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Part 3: Living with BMW ActiveE – Plugging In

I’ve had my BMW ActiveE for 6 ½ months now and the odometer shows I’m about 300 miles short of the 20,000 mile mark which puts me on pace to drive it about 36,000 miles…

Introducing Turner Motorsport 2012 BMW ActiveE Project Car

Introducing Turner Motorsport 2012 BMW ActiveE Project Car

Turner Motorsport, a company known for their racing program and high-performance vehicles, takes a foray into the land of electric vehicles. Recently the Massachusetts-based company took ownership of BMW’s latest electric vehicle: ActiveE. Often labeled…

The BMW Zagato Coupé

NYIAS 2012: BMW's Active E Makes an Appearance

NYIAS 2012: BMW’s Active E Makes an Appearance

BMW’s forward electric propulsion thinking is rooted in development vehicles such as the MINI E, and more recently, the Active E. The drivetrain found in the new i vehicles was developed using the 1 series…

Part 1: Living with the BMW ActiveE

Part 1: Living with the BMW ActiveE

Tom Moloughney introduces a new series on BMWBLOG: Living with the BMW ActiveE. Tom is the first customer to take ownership of an ActiveE electric-vehicle and over the next months, he will share with us…

BMW to use touch-sensitive smart fabric in cars

BMW to use touch-sensitive smart fabric in cars

In 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, BMW introduced the Vision ConnectedDrive, a concept that showcased future technologies that will make their way into BMW production vehicles. Among the innovative features, one stood out in…