Interesting
BMW has been developing electric vehicles for over 50 years, and for its most recent fifth-generation eDrive powertrains, the automaker has started using a new and special type of electric motor that has a whole…
Andrei Nedelea / November 17, 2023
Interesting
Electric motor swapping is becoming surprisingly popular, with car enthusiasts swapping internal combustions engines (ICE) out of old cars and replacing them with electric motors from crashed or otherwise totaled EVs. The Tesla motor swap…
Nico DeMattia / April 5, 2022
News
Wiesmann is a funky little German sports car maker, known for making traditional front-engine, two-seat sports cars with big engines driving only their rear wheels. For ages, Wiesmann has used BMW engines, with its most…
Nico DeMattia / March 10, 2022
BMW i
There is no secret anymore that BMW is working on a new platform for 2025. In line with the other automakers, BMW is soon ready to drop its flexible car architecture in favor of a…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 21, 2021
BMW i
BMW i is Turning Ten in 2021 and a Celebration is Afoot
by Gabriel Nica / Date: February 19, 2021
How-To
BMW introduced the ‘eDrive Zones‘ earlier this year. These are geo-mapped areas of big cities, where BMW’s plug-in hybrid models will automatically shift to EV mode, whenever you’re driving inside these charted out areas. Through…
Gabriel Nica / October 13, 2020
BMW i
BMW announced today that the Leipzing plant will also start working on parts for the eDrive powertrain for electric vehicles, beginning next year. The announcement confirms the intentions of the Bavarian car maker to ramp…
Gabriel Nica / September 24, 2020
News
The first eDrive Zones will be established in cities of London and Birmingham. Thus, BMW Group is the first automotive conglomerate to launch the GPS geo-fencing technology in designated areas across the United Kingdom. The…
Adrian Dorofte / August 8, 2020
BMW i
Under the slogan “Keep an ‘i’ on it”, the BMW i division offers us a flavor of the new iX3 (G08) SUV model on their Facebook and Instagram channels. First photos and details on the…
Adrian Dorofte / July 7, 2020
BMW X3
BMW forcefully continues the extensive electrification of its lineup. The next on the list is the all-new BMW X3 xDrive30e plug-in hybrid SAV which is now becoming available to clients. A new, fully-electric BMW iX3…
Adrian Dorofte / November 4, 2019
BMW i
Things are looking up for BMW in the so-called electromobility market, especially if we’re talking about the EU and Germany. The Bavarian brand published a couple of interesting statistics today, showing how the market share…
Gabriel Nica / December 3, 2018