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A magnetic braking primer: BMW i3 versus Tesla 70D

A magnetic braking primer: BMW i3 versus Tesla 70D

The most revolutionary aspect of modern electric vehicles, from a driver’s perspective, is almost certainly single-pedal speed control.  This intuitive feature is shared by the BMW i3 and Tesla’s new 70D, and made possible by…

BMW i8 joins fleet of The Peninsula Shanghai

BMW i8 joins fleet of The Peninsula Shanghai

Guests at The Peninsula Shanghai can now experience the excitement of the BMW i8 for themselves after the five-star hotel added the award winning, innovative sports car to its fleet. This is a further step…

Why you can't get AM Radio in your BMW i3

Why you can’t get AM Radio in your BMW i3

One of the most technologically advanced cars in the U.S., the BMW i3, doesn’t offer the old school AM radio. Those of you that still rely on local traffic reports or other local news, your…

BMW once built a hydrogen fuel cell i8

BMW and NTU embark on $1.3 million electromobility research

BMW and NTU embark on $1.3 million electromobility research

BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) today launched a new electromobility research programme, involving the all-electric BMW i3 and plug-in hybrid sports car BMW i8 that runs on electricity and petrol. This new…

ALPINA should tune a BMW i8

ALPINA should tune a BMW i8

ALPINA has a knack for making the BMWs that BMW should have made but didn’t. The current B3 Touring and XD3 are examples of go-fast BMWs that didn’t exist until the wonderful madmen at ALPINA…

BMW i3 REx One Year Review

BMW i3 REx One Year Review

Well that went by fast. After waiting patiently for years for BMW to bring the “Megacity” car, their first production electric vehicle to market, my first year of ownership really flew by quickly. On May…

BMW i3 starts as a second car in many families

BMW i3 starts as a second car in many families

Since it went on sale last year, the new BMW i3 and i8 hybrid sportscar sold to nearly 27,000 customers worldwide. By any standards, the i3 is already shaping up to be a successful story…

BMW i8 - Drone Aerial View

BMW i8 – Drone Aerial View

Our friends over at Quadcopers.ro have taken the BMW i8 for a video shoot with a professional quadcopter, or in more commercial terms, a drone. The aerial footage takes us above and around the i8…