BMW i
With BMW’s focus now shifting to technology, alternative fuel and connectivity, you can imagine BMW’s need for a new i Division product. The i Division helped BMW break through into the world of alternative fuel…
Nico DeMattia / March 16, 2016
BMW i
BMW’s first electric car – the i3 – is a worldwide success and the rumored $2 billion investment in the i division is starting to slowly pay off. When BMW announced their electric and plug-in…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 27, 2015
BMW i
At the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, Ian Robertson, BMW’s sales chief, told AutoNews that the next BMW i cars are in the final stages of consideration. “We have a number of options that are in…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 18, 2015
7 Series
Tesla’s Mode S has been enjoying its lead in a segment of its own with no real competitors in sight. For months now, the rumormill has churned out that a BMW i5 Tesla-killer will eventually…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 8, 2015
News
Even Aston Martin is planning a fully electric car
by Nico DeMattia / Date: August 19, 2015
Rumors
According to German media, BMW plans to build an electric SUV for the U.S. market to rival the upcoming Tesla Model X. The plan to build the crossover at BMW’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C., is…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 9, 2015
BMW i
BMW R&D chief Klaus Froehlich says the company will launch a third BMW i car but it won’t arrive until at least 2020. “We are still in the strategic research phase where we brainstorm,” Froehlich…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 15, 2015
BMW i
Jacob Harb, head of electric vehicle operations and strategy for BMW, talked to AutoblogGreen at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show on the next steps for the i sub-brand. Without directly confirming any future products, Hard…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 16, 2014
Rumors
BMW has recently unveiled the first “i” sub-brand models, the entry-level, mega city car i3, and the super sporty hybrid i8, but the company is on track to deliver more i-badged vehicles within the next…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 7, 2011