Auto Trader, which describes itself as the UK’s biggest, best and most trusted car-buying website, recently tested three electric cars – BMW i3s, Kia Soul EV and Renault ZOE. In the overview, that could help one decide which city car to choose, R…
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2018 BMW i3s Six-Month,10,000-Mile Long-Term Update
Does the BMW i3 (Sport) still impress after living with it for a time? After a little over three years with a 2014 BMW i3 REx, I picked up my 2018 BMW i3s BEV on December 30th, 2017. It was actually the very first i3s delivery in North America. I had a…
German Government Warns Of Massive Job Loss Due To Electric Cars
Progressing electrification is expected to cause massive job losses in Germany. Assuming that all-electric and hybrid cars will take respectively 25% and 15% of production by 2030, some 75,000 jobs could be lost in the German automotive industry. Highe…
German Government Warns Of Massive Job Loss Due To Electric Cars
Progressing electrification is expected to cause massive job losses in Germany. Assuming that all-electric and hybrid cars will take respectively 25% and 15% of production by 2030, some 75,000 jobs could be lost in the German automotive industry. Highe…
Here’s How BMW Integrates Plug-In Production Into Existing Structures
BMW chose the path of integration of plug-in electric car production into existing structures around the world. Regardless of whether the car is only an electrified version of a conventional model or if it’s stand alone like the i3/i8, production…
Sophisto Gray Metallic BMW i8 Upgraded With ADV.1 Aftermarket Wheels
Check out this aggressive BMW i8 with ADV510 track spec advanced series wheels. Ever since its introduction, the BMW i8 hasn’t stopped dividing the populace. This high-performance hybrid model from the Bavarian car maker is both a fantastic look …
BMW Introduces Factory-Fitted Wireless Charging For 530e iPerformance
BMW, as promised a few years ago, finally introduces wireless charging as a factory-fitted option to the market. At first, the 3.2 kW system with 85% efficiency over the ≈8 cm gap will be offered for the BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid. Read Also …
Half of all BMW sales from plug-ins in Norway & Malaysia
BMW has published their global sales data for the first 5 months of 2018 and shares of electric and hybrid cars are on the rise – 41% worldwide. In countries like Norway and Malaysia, electrified cars make for almost 50 percent of all sales. BMW says it sold over a million cars this year alone, […]
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BMW Group electrified sales up 41% in the first five months
Five years after its initial launch, customer demand for the BMW i models continues to grow at such a rate that production in Plant Leipzig will be increased by over 50% this autumn, to 200 cars a day. In the first five months of the year, sales of BMW…
BMW Group Sold Over 10,000 Plug-In Electric Cars In May
In May, BMW Group sold 10,213 plug-in electric cars (BMW and MINI brands combined), which translated to 39.2% growth. Demand for BMW plug-ins is staying strong, so the company plans to increase production of i3/i8 models by 50% to 200 a day this autumn…
