Dead: The BMW I3
The BMW i3 was the best kind of failure. Sure BMW would never call it that but given the amount of money invested and the number of units sold (especially in the...
The New 2018 BMW i3 and i3s – MINI’s Distant Cousin Gets a Make-over
With MINI still two years away from releasing it all electric car, BMW has revised the 2018 BMW i3 and added a bit of sport in the process with the i3s. To...
The Electric MINI E – Can it Sell in the US?
We’re two years away from the debut of the all electric MINI E hatch and even BMW isn’t sure how it will sell – especially in the US. Gas prices are low...
BMW & MINI to Increase Hybrid and Electric Car Production with Future Proof Strategy
BMW’s sub-brand experiment is evolving rather dramatically. Soon both BMW and MINI will be offering full electric cars (in the form the X3 and MINI hatch in 2020) taking away the one...
BMW & VW Complete Express Charging Corridors on East & West Coasts in the US
With MINI apparently green-lighting an electric car for later this decade, the news of BMW’s first express charging corridors being completed could be interesting. (Official Release) – Nearly 100 DC (direct current)...
VW’s New Electric Small Car Concept May Accelerate Electric MINI Production
Over the years we’ve reported on MINI’s flirtation with all an electric car. The MINI E remains the only full electric vehicle released by the brand but that was a small production...
BMW Close to Approving an Electric MINI
BMW is in a bit of a quandary. Eight years ago they made the choice to invest billion in the radical carbon fiber constructed all electric BMW i3. It was a major...
World Premier: 2017 BMW i3 (94 Ah – 50% Larger Battery)
The much anticipated refresh 2017 BMW i3 is here with a 50% larger battery and a host of other improvements. Perhaps one of the most interesting to current owners. That 50% larger...
BMW Loses Core Members of BMWi Team
The Wallstreet Journal is reporting that BMW has lost several core members of its BMWi team to Future Mobility, a Chinese electric car start-up. We call them a start-up but they’re actually...
Is the BMW Vision Next 100 Concept the Future of Motoring?
To celebrate its 100th birthday BMW has given itself a present in the form of a wildly futuristic concept – the BMW Vision Next 100. Consider it the ultimate autonomous driving machine....
BMW is Working in an All Electric MINI
BMW is working on an all electric MINI model according to Peter Schwarzenbauer, BMW board member in charge of the MINI brand. We’ve heard rumors for over a year now that MINI...