BMW News
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Any insanely alluring, attractive, enticing car will likely see dealer markups when it first goes on sale. Ask any potential buyer of a new Chevy Corvette or Dodge Hellcat model how much their dealership added to the sticker price for the first ones on the lot. And the same applied as well to the sexy, startling, technically advanced BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sport coupe. DON'T MISS: 2015 BMW i8: Sexy Plug-In Hybrid Sport Coupe, Our First Drive As enthusiast site BMW Blog notes, the i8 is now starting to sell at sticker price in the U.S. While demand still exceeds supply, the fever appears to be...
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Why BMW Boosting Its V-8 Twin-Turbo's Fuel Efficiency Kills Batteries
Turbocharger cooling demands overtax batteries in V-8 BMWs.
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BMW i3 Tear-Down Videos Show Electric Car's Radical Design
New tear-down videos expose more of the BMW i3 electric car's secrets.
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Why Nothing Competes With Tesla Today, Plug-In Hybrids Included
Two years ago, the launch of the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid produced the first ostensible large luxury plug-in sedan competitor to the Tesla Model S electric car. The Porsche is a plug-in hybrid, with an electric range of 15 or 16 miles; the Tesla is all-electric, with ranges of 208 to 275 miles...
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2015 BMW 535d Named 'Diesel Car Of The Year' By Diesel Driver Site
The 2015 BMW 535d is Diesel Driver's Diesel Car of the Year.
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Next BMW 7-Series To Use 'Carbon Core' Based on i3 Electric Car Body
The BMW i3 electric car and i8 plug-in hybrid sport coupe are audacious examples of advanced technology in many ways. Not the least of it are body shells made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) mounted atop an aluminum rolling platform carrying the powertrains and crash structures. BMW has...
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Of the four prestige German auto brands, BMW is clearly the most aggressive in its plans for plug-in electric cars in various segments. Last year it launched the BMW i3 battery-electric small hatchback and the sexy BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sport coupe. According to reports out of Germany, the next vehicle in the "i" family will be called the BMW i5--and it will be a plug-in hybrid sport sedan that can run the majority of the time on electric power only. DON'T MISS: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e Plug-In Hybrid SUV To Debut In Shanghai This Month But the putative i5 sedan will have far more electric...
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BMW Targets Twice As Many Electric-Car Sales This Year
BMW hopes to increase sales of both the i3 and i8.
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BMW i8 Plug-In Hybrid Coupe Production Will Double To Meet Demand
BMW is increasing i8 production to cut wait times.
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Diesel Car Guide: Every 2015-2016 Car & Light Truck, With Specs: UPDATED
Green Car Reports' guide to every diesel car and truck on sale.
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BMW Releases New Video On First Electric Car: 1972 BMW 1602e
The BMW 1602e was the brand's first foray into electric cars.
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BMW i3 Electric Car: Ultimate Guide
Ever since we got wind of BMW's 'Megacity' electric vehicle, it's been one of the most anticipated electric cars around. Now, it's simply another electric car available to U.S. buyers--though that hasn't diminished the impact of the i3's concept-car styling, innovative interior and strong...
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If there were ever a brand-reset button in the automotive business, the BMW i3 electric car is it. It's both a compact hatchback and an all-electric car, from the brand that claims to build ultimate driving machines. How does it measure up to that lofty standard? Hi, I’m Joel Feder, and I’ll give you our verdict on the BMW i3 in our latest video road test. DON'T MISS: 2015 BMW i3 Electric Car Price Raised $1,000 To $43,350 Strip away the simulated twin-kidney grills and roundel badges, and you'd really never know the i3 is a BMW. It has skinny tires, and an odd side view with a...
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2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e Plug-In Hybrid SUV To Debut In Shanghai Next Month
The 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e is the production version of the Concept X5 eDrive from the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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2015 BMW i8 Video Road Test
The BMW i8 is sleek and stunning, but it's no V-8-powered supercar. Is it the car that will give plug-in hybrids sex appeal? First, you need to know what makes the i8 go. This is no straightforward supercar: The i8 gets power in a complex way--it can be front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or...
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Where Will BMW Electric-Car Batteries Go When They Retire?
BMW, Bosch, and Swedish utility Vattenfall will collaborate on a project to use electric-car batteries for energy storage.
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BMW Diesel Model Sales Unaffected By Lower Gas Prices, Exec Says
BMW will continue to pursue its diesel-heavy strategy.
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Is BMW i3 Electric Car Selling Better In U.S. Than Germany?
One of the notable features of last year's electric-car sales was the strong, and so far sustained, sales of the radical new BMW i3 electric car. The little plastic-bodied battery-electric vehicle from Munich, with its odd coach doors and its rear electric motor, sold more than 1,000 cars a month...
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BMW adds standard DC fast charging, satellite radio, and heated front seats to the i3 for 2015.
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BMW i3 Electric Car Super Bowl TV Ad: Now It's Out [UPDATED]
The BMW i3 electric car will star in the brand's first Super Bowl ad in four years.
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BMW, VW, And ChargePoint To Build 100 CCS Fast-Charging Sites For Electric Cars
As electric-car drivers know, Nissan and Tesla remain far ahead of other carmakers in availability of DC fast-charging locations for their cars. Now, growing sales of U.S. and German plug-in models that use a different standard have led their owners to complain about the lack of sites to...
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BMW i Electric Car Sales Surge For 2014; More To Come, Company Says
Introduced in Germany late in 2013, and on sale in North America starting last May, the BMW i3 electric car has produced sales figures higher than some analysts expected. Now the carmaker has said that it sold more than 16,000 i3s during calendar 2014, putting the little electric minicar among the...
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BMW i3 Electric Car Teardown: Profitable At 20,000 Units, Says Engineer (Video)
Engineers disassemble a BMW i3 electric car.
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Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche Electric Cars To Target Tesla Model S (Plug-In Hybrids Too)
This was the year when it became obvious that upstart electric-car maker Tesla Motors has startled and worried all of the German luxury-car companies. And now that they're taking the Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan seriously--as well as the expected arrival next year of the much-delayed Model X...
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