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General Lee: For such a TSP platform, indeed, is the test of the ability to integrate the same time, just She always has been mentioned in the business platform is a completely independent intellectual property platform and our platform is t In the shape of the design, the Core wing broke through the traditional appearance of the other models, the Core-wing sense of movement and high-level sense of the high degree of balance, which must be improved, both in the interior styling
Essentially, the ActiveHybrid is based on the new 750i, so there's asuitably healthy 300 KW and plenty of torque from the twin-turbo V8.The difference here, though, is there's an electric motor added intothe equation to offer power when necessary.The systems works by storing and utilising energygenerated while under braking. The electric motor then distributes thiscaptured energy to power any electric systems in the engine or cabin,enabling the engine to exclusively power the car itself, rather thancommit a percentage of power to running other areas of the car. Theflow on effect of this is that the car runs smoother all the whileseeing improvement on fuel consumption and emissions figures, up to 15%in normal conditions. Not only that, but the electric motor essentiallygives the car another 15KW to play with, along with an additional210NM. This energy is stored in a high-performance lithium batterystored in the boot in a system which is said to be much lesstroublesome than that found in the Toyota Prius. Ifthis concept of stored energy sounds familiar it's because Formula Onewill feature a similar system from 2009. From next year all teams in F1will be allowed to run with what's called KERS. Much like that in the 7Series Active Hybrid, KERS (or Kinetic Energy Recovery System), willenable an F1 car to store energy generated under braking, giving thedriver a 60KW boost for 6.67 seconds whenever he wants it. Along withother manufacturers in Formula One, BMW has been working hard atdeveloping their KERS system in time for the 2009 season, and like mostother F1-derived technologies this work on the track is alreadyfiltering into the showroom. The ActiveHybrid shown here is essentiallythe first development of BMW's road production version of KERS. While only a concept at this stage, expect thetechnology to be offered across the BMW range within the next 2 years.It's just a shame that an electric motor won't fix the new 7'slacklustre looks. With no Chris Bangle influenced flair or vision to beseen, the new car is sadly nothing more than a conservative, automotiveyawn. Article Tags: Electric Motor
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