BMW News
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Nissan and BMW claim to have add DC fast-charging stations at 120 locations in 19 states.
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2017 BMW i3 Electric Car: 100- To 110-Mile Range, Battery Pack Retrofit?
BMW may boost the range of its i3 electric car, and offer a battery-pack retrofit for older cars.
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Some BMW i3 Electric-Car Owners Get Expanded Free Fast Charging
As DC fast-charging networks emerge as a crucial battleground for long-range electric cars, BMW will expand its ChargeNow program for owners of its i3 electric hatchback. Announced last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the expanded program will give those drivers access to 500 additional DC...
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BMW i3 'Shadow Sport' Limited Edition Electric Car Offers Moonroof At Last
The BMW i3 Shadow Sport debuted ahead of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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BMW '706-MPG' Research Car Aims At VW XL1 Ultra-Efficiency Vehicle
Leaked patent images purportedly show BMW's ultra-efficient plug-in hybrid research vehicle.
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Karma Automotive (Nee Fisker) To Use BMW Electric-Car Powertrains
BMW will supply powertrain components to Karma Automotive.
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The BMW i3 will get more range next year, and will eventually be followed by another "i" model, BMW's CEO says.
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1917 Detroit Electric Vs 2014 BMW i3: A Century Of Electric Cars
What a difference a century makes, more or less. The 1917 Detroit Electric Model 68 in these photos was painstakingly restored over a period of years by owner Donald Davidson, who is only the car's third owner in 98 years. It's shown with Electric Auto Association board member Chris Neff's 2014 BMW...
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BMW's Next Two Plug-In Hybrids Officially Revealed, Only One For U.S.
BMW will unveil its 330e and 225xe plug-in hybrids at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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BMW i3 REx Electric Car: 'Coding' Unlocks Features Owners Want (And May Void Warranty)
The BMW i3 REx model is an unusual beast, the sole example to date of a car built specifically to comply with California regulations that define it as a zero-emission electric car even though it has a range-extending engine. That's because its gasoline range (EPA-rated at 78 miles) is more or less...
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BMW i3: How Far Can You Go Without Touching The Brake Pedal?
The regenerative braking system in the BMW i3 electric car is quite extreme. If you plan ahead and allow enough stopping distance, by lifting off the accelerator, this little electric car will come to a complete stop, without ever requiring a touch of the brake pedal. That behavior recently led...
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Future BMW M4 To Use Water Injection For Power, Efficiency At Same Time
The BMW M4 GTS will mark the carmaker's first production application of water injection.
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BMW and a California utility will ask i3 owners to delay charging in certain situations.
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BMW Mulls Large All-Electric SUV To Counter Tesla Model X: Report
Battery-electric vehicles with ranges of 150 to 200 miles and prices under $50,000 are now on the horizon from Chevrolet, Nissan, and Tesla, but details of BMW's entry into that segment are less visible. On the higher end, we know that German luxury makers Audi and Mercedes-Benz plan pricey...
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Apple Wanted To Use BMW i3 As Basis For Its Own Electric Car: Report
BMW and Apple have long cooperated on advanced technology. The German carmaker was the first in the world to incorporate iPod recognition into a car, more than 10 years ago. And the BMW i3 battery-electric car is not only highly advanced technologically--with its carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic...
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BMW To Add Another Plug-In Hybrid? If So, Not For U.S. Sale
BMW unveils a prototype 2 Series Active Tourer plug-in hybrid.
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BMW Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Prototypes Now Testing, Production "Sometime After 2020"
As the cost of advanced technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of vehicle travel rises, car companies have increasingly partnered to share those technologies and their costs. Now BMW has shown the first hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle prototypes from its partnership of several years with Toyota...
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BMW: Water Injection Can Boost Power And Cut Fuel Consumption
BMW demonstrates water injection as an efficiency-boosting measure on a 1-Series prototype.
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The 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e will be the second most expensive X5 model.
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BMW To Make Whole Lineup Electric, With Range Extenders, AWD: Report
German carmaker BMW may be on the cusp of the most radical transformation in its history--one that will stun the auto industry if it comes to pass. If a report from early this year is accurate, the company plans to convert the bulk of its product lineup to electric power over the next 10 years...
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Ultra-Efficient BMW Four-Seat Plug-In Hybrid For Research Only, Not Sales: Report
The limited-production Volkswagen XL1 ultra-economy two-seater gets astounding fuel efficiency from its two-cylinder diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain. It's well over 100 miles per gallon if you use the European test cycle (which differs from U.S. tests). But at a six-figure price and a production...
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BMW To Build All-Electric Tesla Model X Competitor Too, In U.S.: Report
BMW may build an all-electric SUV in South Carolina.
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2016 BMW 740e Plug-In Hybrid: Fifth Electric Car From German Maker
The 2016 BMW 740e xDrive debuts with a plug-in hybrid powertrain borrowed from the X5 xDrive 40e SUV.
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2015 BMW 740Ld xDrive Diesel: Fuel Economy Review
For long road trips, there are few better ways to travel than in a large German luxury sedan with a diesel engine. We learned that lesson three years ago, when we tested a Mercedes-Benz S-Class diesel, and now we've had a chance to drive its BMW counterpart as well. DON'T MISS: 2012 Mercedes-Benz S...
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