
Volkswagen will target potential buyers of BMW’s battery-powered i3 city car with an electric version of its Up minicar as German automakers bet that emission-free vehicles are ready for the mainstream.

Volkswagen will target potential buyers of BMW’s battery-powered i3 city car with an electric version of its Up minicar as German automakers bet that emission-free vehicles are ready for the mainstream.

When BMW announced that the BMW i3 electric city car will sport a full carbon fiber passenger cell, pretty much everyone concentrated on the advantages of the carbon fiber.

BMW i Ventures, a unit of BMW Group, will invest in Chargemaster, a UK provider of electric vehicle charging points.

BMW has about 100,000 reservations from around the world from people who want to test its first electric vehicle, sales boss Ian Robertson said, adding that the automaker has “significant numbers of deposits” for the car.

There have been many hybrids and full electric vehicles announced or launched these weeks. One of the highlights might be considered the BMW i3.