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While this is a time of retrenchment in electric vehicles (EVs) and alternative powertrains for automakers, BMW appears to be heading in the other direction, Automotive News enterprise editor Dave Guilford writes. Entrepreneurs are "flaming out" (figuratively and sometimes literally) and some ...

We've just wrapped up a series of workshops in Germany about all things BMW i, but before we drop our "Behind i" feature on you next week, we wanted to give you a few tasty morsels to chew on while you're pursuing our massive gallery of the all-new i3 and i8 concepts. If you haven't read our ...

We've just touched down in Frankfurt to get all the details on BMW's new electric cars, but before we get into the nitty-gritty of BMW i, its philosophy and the engineering behind it, here's a brief introduction to the first two models, the i3 and i8. Officially, the two artfully greenhoused cars ...

According to Auto Motor und Sport, the i3 – BMW's electric urban hatchback – will take to the stage for its first time at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The i3 will be the first of BMW's "i" sub-branded vehicles to be unveiled. Next in line is the i8 supercar. BMW's 1 ...

Earlier this week, BMW announced that its range of high-tech, alternative technology vehicles would be marketed under the "i" sub-brand. The i range's first two models will be the i3 and i8, otherwise known as the MegaCity and ...

We've known for some time that BMW has been hard at work developing a range of high-tech green vehicles, from the oft-mentioned MegaCity runabout to a production version of its Vision EfficientDynamics eco supercar. But up until ...

As more details about BMW's upcoming Megacity EV trickle out, we learn that the electric city car will be offered with an optional small internal combustion engine designed to replenish the depleted batteries while the vehicle is ...

Within days of reports that BMW's upcoming Megacity electric may end up being offered on a short-term lease basis, the German automaker has refuted the claim. Though BMW's 1-Series-based ActiveE will test out the short-term leasing waters, the ...

If you enjoyed watching the trailer of BMW's four-part documentary on the future of mobility, you should definitely check out BMW's first installment of the Activate the Future video, which you can find ...

In mid-January, Autocar reported that BMW's upcoming Megacity electric will be an "expensive" vehicle, noting that "BMW is a premium product and electric mobility will not be cheap." The high price comes from not only the battery but the ...