Electric vehicles and rooftop solar power are natural partners for several reasons. BMW has just announced a partnership with a Dresden-based company called SOLARWATT to offer deals on photovoltaic systems to drivers of BMW’s upcoming i3 and i8 plug-ins. The German automaker plans to start selling its i3 EV later this year, and its i8… Read more »
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Fisker CEO talks IPO and BMW
Fisker’s new CEO Tony Posawatz covered a number of timely topics in a speech to the Automotive Press Association on Monday.
BMW to present Concept Active Tourer PHEV at Paris Motor Show
BMW’s new concept PHEV, which it will be presenting at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, incorporates a number of new high-tech features. The Active Tourer is designed to combine sporty aesthetics and plenty of interior space – the batteries of the hybrid drive are housed entirely underneath the floor. In a new drive concept for… Read more »
San Francisco car sharing service offers BMW’s ActiveE
The ActiveE has a 32 kWh battery pack located in the transmission tunnel and gas tank area, and a 125 kW (168 hp) electric motor that powers the rear wheels
BMW i Ventures announces investment in Coulomb Technologies
The company’s venture capital arm, BMW i Ventures, announced that it is making a strategic investment in the operators of the ChargePoint charging network.
BMW recalls ActiveE to fix power steering
BMW has announced that it will recall its electric ActiveE (as well as certain models of the 2012 BMW Z4), because of a problem with the power steering
BMW and Toyota expand cooperation as auto industry faces decisive moment
The new agreement adds to existing areas of collaboration between the two firms, which include research into next-generation lithium-ion battery cells.
UK plant to build engines for BMW i8 PHEV, i Store unveiled
BMW announced this week that the new generation of three-cylinder gas engines for the i8 PHEV sports car will be produced exclusively at the BMW engine plant.
VIDEO: EV West’s converted BMW M3
The electric class for this year’s “Race to the Clouds,” which takes place July 8, promises to be quite interesting, with big-name drivers Beccy Gordon and Hiroshi Matuoka driving two different versions of the Mitsubishi i, and Pikes Peak legend Nobuhiro Tajima driving Team APEV’s custom EV. The latest addition to the field is a… Read more »
BMW’s EVs will help London Olympics reach its emissions goal
As the Official Automotive Partner for the 2012 Olympics, BMW will supply a fleet of 4,000 vehicles for the London games, which begin July 27.
