BMW Technology

BMW launches the Evolve iPhone application. This new app gives conventional car drivers the opportunity to experience how electric-vehicles work, without even owning a true electric vehicle. Many customers may not be ready to switch to an electric vehicle yet, especially due to concerns about driving range and battery recharging. …

From BMWBlog .com – To find out more interesting BMW news and stories, visit their site here. BMW Blog reports that BMW Board Member for Sales and Marketing Ian Robertson confirmed that BMW and MINI will expand their fleet with six to nine new compact class cars. He said: “We …

Munich, Germany – The last stop of the day for the English speaking journalists at BMW’s Innovation Day was Light Weight Construction. Various pairs of parts were arrayed around the room, with a production part and a lightweight version forming the pairings. At first it seemed to be a bit …

Press Release: Cable-free Charging of Electric Cars Via Coils In the future, motorists will no longer need a cable to recharge the batteries of their electric cars, thanks to a development project for inductive charging, which Siemens presented at Hannover Messe 2011. Developed in cooperation with BMW, this noncontact technology …

From BMWBlog .com – To find out more interesting BMW news and stories, visit their site here. During the BMW Innovation Day, our friends from BMW Blog got the chance to drive a BMW X1 equipped with the new 2.0 L four TwinPower Turbocharged Four Cylinder engine. BMW Blog thinks …