Legislation passed this year will require CCS stations, at least four units every 50-miles, along the US interstates, but they have 2-3 years to achieve that density. There have been numerous advances in the catalysts that speed up the production of hydrogen, and it is fairly easy to transport as […]
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BMW joined the small list of automakers producing hydrogen-powered passenger vehicles, the first of its iX5 models rolling out of a pilot plant in Munich on Friday. BMW has begun production of its iX5 hydrogen fuel cell-powered crossover. Only a limited number of iX5 crossovers will be assembled at the […]
While I was in Germany, I had the chance to drive about 800 kilometers, from Munich to Graz, Austria and back. During that long drive, I saw countless cool cars that the U.S. market doesn’t offer. However, there was one in particular that I saw seemingly every kilometer and it […]
Now that the BMW M4 CSL is here, there’s really only one car that it needs to compete with, the Porsche 911 GT3. It might not seem fair for the M4 CSL to have to beat the GT3, considering the Porsche is already so well-accomplished and that the M4 starts […]
There are several upcoming performance BMWs in the pipeline, such as cars like the BMW XM Label Red, the BMW M2, and the upcoming 3.0 CSL. One of the most exciting, though, is the upcoming BMW M4 CSL, the most hardcore and extreme version of the M4. Customers are just […]
BMW is announcing today that a future generation of their Voice Assistant will be powered by Amazon Alexa. This was announced today by Stephan Durach, Senior Vice-President Connected Company and Development Technical Operations BMW Group, and Dave Limp, Senior Vice President of Devices and Services, Amazon, at Amazon’s annual Devices […]
Missing from the lengthy press release issued today were images of the future BMW XM Label Red. BMW spoke briefly about the 750 horsepower variant which will arrive in Summer 2023. But some digging on social media brought us to some images posted by BMW Austria. And the local BMW […]
2021 was the best year ever for the BMW Group in terms of electric vehicle sales as the German conglomerate delivered 103,855 cars without combustion engines. The performance was particularly impressive when you factor in the supply bottlenecks and the COVID-19 pandemic still impacting some parts of the world. For […]
BMW X1 is one of the greatest success stories to emerge out of Munich. Now in its third generation, the compact and entry-level SUV can proudly state that it found 2.7 million homes since its inception in 2009. The X1 might not have the allure of the X3 or X5 […]
At the unveil of the BMW M Hybrid V8, BMW M CEO Frank Van Meel and Head of BMW M Motorsport Andreas Roos ruled out the manufacturer’s return to Formula 1. Despite multiple automakers preparing to enter the Formula 1 circus – Audi, VW and potentially Porsche – BMW has […]