Frederick Eichiner, BMW Financial Officer, said that the BMW Vehicle Mega City Vehicle will receive an optional range extender. It is a small internal combustion engine which can charge the battery while driving, which will definitely increase the range of the car. This can be ordered together with the electric …
Read More »Wind River collaborates with BMW and Magneti Marelli on Infotainment System
Wind River and automotive component manufacturer Magneti Marelli announced they’re collaborating on the first in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) solution based on the open source Genivi Alliance spec. Based on Linux (and MeeGo, most likely), the system will first be brought to market by BMW, says Wind River. The jointly developed IVI …
Read More »2011 World Green Car of the Year nominees announced
The nominees of the 2011 World Car of the Year Awards has just been announced. There will be six candidates competing for the greenest car in the world. Here are the list of nominees: * BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics Edition * Chevrolet Volt * Hyundai Sonata Hybrid * Mercedes-Benz B-Class …
Read More »Your BMW Car Key will soon perform amazing things
BMW is giving us a preview of a new useful technology called the NFC. NFC stands for Near Field Commu- nications, a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimeters (3.9 in) distance. For the next generation ConnectedDrive, BMW …
Read More »BMW Activate The Future’s First Episode: New City
BMW launched their latest marketing initiative around future mobility and sustainability last January 21st entitled BMW Activate The Future: a series of four short films that will promote the upcoming ActiveE electric car. The first episode of the series just went live. It is entitled “New City†and brings forward …
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