Category Archives: green tech

About that road you’re driving on…

March 2, 2017 B Eagle

Asphalt starts out as a very hot goo. As it cools, it becomes hard (so we can drive on it), but also, somewhat brittle. Potholes begin as tiny cracks in the hardened surface of asphalt, due to traffic vibrations and the weight of heavy vehicles. These cracks allow water .

Take a tour of the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen

Courtesy of “Clean Technica”

February 27, 2017

BMW i8 versus the new stretched Tesla Model S

June 16, 2014 B Eagle

Extreme Tech takes a look at the new rivalry between BMW and Tesla’s offerings in the plugin electric executive cars market worldwide. As leaders in the automotive industry it’s interesting to see how each company has encroached into each others perceived corner with BMW introducing plugin electric drive cars .

3rd Tesla fire in a row hurts their reputation for safety

November 7, 2013 B Eagle

Will BMW turn the green tech tide in their favor? #Tesla reports third fire involving Model S in six weeks: http://t.co/LwuQiv9xAj pic.twitter.com/bfgSyBhS5H — Automotive News (@Automotive_News) November 7, 2013

Jalopnik: BMW’s i3 is their most important car in deca

October 20, 2013 B Eagle

Here’s an interesting read about BMW’s development of the new all-electric i3: Read more at Yahoo

MotorTrend shares their first reaction to driving the new Me

September 23, 2013 B Eagle

MotorTrend’s Frank Markus takes the new 4-cylinder E250 Bluetec for a trip through the wilderness in Washington. Some takeaways, they didn’t get above 36MPG, the power is adequate and the navigation routes you to gas stations that have changed since the nav was updated. That’s a harsh finding in .

BMW Electric Microcar will go on sale in 2014

July 23, 2013 B Eagle

BMW will introduce the all-electric i3 next year at the base price of $42,225. Some buyers of this car will qualify for the $7500 US tax credit in addition to variable state and local tax breaks for purchasing such a “green” vehicle. The new BMW i3 will be officially .

BMW teams up with solar charging companies for the i3 and i8

April 30, 2013 B Eagle

BMW has just partnered with Germany’s Solarwatt to produce solar-powered home charging systems for BMWs range of new plugin hybrid and electric vehicles for the European market. BMW is working this month on new charging system features for the US market at the 2013 Bay Area Sustainability Hackathon near San .

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