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[bmwz4coupe]

I drove the G series a lot when I was in the military service in the north of Norway in 1990. It was a very functional off-roader, but very cheap inside with a lot of hard plastic. Incredible to see that the model is still on the market as a luxury cult-car.

 

[Design FIRST]

I drove the G series a lot when I was in the military service in the north of Norway in 1990. It was a very functional off-roader, but very cheap inside with a lot of hard plastic. Incredible to see that the model is still on the market as a luxury cult-car.

I must say that it is quite remarkable how decommissioned military spec M-B/Puch G's can hold their value. Very difficult to find 35+ year old, running SWB 230 il4 examples for under 10K Euros. Then again, these vehicles are as rudimentary as can be ,and hence, there is little if anything that can really go wrong with them. 4 wheeled cockroaches.

 

[klier]

I drove the G series a lot when I was in the military service in the north of Norway in 1990. It was a very functional off-roader, but very cheap inside with a lot of hard plastic. Incredible to see that the model is still on the market as a luxury cult-car.

It's clearly not that model. The only thing the same is the name.

 

[bmwz4coupe]

It's clearly not that model. The only thing the same is the name.

This one (photo taken from wikipedia):

 

[klier]

Charging speeds are getting ridiculous in China.

• Chinese EV brand Zeekr has boosted the 001 wagon's voltage from 800 volts to 900 volts for its mid-cycle refresh.
• Thanks to the extra voltage and new battery cells the car can now charge at over 1 megawatt.
• For context, America's fastest-charging EVs typically can take 300-400 kilowatts, or around a third of a megawatt.

This Chinese EV Charges From 10-80% In 7 Minutes

 

[klier]

Why The BMW iX3's Kidney Grille Is Such A Big Deal

No, it's not the design. It goes deeper than that. We speak to BMW executives about why the new iX3 grille is a sea change for the carmaker.

Do you know where all the parts on your car come from, and how they got there?
And no, I don't mean "from" as in "America" or "Germany" or "South Korea." I mean, who made those parts, out of what, and how much energy did it really take to put that part onto your shiny new car?

I certainly don't know that. It turns out most carmakers don't, either. But BMW is changing things soon with the upcoming iX3 electric SUV, and soon, its other future models as well. And that all starts with the iX3's grille. And on this bonus episode of the Plugged-In Podcast, BMW's executives explain how they made that happen and why it matters.

The EV's iconic "kidney grille" is the first BMW part where the carmaker understands the entire carbon footprint through the entire supply chain—from the genesis of the raw materials that compose it all the way to how it ends up on the final product. BMW calls this "the digitalization of the supply chain."

It's a dense name, to be sure, but it has an important purpose, and that's to fully understand the whole car's carbon footprint.


Why The BMW iX3's Kidney Grille Is Such A Big Deal

 

[Rolf]

YASA have done it again and released another motor that breaks the World Record for most power density per kg. With an incredible 750kw (1006HP/1020PS) and weighing just 12.7kg, it has a power density of 59kw per kg (80PS per kg)

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