https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/bmw-cow-poop-fuel-2882745/ No Bullsh*t, BMW Plans to Fuel Its Future Electric Vehicles With Cow Poop NOVEMBER 21, 2019 RACHEL CORMACK
[images https://robbreportedit.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/p90377102-highres.jpg BMW renewable fuel Courtesy of BMW (i3 EV w/ bag of ch4) https://robbreportedit.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/p90377100-highres.jpg i3 EV ] The marque has developed a methane "biodigester" that promises to turn cow pies into electricity. When life gives you a cow pie, turn it into clean power. That’s not a saying yet, but it may be soon thanks to BMW. The German marque has discovered a way to take cow poop from the pastures and turn it into clean fuel for electric vehicles. On Wednesday, the BMW Group announced it has partnered with Straus Organic Dairy Farm for the pungent new initiative, which promises to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from farming while simultaneously delivering clean energy to drivers in California. “With the current climate change crisis; the relationship that we’re forging with BMW is essential,” said Albert Straus, founder and CEO of Straus Family Creamery. “In addition to being a great collaboration, we are developing the blueprint for a model that can generate revenue for other farmers throughout California.” So how does it work? According to the marque, a methane “biodigester”—which is located on the farm’s acreage in Marshall, California—captures the methane from cow manure and transforms it into renewable energy. From there, the energy is exported to the public power grid and used to charge the cars. Methane is one of the leading greenhouse gases damaging the ozone. By removing it from the atmosphere and turning it into clean fuel, BMW is effectively delivering a two-fold emissions reduction. If successful, the methane conversion could help bring new renewable energy not only to cars but to dairy farms throughout the state. The BMW Group is hopeful that partnerships like this will eventually help to power every BMW and MINI electric vehicle in the state. “We are well on our way to ensuring that every electric mile driven by BMW and MINI owners in California is covered,” said Adam Langton, BMW USA’s energy services manager. [© robbreport.com] ... https://www.google.com/search?q=BMW+%22digester%22+Electric+Vehicles search on BMW "digester" Electric Vehicles ... https://www.google.com/search?q=Straus+Organic+Dairy+Farm search on Straus Organic Dairy Farm + https://electrek.co/2019/11/21/hollywood-soundscapes-will-be-an-add-on-feature-for-bmw-evs/ Hollywood soundscapes will be an add-on feature for BMW EVs Nov. 21st 2019 The first output from Zimmer's collaboration with BMW was the creation of a sound when an electric vehicle stops and starts ... the most delicious Beatles chord ... https://i2.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/11/zimmer-studio.jpg ... https://www.forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2019/11/20/film-composer-hans-zimmer-gives-bmws-electric-cars-a-noteworthy-voice/#5b0857543c8d Film Composer Hans Zimmer Gives BMW’s Electric Cars A Noteworthy Voice 2019-11-20 “It’s the electric engine which is not delivering any sound at all,” said ... What did the world sound like before the internal-combustion engine ... The on-off sound could be a delicious Beatles chord that makes you smile ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
