Comments on: New BMW i Concepts Debut (w/ gallery) http://cleantechnica.com/2011/07/30/new-bmw-i-cars-debut-w-gallery/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Electric38 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/07/30/new-bmw-i-cars-debut-w-gallery/#comment-102411 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29304#comment-102411 Where is the Volkswagon of the electric car for the consumer that wants to just to get back and forth work without all the bells and whistles, but can use a solar canopy or rooftop unit to charge their swappable battery?
German designers used to good at this. Where are they now?
It is well known that Germany has set aside billions for the development of electric cars. Lets hope an affordable one comes out of those subsidies that challenges American and Chinese thinking. Making a car using solar and wind assisted power (in a manufacturing plant) that feeds primarily robotics has to be a little more cost effective. When will the average consumer start seeing the cost advantages?

]]> By: Mark Bohrer http://cleantechnica.com/2011/07/30/new-bmw-i-cars-debut-w-gallery/#comment-102404 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:25:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29304#comment-102404 When prestige maker BMW designs and markets, many other car makers follow suit 2-3 years later. So the all-electric i3 series and sporty hybrid i8 may move electric cars mainstream.

And that’s great news.

Electric Mini Cooper, anyone?

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