Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The battery management system controls both the charging and the discharging processes, as well as the operating temperature of the cells. Click to enlarge.

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BMW New York London Production 247

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The i3 and i8 will become the first purpose-built electric and hybrid-electric production vehicles to be made primarily from carbon fiber when they come to market in 2013 and 2014 respectively. A single-speed gearbox sends the power to the rear wheels and accelerates the BMW i3 Concept to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

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BMW Concept San Francisco Carbon Fiber 273

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Because the front wheels are driven independently, the car can travel 26 kilometers (16 miles) on electricity alone, at speeds up to 135 km/h (83 mph). That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas. It can accelerate to 60 mph in about 2.0

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 94

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

Hinze is the engineer in charge of the rollout of the e-Golf and e-up!). The Golf offers the CCS charging system, enabling both AC and DC fast charging. kW charge to 100% SOC will take about 8 hours; a DC fast charge to 80% SOC will take about 30 minutes. The e-Golf reaches a speed of 60 km/h (37 mph) within 4.2

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Batteries Battery MPH All-Electric 356