For many years, Munro & Associates has been performing teardowns—taking cars apart to find out what their components are, where they come from and how much they cost—and selling enormous, highly technical reports to automakers for five-figure prices, mostly unnoticed by anyone outside the auto industry. More recently, because of the huge interest in the… Read more »
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Turkish Jest Electric city bus uses BMW i3 motors and batteries
BMW has agreed to supply i3 motors and batteries to Turkish manufacturer Karsan for a battery-electric city bus called the Jest Electric, which is produced in Bursa, Turkey. The synchronous motor that will be used to power the Karsan Jest Electric generates peak output of 125 kW (170 hp) and maximum torque of 250 N·m…. Read more »
BMW upgrades battery cells to 120 Ah, boosting 2019 BMW i3 range to 160 miles
BMW has been taking its share of criticism in the EV press lately, because of its lack of new plug-in models, and because it seems to the biggest loser from Tesla’s gains in the luxury sedan segment. But don’t count the Bavarians out just yet. The i3 is as popular as ever, especially in Europe… Read more »
BMW i3 batteries power utility EV from Dannar
Muncie, Indiana-based Dannar has signed a supply agreement with BMW i to provide i3 batteries for the Dannar Mobile Power Station (MPS), a heavy-duty EV designed for infrastructure maintenance and disaster response. Dannar and BMW have been working to develop the MPS for more than a year. Dannar also has partnerships with other Tier 1… Read more »
Torqeedo introduces adapted BMW i3 battery for marine use, range extender, fixed pod motor
Marine motor manufacturer Torqeedo will introduce three new products for electric mobility on the water at the upcoming Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo Florida and Miami International Boat Show. Torqeedo has adapted BMW’s i3 battery to work with its 40 or 80 hp Deep Blue outboard motors. The prismatic cell design provides efficient cooling… Read more »
LAPD buys 100 BMW i3s, Greenlots to provide load-managed charging system
The Los Angeles Police Department has ordered 100 BMW i3s, and plans to add 500 more plug-in vehicles over the next five years. San Francisco- and Singapore-based Greenlots will supply 100 Level 2 chargers and four DC fast chargers, and integrate its software with LAPD’s fleet management program. Greenlots’ SKY technology will be used for… Read more »
Members of development team for BMW i3 and i8 defect to Chinese startup
The Wall Street Journal reports that three key executives from the BMW i EV team have left the Bavarian automaker to join Future Mobility Corp, a Chinese startup backed by Tencent Holdings. Carsten Breitfeld, a 20-year BMW veteran who developed the i8 plug-in sports car, left BMW last month to become CEO of Future Mobility…. Read more »
The two-year-old BMW i3 is the world’s third best-selling EV
The BMW i3 celebrated its second birthday in November, and its proud parents are touting its successes. According to BMW, the i3 is the third best-selling EV worldwide, with 10 percent of the global market and 25 percent at home in Germany. In Norway, the i3 is now BMW’s best-selling model. The i3 is now… Read more »
BMW i3 snatches second place in September plug-in sales
US plug-in sales are still in the slow lane – once again, the monthly figure of 10,134 fell short of last year’s 10,921. The Tesla Model S grabbed the lead position, with 2,500 estimated US sales in September. The company reported delivering 11,580 total vehicles worldwide in the third quarter of 2015, a 49% increase over Q3… Read more »
Copenhagen car-sharing service to add 400 BMW i3s
DriveNow, a joint car-sharing venture of BMW and Sixt, which operates in several German cities, as well as London and San Francisco, is adding 400 BMW i3s to its fleet in Copenhagen. DriveNow allows users to reserve vehicles via a smartphone app, and return them anywhere within its service area. It is closely coordinated with… Read more »