Articles tagged "BMW"

BMW officially announced that it's kicking off production of hydrogen cells to power up its upcoming BMW iX5 Hydrogen car. The cells are being built in Munich, Germany and aim to diversify the transition to zero-emission transportation. BMW has...

Another day, another earth shattering announcement. First we heard that the next generation of Dodge Charger and Challenger will be electric - the world got seriously upset. And now the pinnacle of motoring excellence is joining the dark side as...

BMW i4 is a very important car for the Bavarian automaker and is an interesting vehicle in its own right. The i4 was never developed as an electric car, it was only adapted to the electric drive. The car is based on the 4 series and uses the CLAR...

BMW announced its brand new Neue Klasse platform a couple of months back and now the company revealed more details on it and when the first cars will hit the market. The first two vehicles based on Neue Klasse are going to be a sedan and SUV...

The eDrive40 is no longer the entry level BMW i40 model, this title now goes to the i4 eDrive35 which becomes the third model in the electrified i4 family. There are no visual changes to the new car, all differences are found under the...

Edmunds performed its real life test on a BMW iX xDrive50 after they did the same to the BMW i4. The i4 impressed with its range and beat its EPA estimate and now the iX is following in its footsteps. BMW iX, unlike the i4, is a purpose built...

BMW joins other EV automakers riding the wave of customer demand with its sales for the first 6 months of this year increasing by 110.3% - more than double - over the same period of last year. Together BMW and Mini sold 75,891 all-electric cars...

BMW is officially ending the serial production of the pioneering i3 model to make way for the new i3 sedan. The original i3 ran from 2013 and was exclusively produced at BMW's Leipzig manufacturing plant. The BMW i3 is sold in more than 74...

Let’s get the confusion out of the way first since there are three i3 BMWs out there - there is the original BMW i3 first introduced in 2013, the one that started it all. Then there is the new i3 launched last month in China. That model was...

BMW has huge plans for the Steyr engine plant in Austria. The plant has been manufacturing combustion engines for BMW and Mini since 1979 and is BMW’s biggest engine factory in the world. Every 13 seconds a 3,4 or 6 cylinder engine leaves the...

We love range tests, especially thorough ones. This one, by InsideEVs US gives the BMW iX a run at 70 mph to see how much its battery would last. The model they tested is the BMW iX xDrive 50, which has a 105.2kWh usable battery, 385kW (523 hp)...

What a treat today! We are looking at a BMW iX M60 in what is arguably its most fitting color - black metallic. Together with the optional 22” black rims the car just looks menacing and ready to have some - or rather a lot - of fun. Let’s jump...

Our Next Energy - ONE - is back in the news. Last time the company installed an experimental battery in the Tesla Model S and drove it nonstop for 752 miles (1,210 km) on one charge. It achieved that range thanks to an experimental battery with much...

Our colleagues over at InsideEVs conducted a thorough range test on the 2022 BMW i4 M50. It involved charging the car and then driving it at a steady 70 mph until the battery was empty. BMW i4 M50 The tested car was equipped with the largest...

BMW's all-electric iX1 is official as part of the all-new X1 lineup, which also features ICE and plug-in-hybrid versions. The new iX1 comes in a single xDrive30 configuration with two electric motors - one for each axle - but there will also be...

BMW is set to unveil the X1 and the electrified iX1 on June 1, and in keeping with tradition, the pair has leaked online. The leak uncovers many key details as well as some of the specs. The BMW iX1 takes many design cues from its larger...

There is one sure fire way to make your business famous - become a copycat that gets sued by a global giant. Beijing Estech Technology decided to use that strategy rather than actually come up with its own design. And out of all designs in the whole...

Both BMW EV SUVs available now - the bigger iX and the medium sized iX3 - were greatly received by fans of the German automaker. Not to miss an opportunity, BMW is applying the same recipe and cooking up the smallest SUV in the range, the iX1. Built...

A new platform announced by BMW during the Q1 earnings call, will focus on a midsize car segment and will be manufactured at the new factory in Hungary. When it hits the market in 2025 it will be initially used for the 3-series segment meaning all...

The BMW i3 was first introduced at the end of 2013. It was a compact fully electric vehicle which initially had two versions: all-electric and with range extender. Even though the car is 9 years old now, its technology was so advanced even today no...