BMW i
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program. Â The pilot study will be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), whose service…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 5, 2015
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BMW’s in-house developed intelligent app technology allows rapid in-car integration of the latest digital services and apps. One example is the research app being debuted by Nokia’s navigation subsidiary HERE at its stand at the…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 5, 2015
BMW i
At the moment the BMW i8 is in a class of its own. The closest things it has to rivals would be the hybrid supercar trio of the McLaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari and the Porsche…
Nico DeMattia / January 4, 2015
BMW i
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…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 27, 2014
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BMW i8 Safety Car in action in Uruguay
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: December 18, 2014
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BMW i3 REx 462 Mile road trip from New Jersey to Vermont
Tom Moloughney / December 18, 2014
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Finish tire maker Nokian is announce their own set of rubbers for the BMW i3. The new Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 is a genuine winter tire designed for BMW’s i3 electric car will go on sale…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 12, 2014
BMW i
Frank Rinderknecht and his team at Rinspeed will unveil a new concept at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The exciting concept is dubbed Budii and it’s based on the BMW i3. Though the show may…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 9, 2014
BMW i
I remember back to my first year in the MINI-E program. It was 2009 and there weren’t many electric vehicles on the roads, especially outside of Southern California. About five months into the MINI-E Trial…
Tom Moloughney / December 8, 2014
BMW i
BMW of North America issued a recall for the new 2014 BMW i8 hybrid sports car. According to NHTSA, certain i8 vehicles manufactured from May 16, 2014 to September 16, 2014, might have a defective…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 6, 2014
BMW i
BMW i8 has been named as Top Gear magazine’s global Car of the Year 2014. The plug-in hybrid performance vehicle beat off some stiff competition from a host of other premium and luxury manufacturers to…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 5, 2014