BMW South Africa will launch a pilot project to test the use of solar power technology for electric vehicle charging stations. Tim Abbott, the managing director of BMW South Africa, said four pilot solar ports…
Charge ports on electric cars are similar to the fuel tank filler openings on gasoline and diesel cars in that the fuel or energy is transferred into the vehicle through an opening that is typically…
BMW has just rolled out another software update (15-11-502) for the i3 in the North American market. Since the i3 launch, these updates have been coming out about once every six months, and as with…
Electric Vehicles, Solar Energy and Net Metering: It’s an interesting combination in more ways than one. As there are no production or transportation costs for solar, beyond initial installation, home solar/ EV driving makes for…
In January at the Consumer Electronics Show, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program. The pilot study was undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), whose service…
BMW has yet again given evidence to my claim that Zee Germans think of absolutely everything. In a recent report from Jalopnik, it seems as though BMW wants to create charging stations for electric vehicles…
When the BMW i3 launched in the U.S., BMW promised a Level 2 charging rate of over 7.0 kW, 7.4 kW to be exact. The onboard charger, also known as KLE, is the limiting factor…
Electric cars are directed primarily to an urban clientele, so offering diversified charging solutions is one of the main strategy points to bring electric vehicles to mainstream customers. With that thought in mind, BMW is…
