Reports suggest that BMW are getting cold feet over their electric Project i and are considering delaying the i3 and i8. We’re not the biggest fans of the electric car, although we certainly see it has a place in our new world. But as a replacement for the ICE car it’s a non-starter. An electric car is […]
BMW i3 EV to get BMW motorcycle engine as range extender?
BMW Chief Engineer Ulli Kranz has intimated that the upcoming BMW i3 electric car will use a BMW motorcycle engine as a range-extender. The only real way to make an electric car – any electric car – come close to being a viable replacement for an ICE car is to fit it with a small […]
BMW i3: RWD & Mid-Engined – & quick?
It has been revealed that the BMW i3 – BMW MegaCity – will get a mid-engined platform. And it could be very swift. February saw the official launch of BMW’s new sub-brand, BMW “i”, and the news that the first two cars out of the gate will be the BMW i3 and BMW i8; the i3 is the MegaCity car […]
BMW i3 spied
The BMW i3 has been spied out filming for BMW TV in Scandinavia. We have the first photo of the MegaCity i3 due in 2013. Just a few weeks on from the launch of BMW’s new “i” sub-brand, and we have the first spy photo of the BMW i3 out and about in the Scandinavian […]
BMW MegaCity Range Extender option
BMW has revealed that their MegaCity cars will have the option of a range extender engine to make them more than just commuter transport. A year ago, when BMW revealed the BMW Concept ActiveE 1-Series in Detroit we had a big old press release. And inside that press release was the small gem that the MegaCity […]