As reported by Popular Science's Popsci.com website, BMW has now come out with its ActiveE sedan, the automaker's first foray into the advanced all-electric luxury vehicle realm. The ActiveE is designed as a ‘beta’ version of the forthcoming (super-deluxe) i3 model luxury car; both vehicles are based on BMW's 1 Series Coupe. The Active E and i3 use similar drive train and battery technologies, but in degrees of more and less lavish packaging. BMW says the Active E represents the second part of a three-phase electric vehicle development plan, to culminate in the series production of the BMW i3 electric vehicle in 2013.
The Active E's energy storage module, wiring, electric motor, power electronics and transmission are 100% proprietary. The 170-horsepower, 125-kW electric motor is powered by a 32-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. Popsci.com says concludes that, with both new all-electric car models, "BMW took what they learned from the MINI E and created, for the first time, what feels like a fully realized electric car."
Link: The All-Electric BMW Active E (popsci.com)
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