BMW’s first series-production electric-drive model will hit the markets in 2013 with the new Megacity Vehicle. According to marketing boss Ian Robertson, the new model may spawn many more variants including a new EV sports car. We believe that makes sense since the company will be launching the Megacity under a new sub-brand of BMW. [...]
After all the spy shots and teasers, BMW has finally released the details of the new BMW Vision EfficientDynamics ahead of its scheduled debut; the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. BMW says that the high-performance concept study, with their ActiveHybrid technology, showcases “future demands in sustained mobility” and is “a symbol for the future of Sheer [...]
BMW has just released a short teaser for its upcoming Vision EfficientDynamics Concept scheduled to be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The teaser follows a bunch of spy shots of a new BMW concept that we saw earlier this month. Does this teaser have anything to do with those shots? We’re [...]
How low can you go? It seems like that those are the five words BMW lives by when planning future engine displacements. Recent reports suggest that BMW’s EfficientDynamics program is working on a new range of 3-cylinder gasoline engines for the next-generation 1-Series, 3-Series and the upcoming BMW Z2. According to Sky Motoring, the new 3-cylinder engines [...]
We’ve been hearing for some time now that BMW is working on a smaller roadster than the Z4 dubbed the BMW Z2. According to AutoBild, BMW’s board and executives have given the Z2 project the green light of approval and a concept is apparently headed to the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Developed under [...]
With help from NASA scientists and some sophisticated technology, BMW is moving forward with its second-generation EfficientDynamics green car technology. According to CAR, BMW and NASA will work together in building what is known as a “thermoelectric generator.” The technology, which is used to power satellites, will help boost fuel-economy in BMW vehicles by 5 [...]
According to the folks at AutoCar, BMW is working on a fuel-efficient supercar that will incorporate all of its EfficientDynamics fuel-saving technologies. The BMW Z10 ED (ED standing for EfficientDynamics), is being produced to showcase BMW’s new powertrains, electronic technologies and body construction. All the things you see on the Z10 ED will eventually find [...]
