BMW stunned the world in 2009 with its Vision Efficient Dynamics. We couldn’t get enough of the shapes, the lines, the numbers, the possibilities. What resulted, the i3 and i8, have helped take the company to a new electric vehicle US sales number — those two cars plus other plug-in models account for 7%. Surely, BMW must be paying attention.
According to a new survey from WeLoveAnyCar, 40% of UK luxury vehicle drivers are also interested in electric cars like the Tesla Model S.
Originally published on RMI Outlet. by Greg Rucks Fuel economy is greatly affected by an automobile’s weight. Nevertheless, for years our automobiles got heavier. In the U.S. the average curb weight of a passenger vehicle climbed 26 percent from 1980 to 2006. Advances in powertrain technology have not lead to drastically higher … [continued]
After a two-year wait, it looks like BMW is finally going to reveal the final production version of the BMW i3 electric car on July 29, 2013. Naturally, it will most likely be almost identical to the i3 concept prototypes that have been floating around since it was originally announced. To … [continued]
Some top clean transportation news from around: EVs Frost & Sullivan: Electric Vehicles Power to the Forefront of Sustainable, Smart Mobility in Central and Eastern Europe “Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), a region with a population of over 100 million people and a solid macroeconomic environment, … [continued]
