What happens to a BMW i3 at the end of it’s life? It gets recycled. Steffen Aumann, Head of the BMW Group Recycling and Dismantling Centre, says that they can achieve a recycling rate of 95% of a BMW i3. First, the pyrotechnics of the vehicle are neutralised. This means that components …
Read More »BMW i3 Tear-Down Videos
Munro & Associates, an engineering firm that specializes in disassembling new cars and analyzing them through a reverse engineering process, released three new videos focusing on the i3’s carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) construction, lithium-ion battery pack, and interior construction. The video reveals that BMW has nailed the production process and …
Read More »BMW i8 Wrapped in Giovanna Edition Matte Metallic Grigio
A company called Giovanna created this Giovanna Edition Matte Metallic Grigio wrap. When they put it on the BMW i8, it instantly becomes a stand out on the road. What do you think of this look? Source: Paint Is Dead
Read More »BMW at Auto Shanghai 2015
BMW at Auto Shanghai 2015. At a glance •BMW at the 16th International Automobile & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition (Auto Shanghai) from 22 – 29 April 2015 (Press Days from 20 – 21 April). •BMW presents a world premiere, four Asian premieres and two Chinese premieres in Shanghai. •World premiere: the …
Read More »BMW i8 presented with the World Green Car Award.
Sports car with pathbreaking overall concept repeats the BMW i3’s success of the previous year. Munich/New York. For the second time in succession BMW i clinched victory at the World Car Awards in the category World Green Car. Following the success of the purely electrically driven BMW i3 the previous year, …
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