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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
BMW i
After two appearances in Asia, the drivers and teams of the FIA Formula E Championship were in South America this weekend. The Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay marked the third round of the trend-setting…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 18, 2014
BMW i
462 Mile BMW i3 REx Road Trip: New Jersey to Vermont
by Tom Moloughney / Date: December 18, 2014
BMW i
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
BMW i
BMW’s i3 is a revolutionary car that at its genesis was designed to be the most efficient electrically driven car on the market. The singular focus led BMW to introduce the first mass produced Carbon…
Chuck Vossler / December 5, 2014