Published

BMW Joins Formula E Race Series

BMW AG confirms it will join the Formula E electric vehicle race league as an official manufacturer for the 2018/19 season.
#hybrid

Share

BMW AG confirms it will join the Formula E electric vehicle race league as an official manufacturer for the 2018/19 season.

The Bimmer race cars, which will be run by the Andretti Formula E team, will feature a new electric drivetrain developed by the carmaker.

BMW has supported Andretti’s Formula E team as an “official partner” since the series started in 2014. The expanded relationship has been in the works for about a year.

BMW says its Formula E involvement already has led to several improvements for the production EVs the company markets under its “i” sub-brand. Many of the same engineers work on both programs, the company notes.

RELATED CONTENT

  • Internal Combustion Engines’ Continued Domination (?)

    According to a new research study by Deutsche Bank, “PCOT III: Revisiting the Outlook for Powertrain Technology” (that’s “Pricing the Car of Tomorrow”), to twist a phrase from Mark Twain, it seems that the reports of the internal combustion engine’s eminent death are greatly exaggerated.

  • Hyundai Shops for a Partner to Make Electric Scooters

    Hyundai Motor Co. is looking for a domestic partner to mass-produce the fold-up Ioniq electric scooter it unveiled at last year’s CES show in Las Vegas, a source tells The Korea Herald.

  • What the VW ID. BUGGY Indicates

    Volkswagen will be presenting a concept, the ID. BUGGY, a contemporary take on a dune buggy, based on the MEB electric platform that the company will be using for a wide array of production vehicles, at the International Geneva Motor Show.

Gardner Business Media - Strategic Business Solutions