A BMW i3 was fully charged in under 30-minutes today at the first-ever public charging station in the US to offer the SAE Combo-Charging fast charging system. The public charging station is located at the…
The BMW Group entered a new era in automotive construction today with the start of series production of the BMW i3. The world’s first premium electric vehicle to be purpose-designed for this form of drive system is…
The core feature of the BMW stand at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show is a suspended track which is 280 meters long and runs parallel to the main visitor area. Two cars can run in…
BMW’s i3 gets a new competitor. The VW e-Up and e-Golf were just announced prior to their Frankfurt Auto Show debut. The e-Up aims to go head-to-head with the i3 and it is priced aggressively:…
Adrian van Hooydonk described the i3 exterior as a ‘mono volume’, what some in the US would call a ‘one box’ design. Think of the old 1960s vans in the US. It’s a difficult shape…
Industry sources, including Bloomberg, report that BMW i3 owners will take advantage of BMW X5 vehicles when needed for longer trips. As we reported in the past, to deal with range anxiety, BMW will offer…
As with any new BMW the changes from the concept car to the production vehicle can be significant, and the first BMW electric vehicle, i3, makes no exception. After yesterday’s world premiere of the BMW…
The BMW i3 visualizer is now online at www.bmwusa.com. BMW’s first electric vehicle debuted today simultaneously in New York, London and Beijing. The BMW i3 features a large number of technological innovations – such as…
After years of development, the new BMW i3 makes its world debut today. BMW i3 uses a hybrid synchronous electric motor, which weighs only 110 lbs., and has maximum revs of 11,400 rpm, generates an…
BMW has just recently been plying journalists to and from Portugal to sample the new 4 Series Coupe. And somewhere in the near future the M3/M4 and 2 Series vehicles will be unveiled. In a…
