China to Become Number 1 EV Market by 2019 According to BMW
30 May 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It has been known, for quite a while now, that China’s biggest cities are facing the biggest pollution problems in the world, pictures of Chinese people wearing oxygen masks on the streets bec...
BMW i3 REx Is Not Tax Exempt in CARB States
29 May 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / All those years of abusing the atmosphere with CO2 emissions and careless engineering are starting to show and, according to the latest environmental studies, the damage is now irreversible. Acco...
James May Wants a Range Extended BMW i3
28 May 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BBC’s Top Gear trio can do basically anything you could think of with a car except offer actual consumer advice on it. They probably think there are other formats out there better fitted t...
This Is How BMW Optimized the i8
22 May 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Lately we’ve been hearing these two words quite often, especially from BMW’s corner: Dynamics and Efficiency. The Bavarian brand went so far as to even use them together in a concept the...
Range-Extended BMW i3 Deliveries Put on Hold Because of a Sticker
21 May 2014, 14:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The law is the law and everyone has to obey it, no matter the consequences. Apparently, that’s why the range-extended i3 models are still being held at port by the authorities, prolonging the ...
BMW Donates i3 to Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Gala
21 May 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If there’s one thing Brangelina is known for, excepting great acting skills, is community work and involvement in all sorts of charity events, meant to raise awareness on a variety of subjects...
Ludacris Sings About His BMW i8 for Instagram
20 May 2014, 11:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With the BMW i8 looking so freakishly good and posting such impressive numbers, it was only a matter of time until famous rappers started noticing it. The first one to kick-off a possible new tre...
BMW i8 M Rumors Denied, Once Again
19 May 2014, 11:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Rumors about a possible M version of the i8 have been going around the internet for quite a while now. It’s quite understandable too, with the hybrid looking so good and futuristic and the BMW...
Only 500 BMW i8 Cars to Make it to the US this Year - Report
15 May 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW plans to make the i8 a highly sought-after car in the United States by actually limiting availability. In a recent interview, BMW USA CEO, Dr. Ludwig Willisch, said that only around 500 units of...
Could the BMW i3 Get a Bigger, Optional Battery in the Future?
15 May 2014, 12:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A recent report claims that a ‘slip’ on BMW’s Spanish website might point to a new, bigger battery for the i3, coming to European markets in the near future. One sharp reader of...
Why All the BMW i5 Renderings Are Wrong
13 May 2014, 07:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Last year, BMW trademarked all the alphanumeric monikers starting with an ‘i’ going from 1 to 9, in an obvious attempt to make sure nobody steals them. That might mean that the company i...
BMW Announces $200 Million Investment in CFRP Production
9 May 2014, 16:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The ever increasing demand for Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic for its i sub-brand, forced BMW and its North American partner, SGL Group to increase production at the Moses Lake plant. Today, at ...
New Commercials for BMW i8 Preview the First Deliveries
9 May 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new BMW i8 is set to start deliveries around the world in less than a month. The first cars were already tested by various journalists at an event held by the Germans in Los Angeles and their th...
BMW Presents Solar Carport Concept for i Cars
8 May 2014, 09:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Some of us didn’t take BMW too seriously when they said that their intention with the i sub-brand was to offer an eco-friendly alternative to our current lifestyle and means of transportation....
Four-Door BMW i8 Rendered. Could This Be the i9?
6 May 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The i8 will surely be a successful product, just like its i3 brother. What does that make the i sub-brand? Well, a success in itself, with its technology shared amongst the entire BMW line-up and no...
BMW i8 Spotted in Munchen, Ready for Tests
5 May 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW already handed over a couple of i8s for reviewing purposes, most of them around the greater Los Angeles area. Amongst the selected few that already got to drive it, you can now include Chris Har...
First BMW i3 Delivered in the US
5 May 2014, 08:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This weekend, BMW delivered the first ever i3 in the US, marking a new era for the German manufacturer. The lucky man that is now driving the first such car on the American continent is Charles Rabi...
BMW i8 Rendered on ISS Forged Wheels
2 May 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The first reviews of the new i8 are in and, somehow, all of them agree on a couple of things and disagree on other. The one universal thought though, that we’ve been seeing in everyone’s...
BMW i3 Rated by EPA, Tops List of Efficient EVs
2 May 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After months of teasing and testing done by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the BMW i3 was finally rated by the organization and the numbers it got pushed it to the top of the “T...
BMW i8 Reviewed by Chris Harris on Twisty Roads
1 May 2014, 08:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today we’re in for a treat, as we get to see the first actual, proper review of the i8 on video. Arguably, we’ve seen the car driven by the guys from Bloomberg a while back but we think ...