — 4.5 l / 100 km [34.9 — 62.8 mpg imp]; CO2
emissions combined: 189 — 119 g / km), a new four - door Coupe in the mid-size
segment; and the second generation of the successful BMW X3 (fuel consumption combined: 8.3 — 5.0 l / 100 km [34.0 — 56.5 mpg imp]; CO2
emissions combined: 193 — 131 g / km).
This
segment manufactures ICs in support of automated systems that are incorporated into
vehicles, such as collision avoidance and
emissions control systems.
Pushing the limits of energy - efficient
vehicles and switching to cleaner fuels, particularly in the non-LDV (Light Duty
Vehicle)
segment — truck, marine, pipeline, rail, and off - road equipment — are seen as key to averting projected increases in energy consumption and GHG
emissions.