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BMW 3 Series joins 5 Series and 1 Series in offering regenerative braking

This type of trickle-down technology makes perfect sense in the real world driving conditions that most of us encounter each and every day of our lives. Hybrids have been using regenerative braking for quite some time now as a fuel saving measure. In those applications, the electric motor or motors that help provide motive functions for the vehicle work as generators when braking force, or "drag" is applied to them, which charges the batteries. In vehicles like the new BMW 3 Series which does not use any electric motors, the alternator, which ... Read more →

Brisbane Motor Show: BMW's new 3 Series Convertible

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the BMW 3 Series Convertible. BMW debuted its new 3 Series Convertible to the Australian public at the Brisbane Motor Show on Friday. Featuring ...

BMW 3 Series joins 5 Series and 1 Series in offering regenerative braking 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This type of trickle-down technology makes perfect sense in the real world driving conditions that most of us encounter each and every day of our lives. Hybrids have been using regenerative braking for quite some time now as a fuel saving measure. In those applications, the electric motor or motors ...

Brisbane Motor Show: BMW's new 3 Series Convertible 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the BMW 3 Series Convertible. BMW debuted its new 3 Series Convertible to the Australian public at the Brisbane Motor Show on Friday. Featuring a retractable hard-top roof for the first time, the 3 Series Convertible boasts the fastest ...



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