ING Bank orders 51 BMW i3 electric cars
ING launches the pilot “100% Electric Mobility” with 51 car drivers and the fully electric BMW i3. With this pilot ING wants to gain experience with 100% electric driving and contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. Participants in the pilot have to based in Amsterdam and live within a radius of 45 kilometers of their work.
Test Drive: BMW i3
Today my Wife and I headed off to the Specialist Cars BMW dealership in Stevenage for a pre-booked test drive in the new BMW i3 electric plug-in. We arrived to a professional welcome, and after a few minutes we were ready to drive. I had driven an i3 before, and so this was to convince
BMW accelerates electric powertrain production
Following the successful launch of the ‘i’ sub-brand, BMW is now expanding production capabilities in anticipation of electrifying its conventional fleet of vehicles. Two new production lines building electric motors and the lithium-ion battery packs that supply them with energy have been commissioned for the German carmaker’s Dingolfing plant. More than 200 additional staff are
Talking Cars with Consumer Reports – BMW i8
Most electric and plug-in hybrids have an image problem, seen as earnest transportation pods. The BMW i8 shatters that stereotype, earning attention normally reserved for Italian exotics but with a particularly modern sensibility. We talk about driving this very high-tech car. There’s also some discussion of the Tesla Model S.
Formula E Support Cars Get Equipped With Wireless Charging
Formula E Gets Wirelessly Charged Up Four plug-in BMWs will be support vehicles (safety, medical, etc.) for the all-electric Formula E racing series. These 4 vehicles have now been fitted (or will be soon) with Qualcomm Halo wireless charging technology. Per Formula E: All four BMWs have been specifically modified to meet FIA requirements, with
Electric Highway use quadruples in nine months
The Electric Highway rapid charging network has had almost a four-fold rise in the number of vehicles plugging in over the last nine months, according to green utility company Ecotricity, which is responsible for running it. A total of 4,080 cars used the network in the last quarter of 2013, more than doubling to 8,891
Plugged in to our new quick-and-quirky BMW i3
Futuristic, extended-range car reveals a whole different side to the German automaker After a nine-month wait, we’ve just taken delivery of the futuristic-looking BMW i3, a tall, rear-drive, electric-powered hatchback. This is a quick-and-quirky little car with a driving experience quite unlike anything else, for better and worse. While the base car is a pure
James May on his new BMW i3
I am very, very excited about my new electric BMW i3. In the interests of accurate journalism, I ought to point out that it’s still not here, despite what I said a month or two back, but that’s probably because it’s being recharged somewhere on the way from Germany. Badoom tsch! But I’m still very
2014 BMW i3 Video Review: Consumer Reports
BMW built the futuristic looking i3 from the ground up. It’s a tall, rear-drive, electric-powered hatchback that feels quick and easy to maneuver.