Dynamic ability, comfort, efficiency, aesthetic allure and a profusion of innovations designed to enhance driving pleasure – the BMW 5 Series contains all the signature ingredients of a best-selling model at the premium end of the executive segment. Indeed, consistently rising … Continue reading

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BMW City and a mini BMW: Competition for Mercedes A-Class and Audi A1
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In Featured Posts, Rumors, on January 30th, 2010

Ready for another rumor? German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reports that in 2014 BMW will be pushing out two models under the BMW 1 Series. One of them will be a “Mini BMW” vehicle, advertised as a small premium … Continue reading
Editorial: ActiveE Electrifies Detroit
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In ActiveE, on January 14th, 2010

There was a charge in the air, and the world’s automotive media had the hair on their necks stand straight up. No, it wasn’t from a static charge, but rather the unveiling of BMW’s new electric car, the ActiveE. Detroit … Continue reading
Spy Photos: BMW testing the X1 ActiveE?
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In Spy Photos, on December 21st, 2009

Rumor in the BMW world is that currently the german luxury automaker is testing the BMW X1 with an electric drivetrain. What could be an X1 ActiveE was spotted in Germany during testing, carrying the same camouflage we’ve seen on … Continue reading
BMW Concept ActiveE: Technology overview
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In Concepts, on December 17th, 2009

While BMW has been doing a lot of green things lately – and winning awards for their eco-efforts – it’s been hard to keep up with a lot of the new technology that they’ve been implementing into their hybrid and … Continue reading
World Premiere: BMW ActiveE Concept – 1 Series Electric
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In Concepts, on December 16th, 2009

Introducing the BMW Concept ActiveE, the latest electric vehicle project under BMW Group’s initiative to produce vehicles that explore solutions to minimize environmental impacts while preserving the kinetic driving experience for which BMW has long been known. The BMW Concept … Continue reading
BMW Comes Closer To Luxury Electric Market With Project i
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In Concepts, on October 27th, 2009

Lexus is doing it, Infiniti has plans to bring a few to fruition and now German automaker BMW wants a piece of the action. Electric cars have been all the rage as of late (and the craze may be here to … Continue reading
BMW C1-E: Concept for a higher level of safety in the city.
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In Interesting, on October 6th, 2009

This is what a safe, environment-friendly and highly practical single track vehicle for city traffic could look like in the future. BMW Motorrad developed the C1-E study as a contribution to the European safety project eSUM. This study unit is … Continue reading
SB LiMotive – Battery supplier for future BMW Megacity Electric Vehicle
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In News, on August 3rd, 2009

BMW’s Project i is moving forward and today, BMW Group announced that a supplier for the future Megacity Vehicle has been chosen: SB LiMotive. The company is a 50:50 joint venture of Bosch and Samsung SDI. Built under the Project … Continue reading
BMW’s City Electric Vehicle coming to U.S. by 2012
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In Rumors, on June 29th, 2009

In a recent interview for Car And Driver, BMW chairman and CEO, Norbert Reithofer revealed a few more details regarding the launch of BMW’s first battery-powered vehicle in the United States. Built under the Project i program and referenced by … Continue reading