BMW awarded as “UK’s cleanest premium manufacturer”
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Cleangreencars.co.uk has awarded BMW as the “cleanest premium manufacturer” in Great Britain. Their report found that total model range CO2 emissions from January 2008 to June 2008 at BMW averaged 161.64g/km. BMW’s competitors all achieved worse figures. For instance Audi and Mercedes were 177.36g/km and 192.85g/km respectively. Lexus, with its hybrid-based model line-up, managed an average of 194.85g/km, while Jaguar topped 200g/km and Porsche recorded 275.64g/km. BMW’s MINI make had an average of 139.64g/km.
According
to BMW’s press release (which you can find after the jump), both the EfficientDynamics and the MINImalism program have reduced emissions while keeping up driving dynamics. BMW additionally said that it’s preparing NOx storage capability within a catalytic converter on undoubtful models in the near future and that it was finalizing drivetrain configurations to meet the likely EU6 legislation due to come into effect in 2014.[Source: BMW]
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