CLEVER is the acronym for "Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport" and refers to a research project aimed at producing a low-emission, practical city vehicle. The CLEVER project was launched in 2002 as an initiative of Berlin's Technical University, sponsored by the 5th Framework Programme of the EU Commission.
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Laurenz Schaffer, since the year 2000 director of the Munich studio of the BMW Group subsidiary DesignworksUSA, will be taking on the position of the President of the California based company on 1 December 2009.
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Mystery M3 could point the way to a more powerful CSL version
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Simple combines features and advantages from both automobiles and motorcycles. The concept owes its passenger cell to the car, providing protection from wind and weather as well as shielding the driver from exterior noise and offering occupants a high degree of safety in the event of an accident. The motorcycle inspired the slim design of the Simple (at just 110 centimetres wide) and its configuration for two people sitting one behind the other. Plus it boasts the dynamic driving style typical of a two-wheeler, allowing you to lean right into corners as desired.
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Electric MINI E gets official UK debut, as parent firm BMW reveals its plans for a new electric revolution.
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The seat of a car is far more than just a simple frame structure with a piece
of padded cloth or leather on top. On the contrary - the seat of a car these
days must meet many different demands, with safety requirements constantly
becoming stricter and the customer's comfort expectations greater than ever
before. And the seat should always offer the same ergonomic benefi ts for every
occupant, with superior comfort and safety, regardless of the size, stature and
weight of the driver.
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Never before has society been as mobile as today. But at the same time the transport infrastructure in many densely populated areas is already reaching the limits to its capacity. It is therefore essential, introducing new transport concepts and intelligent traffi c management, to ensure most efficient and environmentally compatible use of the existing road network, and to minimise negative side
effects of mobility such as traffi c congestion, accidents and burdens on the environment.
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New model leans into bends, returns 120mpg
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Williams is reportedly opposed to BMW-Sauber receiving a guaranteed 14th team entry for 2010 because it wants to secure the Swiss outfit's major long-term Malaysian sponsor Petronas.
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So far most of the lights within the car have been central light sources focusing
light above all in the middle of the passenger compartment. The outside areas
of the passenger compartment are hardly illuminated, there is hardly any
impression of space and surfaces generated by indirect, more gentle light.
"Light" is therefore seen in this context only as a function.
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The booming Chinese auto market remains one of the few bright spots for German luxury carmakers which have reaped few benefits from subsidy programmes such as the US 'cash for clunkers' scheme. Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen's Audi and the BMW brand all posted year on year volume gains of over 35% last month.
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Munich/Brussels. EfficientDynamics is the most effective programme for reducing CO2 emissions in road traffic. Achieving a reduction of average fuel consumption and CO2 ratings by 10.2 per cent, the BMW Group has once again made the greatest progress in terms of efficiency of all car makers in the European automobile market in the year 2008.
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Now that Fernando Alonso has been confirmed at Ferrari for next season, the dominos start falling into place. Robert Kubica leaves BMW-Sauber to join the ranks of Renault.
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BMW boosted its sales in China by 35% year on year to 8,131 cars last month.
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Williams may not be the only team holding back its support for a confirmed 14th team entry for BMW-Sauber, Campos also objects to 14 teams in 2010.
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BMW may add German production of the expanding Mini range when the next generation is launched, supplementing its Oxford plant here in the UK, a British newspaper reported.
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Toyota's new Celica, Citroen's 5k baby, secrets of BMW's spiky supercar revealed, plus we test entry level MINI.
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Following in-depth negotiations with the South African government, the BMW Group will invest an additional R2.2bn in its export-focused Rosslyn plant in South Africa, the automaker said on Monday.
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