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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

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. In addition to the LifeDrive architecture, the principle of lightweight design also governs the aluminium drive module and the connection between the two elements.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

I could drive a Class 8 truck over a light-duty charger, and it will activate one pad of that truck and still charge. We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. It’s in the pavement at a bus stop in the middle of a residential neighborhood. And we’re like, “Yeah, that’s the point.”

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

fleet of light vehicles. light-duty passenger fleet by 2050 would raise demand for electricity by up to 1,700 terawatt-hours per year—41 percent of U.S. Promoting mixed-use neighborhoods—areas that put work and residence in proximity—would allow more bicycling and walking. Next, we turned to our model of the U.S