BMW i3 Born Electric

BMW i3 Born Electric is a desktop wallpaper for your computer and it is available in 2529X1047, resolution and below. BMW i3 Born Electric is part of the CARS and BIKES WALLPAPERS collection of wallpapers. BMW i3 Born Electric | wallpaper was tagged with: BMW,i3,Born,Electric and above you can use keywords for searching related images. You also can download this desktop wallpaper using the links above. Also you can check the other related wallpapers on our website. We have the biggest and best world collection of wallpapers. How to set wallpaper on your desktop? Click the blinking download button and then set the Wallpaper on your desktop. Another approach is to select the right destop resolution and then set it to background to fit exactly. When you select the size download you can preview the wallpaper and Right Click ..Set to Destop on most OS. You can set any image as your Mac OS X desktops Background Wallpaper directly from Safari, all you need to do is right-click on the image and select “Use Image as Desktop Picture”. The default setting appears to be ‘Fill Screen’ so if you select an image smaller than your screen resolution it might not look that great. In terms of web browsers, this feature seems to be limited only to Safari, as Chrome and Firefox don’t include the option. However, you can also right-click on any image within the Finder and set your background image there too.
FX Effects can be used in any Browser. Processed image can be saved only in Firefox, by right clicking on Wallpaper and using Save As… Option.

The BMW i3, previously Mega City Vehicle (MCV), is an urban electric car under development by BMW. The i3 is part of BMW's "Project i" and is being planned as a new (sub)brand, BMW i. The BMW i3 is announced and expected to go into mass production in 2013 with deliveries in several world markets by that year end.^[2][3][4][5] The i3 concept car was unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and BMW announced the electric car will have a "REx" range extender option.^[2][6] BMW plans to showcase a BMW i3 prototype during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[7]

The i3 will be BMW's first zero emissions mass produced vehicle due to its electric powertrain, and BMW also expects to be the first company to launch a volume production vehicle on the market featuring carbon-fiber reinforced plastic to improve the vehicle's energy consumption.^[8] The BMW i3 is expected to be priced in the U.S. at around US$35,000 ("24,500).^[9]

BMW's "Project i" is a program aimed to develop a lightweight eco-friendly urban electric car designed to address the mobility and sustainability needs for people who live in megacities.^[4][10] According to BMW, "Project i" has three phases. The Mini E demonstration was the first phase of this project, and it will be followed around mid 2011 by a similar field testing with the BMW ActiveE all-electric vehicle. The ActiveE is based on the BMW 1 Series Coupe and will be built based on the lessons learned from the Mini E trial. The last phase of "Project i" is the development of the i3 and i8 electric cars.^[3][4][11]

The automaker expects that its first series production all-electric drive vehicle will contribute to achieve an overall fleet fuel economy average of 35.5 miles per US gallon (6.63 L/100 km) by 2016, as mandated by the U.S. federal regulations. BMW expects high volume sales of the i3 to allow the company to continue selling in the U.S. several of its high-performance cars which have a low fuel economy.^[3]

In February 2011 BMW announced that the new sub-brand for the commercialization of the vehicles produced under Project i will be called BMW i, and its vehicles will be sold separately from BMW or Mini. The first two production models will be the battery electric Mega City Vehicle, now called BMW i3, and a plug-in hybrid called i8, which is the production version of the Vision Efficient Dynamics concept unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show and has an all-electric range of 50 kilometres (31 mi). Production of both plug-in electric cars is scheduled to start in Leipzig in 2013.^[5][12]

BMW explained that taking advantage of the fact that the vehicle does not need an internal combustion engine up front, the i3 is being designed from the ground up, but avoiding to look podlike, with a dynamic sweep of the roof and the beltine to make it look sportier than most electrics.^[10] In order to achieve a lightweight car, the i3 will be the first mass production car to have most of its internal structure and body being made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).^[7][8][10] As of November 2010, BMW has only demonstrated the light weight of the passenger compartment, and the automaker's Chief Executive said they have already decided on the basic design of the car and that road-testing prototypes will begin soon.^[13]

The i3 will feature four doors and seating for four occupants with dimensions being slightly larger than the MINI Cooper and BMW 1 Series but smaller than the BMW 3 Series. The i3 will be powered by a newly developed powertrain consisting of a 134 horsepower electric motor running on lithium-ion batteries and driving the rear axle.^[7] BMW is aiming to achieve a 100 miles (160 km) range, the same expected for the BMW ActiveE, but in order to reduce weight with a battery capacity of 16 kWh instead of the ActiveE's 30 kWh.^[3] A range extended version that functions similarly to the Chevrolet Volt is also being considered by BMW.^[7]

Source: Wikipedia