The BMW i3 is essentially the precursor to the all future BMW vehicles, according to a recent Autocar article. Over the coming years BMW will adopt electrification with electric motors providing the primary motive force, and gasoline engines being relegated to a secondary role (if present at all) for generating electricity. Additionally, instead…
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,…
It probably doesn’t matter to most people what their car weighs. Some people geek out on things like this, and for example claim that the Tesla Model S is really heavy because it weighs about 5,000 lbs. And when you’re told a number like that, it sounds heavy, but then…
Carbon fiber doesn’t have remain in the realm of the high end race vehicles, it could come to mass production cars. Carbon fiber doesn’t have remain in the realm of the high end race vehicles, that is if GM and Teijin’s plan works out. Carbon fiber materials are stronger than…
