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Daily Tech (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
... will be BMW's first to use the two-mode CVT transmission jointly developed with GM and-then DaimlerChrysler. The system previously appeared in the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen hybrids (no longer being produced) and will also be used in the upcoming hybrid. It also is used in GM's current line of hybrid trucks and SUVs.Whereas GM and Chrysler's takes on the dual-mode system used three...
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Autosnewspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
The high-end hybrids are coming hot and heavy these days. And the one we've driven most recently, the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 coupe-UV thing is among the priciest.BMW has announced that the dual-mode X6 (the result of the company's collaboration with General Motors and then-DaimlerChrysler) will go ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!...
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TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
It is BMW’s first application of the two-mode transmission it developed in partnership with GM and DaimlerChrysler, and as the debut of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 inches ever closer, the company has released a host of new details about this eagerly anticipated model. The ActiveHybrid X6 will offer approximately a 20 per cent reduction in fuel [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... from apprentice to be chief executive of BP with numerous non-executive chairmanships at Intel, DaimlerChrysler AG, Goldman Sachs and SmithKline Beecham. During the Blair years he was closely associated with the government's business strategy until a fall from grace in 2007. His leadership was criticised in the fall out from the explosion at a Texas City refinery that caused the death of...
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Straightline (Free subscription) | yesterday
The high-end hybrids are coming hot and heavy these days. And the one we've driven most recently, the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 coupe-UV thing is among the priciest. BMW has announced that the dual-mode X6 (the result of the company's collaboration with General Motors and then-DaimlerChrysler) will go on sale in December for a not-insubstantial $89,775 (including the $875 destination and delivery...
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Brainicane (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... X6 uses a two-mode hybrid system developed in conjunction with General Motors and the former DaimlerChrysler; it’s the system already found in the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. An electric continuously variable transmission (ECVT) distributes power through two different drive modes; one is used during stop-and-go driving and the other when driving at higher speeds. The two-mode system allows...
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Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... is BMW’s first application of the two-mode transmission developed in partnership with GM and then-DaimlerChrysler, and offers approximately a 20% reduction in fuel consumption versus a comparable vehicle powered by a combustion engine alone, while at the same time offering an increase in driving dynamics. Components of the ActiveHybrid X6. Click to enlarge. The drive system in the BMW ActiveHybrid...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... for the automaker. A new unibody pickup could replace the unloved Dakota. Yes, this does feel like DaimlerChrysler Yes, Ray Wert is a serial over-sharer The website CarBuyersBeware.com flew planes with banners around the headquarters of Chrysler today. It's affiliated with the Teamsters and their issue seems to be bad (i.e. non-union) car transport companies. [ @raywert ]
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Euractive (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... as far as other European manufacturers are concerned. Peugeot-Citroën, Renault, Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler "only occasionally keep pace with the industry leaders." it found. Fiat performed particularly poorly, falling behind throughout the whole survey period. The Italian carmaker was accompanied by North American carmakers Ford and General Motors (GM), with GM showing "the most striking...
