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 The company that wants to build ultimate driving machines you build latest green machines and is launching a brand dedicated specifically to vehicles with cables.BMW announced the “i” – yes, like Apple – the mark today, with the promise to deliver an electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid by 2013 while promised diversification the company to offer a “mobility services. “Seamless web” of services, including intelligent navigation, connectivity to vehicles and even parking solutions. “The products and services have been designed around a revolutionary approach: the purpose designed and built especially for sustainable mobility, high quality,” said council member of the company, Ian Robertson, responsible for sales and marketing, in a statement. “It’s a new day in our industry, a new era for individual mobility. This i symbol reference to BMW electric vehicle. BMW brand that grew out of Project i, a BMW team created three years ago to explore the future of transportation. It is the centerpiece of the campaign for the company to develop alternative powertrains and eco-friendly cars. Financial Times notes that “mobility” is the hot buzzword in the automotive industry as automakers race to develop cleaner, greener vehicles. Besides the development of electric vehicles and hybrid plug, many manufacturers hope to capitalize on new technologies such as batteries and vehicle charging infrastructure. To do this, BMW has also launched the firm and the division of risk capital and financing to the sum of $ 100 million. General Motors, for example, has done the same, investment in technology companies of the batteries, EV startups and other companies through General Motors Ventures. To give another example, both Daimler and Toyota have invested tens of millions of dollars in Tesla Motors. BMW has been experimenting with electric vehicles, the deployment of the Mini E and, more recently, the concept of Active Power E Series 1. Both vehicles are being leased in limited numbers in what amounts to a real world R & D program But the automaker will offer two vehicles through the brand i – the BMW and BMW i3 i8. The i3, formerly known as Vehicle Megacity will be a fully electric city car. The i8 is based on the Vision Efficient Dynamics concept car, which is essentially a plug-in hybrid M6. BMW does not offer any technical specifications for vehicles, but said both used “LifeDrive” architecture “concept of building a revolutionary.” The cars ride on an aluminum chassis with carbon reinforced security cells with plastic fiber. BMW says that using the compensation of high molecular weight materials of the vehicle. “For our customers this means that the superior driving dynamics, combined with the range significantly increased the use of electricity,” said board member Klaus Draeger, who oversees the development of vehicles, a statement. According to the Wall Street Journal , SB LiMotive, a joint venture between Samsung SDI and Robert Bosch GmbH, will supply the batteries. BMW chief designer Adrian van Hooydonk said Auto Express cars i will have a touch of style that distinguishes them from other models, including a blue-wing version of the grid marks , big wheels, but close for better aerodynamics and sleek C-pillars. Both cars are built at BMW factory in Leipzig, Germany, BMW will invest ? 400 ($ 546 million) in the operation. The company says the two vehicles are used essentially the same components – electronic engine and batteries. To keep costs down arm BMW has done is the first investment, plowing an undisclosed sum in New York, My Way in the City. It is an intelligent application that provides information on public transport, parking availability and entertainment venues in 40 cities. Следующие материалы:
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