BMW Electromobility. History and Present.

Jason · 05-01-2012, 01:03 AM

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Electromobility is a topic for BMW since the 70's. Have a look at the development of electric cars at BMW.

Of particular focus is the BMW E1 electric car which was introduced by BMW as its first all-electric car 21 years ago. It was a revolutionary car for 1991 which featured a rear mounted 37kW (49hp) motor, aluminum and plastic body construction. Its top speed was 72mph and had a 125 mile range. You can say that it is the spiritual forefather for the upcoming BMW i3 electric car. In fact, the i3 and E1 even share a somewhat similar shape.

But things have come a long way since 1991. The BMW i3 concept features 167hp and 184lb-ft torque, albeit with a shorter 93 mile range.

Pauldramos · 07-19-2012, 09:58 AM

Looking forward to these becoming readily available.

e92oholic · 07-19-2012, 10:02 AM

hmmmm looks like the people at toyota took some styling for the prius from that 1991 E1. Just kind of flattened it out?

Efthreeoh · 07-21-2012, 08:22 AM

A little late to the game I'd say. Pure electric cars will be a niche market until someone develops the technology that provides 350+ mile range on a re-fuel cycle of under 7 minutes and doesn't cost $100,000.

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Pauldramos 28 Rep 419 Posts Drives: Dinan '11 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Solvang, CA iTrader: (1)	Looking forward to these becoming readily available.
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e92oholic Banned 70 Rep 850 Posts Drives: 2013 MINI JCW GP Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Buffalo NY iTrader: (6)	hmmmm looks like the people at toyota took some styling for the prius from that 1991 E1. Just kind of flattened it out?
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Efthreeoh General 19912 Rep 19,256 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Verginny iTrader: (0)	A little late to the game I'd say. Pure electric cars will be a niche market until someone develops the technology that provides 350+ mile range on a re-fuel cycle of under 7 minutes and doesn't cost $100,000.
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