Saturday July 03, 2010
BMW Reveals First Details About Its Electric Car
Ariel Schwartz
Inhabitat
Luxury car fans, start your engines — BMW’s very first electric vehicle is on its way.
The Megacity Vehicle, set to be released in 2013, is made out of lightweight carbon fiber and aluminum and will be built from the ground up using the company’s “LifeDrive structure”, which is reportedly as strong as steel but 50% lighter than standard aluminum. In comparison, many other automakers base electric models on already-available gasoline-powered vehicles.
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