A blog about automotive history, news about new car development and introduction of the automotive industry, insurance cases, the use of new types of materials in the carб to develop hybrid cars
In 2005, when BMW joined General Motors and DaimlerChrysler in a collaboration to develop hybrid technology, it seemed like a strange partnership. The two American companies were working on hybrids for heavyweights—a technology that could provide better fuel efficiency on three-ton full-size SUVs designed to carry seven or eight passengers, extra cargo, and tons of extra weight towed in back.
The first Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works GP was produced in 2006 to mark the end of the first generation of the Mini developed by BMW. Only 2,000 were produced.
Next month Tesla plans to commence with its first all-electric Model S deliveries, and these premium 85-kwh versions may be able to be coaxed to over 400 miles range.
