Tag: BMW i3
2013 BMW i3
2013 BMW i3 Specifications & Media Kit
The BMW i3 overview – July 2013
High Demand for Carbon Fibers – BMW i3
Slide-in REX engines for electric cars stopped by government regulations
Surely every electric car driver has had this idea – why not carry a portable gasoline powered generator so you can charge your car in a pinch? I’ve spent quite a bit of time weighing this idea back and forth, because it’s so simple. The BMW i3 even gets ever…
BMW expanding carbon fibre production for BMW i, showing seriousity at EV’s
BMW may be joining the ranks of automakers giving serious support to the electric vehicle cause. Those companies are currently Nissan/Renault and Tesla Motors, both of whom have a strong EV sales record and are working to develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure. GM is almost a serious electric vehicle maker,…
If BMW builds plug-in hybrid SUV (X5 eDrive) it would be under the BMW i brand
BMW is apparently changing its tune about developing plug-in vehicles in every product category. A month ago that was the story, and that the BMW X5 eDrive, a plug-in hybrid SUV, would be BMW’s next plug-in vehicle. Now, BMW’s i3 project manager, Roland Kowalski, says that SUV’s don’t fit the…
Tesla, Fiat, Fisker, and more for Week in Review, Jan 6, 2013
Several good milestones were reached in the world of Tesla Motors. The first expansion of the Supercharger network began with construction of stations on the East Coast. That’s a good milestone, however the company seems to be behind original projections for the network in California. That the lawsuit from the…
The CARB ZEV loophole big enough to drive a BMW i3 through
Here in California we passed a law requiring a certain percentage of automobile sales from each manufacturer to be zero emissions vehicles, in order for the manufacturer to continue doing business in California. That simple law has been twisted around in many ways until now it is a complicated mess…
2013 BMW i3
2013 BMW i3 Specifications & Media Kit
The BMW i3 overview – July 2013
High Demand for Carbon Fibers – BMW i3
Slide-in REX engines for electric cars stopped by government regulations
Surely every electric car driver has had this idea – why not carry a portable gasoline powered generator so you can charge your car in a pinch? I’ve spent quite a bit of time weighing this idea back and forth, because it’s so simple. The BMW i3 even gets ever…
BMW expanding carbon fibre production for BMW i, showing seriousity at EV’s
BMW may be joining the ranks of automakers giving serious support to the electric vehicle cause. Those companies are currently Nissan/Renault and Tesla Motors, both of whom have a strong EV sales record and are working to develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure. GM is almost a serious electric vehicle maker,…
If BMW builds plug-in hybrid SUV (X5 eDrive) it would be under the BMW i brand
BMW is apparently changing its tune about developing plug-in vehicles in every product category. A month ago that was the story, and that the BMW X5 eDrive, a plug-in hybrid SUV, would be BMW’s next plug-in vehicle. Now, BMW’s i3 project manager, Roland Kowalski, says that SUV’s don’t fit the…
Tesla, Fiat, Fisker, and more for Week in Review, Jan 6, 2013
Several good milestones were reached in the world of Tesla Motors. The first expansion of the Supercharger network began with construction of stations on the East Coast. That’s a good milestone, however the company seems to be behind original projections for the network in California. That the lawsuit from the…
The CARB ZEV loophole big enough to drive a BMW i3 through
Here in California we passed a law requiring a certain percentage of automobile sales from each manufacturer to be zero emissions vehicles, in order for the manufacturer to continue doing business in California. That simple law has been twisted around in many ways until now it is a complicated mess…
