BMW predicts different design in electric cars

What about the future of electric cars is still unclear. While many experts worry about the future electric mobility thoughts, BMW is expected that the electric cars in the future will be different visually more vehicles with conventional internal combustion engine drive.

Especially BMW’s CEO Norbert Reithofer is convinced that increasing the external differences, and not only take place only an exchange of the drive assembly is. Reithofer is certain is that the “electric cars will not look like the current car.” This gave the “VDI news” and is thus shows are particularly prevalent on new materials such as composite materials made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics, which are increasingly in body and chassis are used and could thus replace conventional materials such as heavy metal. They help to reduce weight, thus saving fuel and power at.

And BMW is also connected to this trend for the future, says Reithofer. The future of electric cars Bayern should not only drivingly be converted to electric motors, it is, but also include other innovations. In detail, BMW will bring first of next year with the BMW 1 Series with electric drive in a small series of up to 1,000 copies on the market. This small electric car will be used to obtain insights into the practicality of electric vehicles. In 2015, then to the “Mega-City-vehicle” appear as a series vehicle. Thus, the electric drive at BMW is also finding their way. Similarly, one hopes from the testing phase of new factors in increasing the reach of the lithium-ion batteries to achieve. Perhaps a breakthrough is still in this area by numerous developments that have already resulted in forklifts to enormous distances. Experts believe that in theory, batteries with ranges of over 500 miles per battery charge are realistic.

It will be interesting in any case, what developments BMW produces in the coming years.

“Cologne-mobile” Ford Transit BEV sends to the streets

At last it fell, the official start of the electrically-powered Ford Transit. The beginning of the practical phase of the electric mobility project “cologne-mobile” was carried out so now finally, after you’ve filled up the van symbolic. The extensive practice test is designed for analysis of electric mobility in Germany, based on the Cologne area, designed for everyday use and vulnerabilities out. The findings will then serve the development of electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure.

First, the practical phase the example is made of electrically-powered Ford Transit models, the variant BEV. These are now used as a distribution and delivery vehicles during normal everyday life. As of spring 2011, phase two starts, relying on fifteen other Ford Transit-electric vehicles.

“Cologne-mobile” in the context of the “model Rhein-Ruhr” conducted and sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Transport. A total of 115 million euros, the Ministry has made available, including 7.5 million euros for the project in Cologne.

BMW AG – electric cars from 2013

The Bavarian automaker BMW AG would build according to a report in the magazine “Motor Week” from the year 2013 in Leipzig, the electric car Mega City Vehicles. According to the magazine report, the company has opted for the Saxon work, because it is the most flexible plant within the group and can expand its capacity quickly. The components of Landshut is to provide the carbon parts for the electric city car and be involved in the production.

The lithium-ion battery will deliver probably the joint venture of two technology companies Bosch and Samsung. The electric car production begins two years earlier than originally planned. Currently, a vehicle fleet consisting of 600 vehicles, the electric version of the small car BMW Mini extensively tested. The electric car market is on the rise and almost every car manufacturer has gone into the development of electric cars. The range must be increased, however, and the prices are reduced so that the electric cars can establish not only strong but also prevail.

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