How can you start with a clean sheet of paper and then end up with this?...
How can you start with a clean sheet of paper and then end up with this? https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/motoring-news/bolwell-nagari-500-to-offer-v8-power-manual-transmission/news-story/717a910a8c69af7a3d52604827c37e7c Looks like something I drew with a crayon when I was 7
Some weird and wonderful as well as great stories at the Salon Prive https://www.velocetoday.com/salon-prive-at-blenheim-palace-2019/
Good news! Officially confirmed by BMW CEO, Oliver Zipse, BMW i3 production will continue in the future.
The new BMW boss Oliver Zipse gives the group restructuring gas. He continues to build the i3 - a clear signal of where the Bavarians are going. And: In refreshed form, the i3 should be technologically superior to the new VW ID.3. BMW's electric car i 3 was ahead of its time at its 2013 production start. But especially the groundbreaking lightweight construction and the new platform with the use of much carbon made the small car in production expensive. Therefore, there have been rumors lately, BMW can stop the i3. The now meets the new BMW CEO Oliver Zipse. In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS) he emphasized that the i3 is already an icon. This is rare in a just six-year-old car. And because icons tick according to a different logic, they also get no successor in the classical sense. The i3 will continue to be built and again make a leap in terms of battery and operating concept. Even the new VW ID.3 will be technologically superior to the i3, Zipse predicts. This year, the i3 has increased its sales in Europe by 20 percent - you grow with the electric car every year. The investments have long been written off, now you earn money. Since BMW still sees potential in the i3, you do not give it up. Last facelift was 2018 Modeling an electric car does not necessarily mean more power; Reach is a much more important issue. BMW now latches the i3 for the second time: The lithium-ion battery in the vehicle floor grows from 94 Ah (Ah) to 120 Ah. Compared to the original i3 doubles the capacity. In kilowatt hours of the battery has now gained 42.2 kWh compared to the 2013 presented original model just under 20 kWh. Range and charging time Incidentally, the weight remains the same, and the performance does not change: in 7.3 seconds, the i3 accelerates from zero to 100 km / h. The with 184 hp to 17 hp stronger S model sprints in 6.9 seconds from a stand on country road speed. However, the range increases to 359 kilometers in the NEDC and 310 kilometers to WLTP. In everyday life, a full battery should last for 260 kilometers, according to BMW. The predecessor with 94 Ah comes 200 kilometers. Important for the i3 architecture: The dimensions of the battery do not change. Theoretically, a battery replacement might be possible, the previous update from 60 to 94 Ah BMW had also offered this opportunity. However, only ten customers installed the larger battery, so this option is no longer available for the current battery update. In Europe, the range extender (REX) will not exist anymore, Finally, a quarter of European customers have the gasoline engine there. In the US, the proportion is 70 percent, here it will continue to give the i3 REX.
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