BMW i3

[Gast]

BMW’s future plans are bold enough to make into a television special. As we stated earlier, the German automaker has created the 1-Series Active E and the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept and now we have the MegaCity Vehicle, or MCV. The MCV will be an all-electric vehicle with modern looks. It demonstrates one way in which the BMW Group envisages future mobility in urban surroundings.

The MCV isn’t just one vehicle; it was made to represent a range of technologies that BMW could introduce across its entire fleet. There should be variations, including an all-electric, range extended electric, and high efficiency gasoline and diesel models.

The rendering shown here is of the first all-electric vehicle that we should get in 2013. It should be able to seat four people and will use a massive array of lightweight voodoo to boost the car’s overall efficiency. carbon fiber Reinforced Plastic will play a huge role in the construction of the car and it will most likely be built in BMW’s Leipzig plant. The carbon fiber will be sourced from the good old United States.

Under the hood – or wherever the motor is – will be a 134 horsepower electric motor running on lithium-ion batteries that will power the rear-wheels. The range-extending version with a compact internal combustion engine will probably also be launched.

"The drive system remains the heartbeat of a car, and that also applies to electric vehicles. Powertrains also remain a core area of expertise of Bayerische Motoren Werke. Electromobility and the hallmark BMW driving pleasure make an excellent match, if you go about things the right way. For this reason we are developing the powertrain for the Megacity Vehicle in-house – that includes the electric motor, the power electronics and the battery system."

According to a few sources, BMW is now testing the MCV in several test facilities in Europe.

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...e-ar94497.html

[Gast]

Voor meer info en foto's:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404080

[Gast]

Tjah...

grote wielen
zonder band

[Gast]

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/a-look-at-the-bmw-mega-city-vehicle-ar94497.html

Wel grappig om te zien welke designtrucjes ze toepassen om de hoogte van de wagen te camoufleren. Een visueel verlaagd dak, een brede schouderlijn en dan nog eens een knik onderaan in de deur. Niet echt een geweldig design als je het mij vraagt...

[Gast]

Wel grappig om te zien welke designtrucjes ze toepassen om de hoogte van de wagen te camoufleren. Een visueel verlaagd dak, een brede schouderlijn en dan nog eens een knik onderaan in de deur. Niet echt een geweldig design als je het mij vraagt...

precies een A1 :p

[Alfa-Beemer]

En vooral geen nieren.

[Gast]

Tot nu toe spuuglelijk, maar 't is nog veraf. Lijkt me wel dat dit soort auto's de toekomst wordt.

Véél geld zou ik geven om in een glazen bol te zien hoe het over 10 jaar gesteld zal zijn inzake verkrijgbaarheid van sportieve atmosferische V8- of 6L-motoren met 'n hoog specifiek vermogen...

[Gast]

Het zal zoeken zijn naar eentje op het autokerkhof

[Gast]

When BMW brings out the Megacity electric vehicle in 2013, it will launch more than a small city car.

The Megacity EV will be no less than BMW's first stab at an environmentally benign car for the 21st century. It is the result of BMW's project i, a six-year rethinking of all aspects of the automobile.

BMW re-examined vehicle structure, materials, manufacturing and recyclability. "The overall project goal," says a company white paper, "is maximum sustainability."

BMW development chief Klaus Draeger said the scope of the project has been challenging.

"This is not like a normal car project," he said in an interview. "Every day you experience something new. But we want to be on the markets by 2013 in significant volumes."

Christoph Stuermer, an analyst at IHS Automotive in Frankfurt, said project i was a "wild think tank where people were absolutely free to question everything," but it is vital for BMW to spread its innovations throughout its lineup. Otherwise, BMW will be hard-pressed to continue to sell larger cars with premium pricing in a "greener, urbanized future," he said.

Key components of BMW's new model are:

-- Vehicle structure: Unlike most other small cars, the Megacity will not be a unibody vehicle. Instead, its structure will resemble that of a body-on-frame vehicle. BMW describes the design as "two horizontally separated independent modules."

The lower half is the "drive" module -- an aluminum chassis that melds the battery, electric drive system and crash structure. A high-strength, lightweight, carbon fiber passenger compartment is attached on top. The key benefit is weight reduction, a prime consideration in reducing the weight and cost of the battery, while providing sufficient range, Draeger said.

-- Materials and manufacturing: Draeger said BMW will push suppliers for 100 percent recyclability of parts. Innovative use of weight-saving carbon fiber is a key to making the design work. BMW has partnered with SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers to build a carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake, Wash.

He added that carbon fiber-reinforced plastic parts will be impregnated with color, removing the need for a paint shop. That will reduce energy use and emissions.

BMW will go to great lengths to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. BMW's process involves reuse of scrap, enabled by a new technique of turning carbon strands into sheets of fiber, Stuermer said. BMW will use a new "quasi-stamping process" to make smaller carbon fiber-reinforced plastic parts than automakers normally use, saving cost and time.

-- Recycling: BMW will design the vehicle for recycling, Draeger said. But, he said, with the Megacity's design, its life cycle might be extended beyond current expectations.

"We could re-skin it," he said. "We could recycle the body-in-white [exterior shell], although we are still working on that."

-- Consumer financing: BMW AG CEO Norbert Reithofer has said the company's initial EVs will be expensive and will probably lose money. That may spur the company to come up with extended leasing, perhaps with mandatory vehicle recycling, Stuermer said.

Otherwise, the cost of the car would be a barrier, he said: "The consumer is looking at a small car with unproven technology that's likely to carry a very large price ticket. If you want to get into everyone's garage, you need to reduce the risk of ownership."

Article: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...#ixzz16gbLTcmD (subscription required)

https://www.bimmerpost.com

[MRJ]

Ik vind dat BMW hier beter de naam Isetta voor bovenhaalt als merknaam (onder MINI) in de markt gepositioneerd

[Ian]

Wat een LELIJK ding is me dat. Wat hebben al die 'designers' toch met die 'omgekeerde' velgen en wannabe-futuristic look. Een BMW zonder 'nieren' is geen BMW (op de Isetta na dan).

Ik vind dat BMW hier beter de naam Isetta voor bovenhaalt als merknaam (onder MINI) in de markt gepositioneerd

Ik vind van niet, de Isetta moeten ze in zijn waarde laten, dat zouden ze niet doen als ze de naam 'Isetta' op dit spuuglelijk ding zouden plakken. Als ze een Isetta maken waar je de oude nog perfect in herkent (zoals met de Fiat 500), dan mag het wel natuurlijk.

[Gast]

BMW i3 (Megacity) Spied For First Time!


BMW i news on a roll today. Just moments after the first ever BMW i8 spy shots, here are the first ever BMW i3 spyhots. The BMW i3 is the production version of BMW's pure electric and long-awaited Megacity Vehicle. The vehicle was spied in scandinavia, where BMW-TV was working on their own movie.

The BMW i3 will hit the market in 2013 and targets an annual sale of at least 30,000 units. According to Ian Robertson, "As with all BMW Group products, the BMW i3 will be a premium car." This translates to a premium price of at least € 40,000 in Europe.

BMW recently finished the Mini E program to evaluate the needs and demands people have of a purely electric car. They'll continue to do so with the 1er Active E program commencing later this year. The BMW i3 will make use of the experience BMW made and makes during these programs.

Here is a summary of the philosophy behind the i3's design and consturction:

-- Vehicle structure: Unlike most other small cars, the Megacity will not be a unibody vehicle. Instead, its structure will resemble that of a body-on-frame vehicle. BMW describes the design as "two horizontally separated independent modules." The lower half is the "drive" module -- an aluminum chassis that melds the battery, electric drive system and crash structure. A high-strength, lightweight, carbon fiber passenger compartment is attached on top. The key benefit is weight reduction, a prime consideration in reducing the weight and cost of the battery, while providing sufficient range, Draeger said.

-- Materials and manufacturing: Draeger said BMW will push suppliers for 100 percent recyclability of parts. Innovative use of weight-saving carbon fiber is a key to making the design work. BMW has partnered with SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers to build a carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake, Wash. He added that carbon fiber-reinforced plastic parts will be impregnated with color, removing the need for a paint shop. That will reduce energy use and emissions.

BMW will go to great lengths to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. BMW's process involves reuse of scrap, enabled by a new technique of turning carbon strands into sheets of fiber, Stuermer said. BMW will use a new "quasi-stamping process" to make smaller carbon fiber-reinforced plastic parts than automakers normally use, saving cost and time.

-- Recycling: BMW will design the vehicle for recycling, Draeger said. But, he said, with the Megacity's design, its life cycle might be extended beyond current expectations. "We could re-skin it," he said. "We could recycle the body-in-white [exterior shell], although we are still working on that."

-- Consumer financing: BMW AG CEO Norbert Reithofer has said the company's initial EVs will be expensive and will probably lose money. That may spur the company to come up with extended leasing, perhaps with mandatory vehicle recycling, Stuermer said. Otherwise, the cost of the car would be a barrier, he said: "The consumer is looking at a small car with unproven technology that's likely to carry a very large price ticket. If you want to get into everyone's garage, you need to reduce the risk of ownership."

[Gast]

[Gast]

[Gast]

[Ian]

€40.000

[Gast]

€40.000

39.990€

[Gast]

Zo'n banden leggen ze onder een go-cart.

[Gast]

Ik ben echt benieuwd wat dit gaat worden. Op het eerste zicht doet het mij aan een Honda-blokkendoos denken.

[Gast]

"JOEPIE! Ik word testrijder bij BMW"

*krijgt auto*



ohh crap