BMW i
The BMW Group is supplying lithium-ion batteries from its Dingolfing plant to German company Torqeedo. The marine drive system manufacturer is using them for energy storage in its high-performance Deep Blue electric drive systems. Torqeedo…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 5, 2017
BMW i
When it comes to electric cars, it’s all about the battery. Well, it’s not quite that simple, but given how important the battery is to the cost, range and performance of the vehicle, it’s pretty…
Tom Moloughney / April 24, 2017
BMW i
Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. The batteries with a capacity of 33 kilowatt hours (kWh) each are equipped with a…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 3, 2017
BMW i
If there is one impediment in the fast adoption of electric vehicles is the battery technology which still delivers a fairly limited driving range in electric vehicles. BMW has recently updated its battery pack in…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 14, 2017
BMW i
BMW i3 battery retrofit not available for the U.S. market
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: May 2, 2016
BMW i
BMW wants to develop lithium-ion batteries as a new business in the field of private energy storage. WirtschaftsWoche reports that Munich is planning to offer intelligent controlled power devices which will make households independent of…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 22, 2016
BMW i
About a month ago BMW CEO Harold Krueger surprised the EV world by casually mentioning in an interview with Die Zeit that in 2016 the i3 would have increased range. That of course sparked a…
Tom Moloughney / November 27, 2015
BMW i
In July 2016, BMW will refresh its i3 electric car with a higher energy density battery. The current model consists of 8 x 2.7 kWh packs cells – each containing 12 x 3.75 volt, 60…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 25, 2015
BMW i
Earlier this month, BMW CEO Harald Krueger confirmed that the Bavarians are working on an updated battery pack for the BMW i3 electric vehicle. Krueger refrained from commenting on the new driving range and battery…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 23, 2015
BMW i
Last week, former BMW R&D chief, now Volkswagen brand CEO Herbert Diess, said that a battery-production facility was necessary in Germany and that the Germans automakers should seriously consider producing their own batteries for electric…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 23, 2015
BMW i
Klaus Fröhlich, head of development at BMW, was interviewed by Engineering News and spent an extensive time focusing on electric mobility. Fröhlich believes the world is likely to have an electric vehicle (EV) population of…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 30, 2015