BMW Technology

BMW and design and construction firm EIGHT unveil their recharging station for the new BMW i sub-brand. Dubbed Point One S solar, the ultra-modern recharging station is installed at the BMW Welt in Munich. Looking like a wing, the recharging station is part of a national program to develop and …

The eight-speed automatic ZF transmission ensured that BMW customers experienced the smoothest and lowest fuel consumption transmission on the market since 2009. Now a facelift of the award winning gearbox will come to market and it will be available in the 2014 BMW 520d which, since July, is using the …

Swedish designer Erik Melldahl has teamed with BMW to introduce the 3D printable Maasaica concept vehicle. The highly futuristic vehicle is still decades away from even be considered acceptable on the road and it brings to life some clever design ideas. The vehicle, which could one day be locally constructed …

Signing of MoU for delivery of further battery cells Seoul. The BMW Group and Samsung SDI plan to expand their supply relationship for battery cells for electro-mobility. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect today in Seoul. Samsung SDI will supply the BMW Group with …

The taunting between BMW and Audi on laserlights continues. BMW Germany posted on their Facebook Page the following: “Heller. Effizienter. Erster. Erstes Serienfahrzeug mit Laserlicht-Technologie für das Fernlicht. Der BMW i8.” In English, “Brighter. Efficient. First. First production car with laser light technology for the high beam. The BMW i8. …