Global Crisis

Good news! Various reports are circulating that claim BMW is planning on producing as many as 30,000 i3's per year. Many have questioned the level of commitment BMW really has in the EV market. Were they making the i3 as a low production "halo car", or were they really going to try to make this car a real player in the electric car market? This news...

Thanks to the work of GaryB, we know EEStor continues to apply for patents related to its technology. The latest is an application for a fusible link.   In case you're worried EEStor isn't covering enough bases, this application also invokes "Thomas Edison's electrical power distribution system," useful for anyone critical of EEStor's grasp of...

BMW, in a joint venture with SGL is building a new plant in Moses Lake, Washington to manufacture the carbon fiber body panels for the new i3 and other BMW models.When completed, the plant will be 154,250 square-foot and take advantage of the use of hydro-generated electricity the...

On Facebook? Do you want to get the latest BMW i3 info and join discussions about the car? I've created a BMW i3 Facebook group for anyone interested. Here's the link:https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_127721967301673#!/home.php?sk=group_127721967301...

This blog will detail the development and intimately the real life experience of the BMW i3, BMW's first production electric vehicle. Feel free to ask questions and contribute. We are about 2 1/2 years from the car being in showrooms and there will be a lot to discuss between now and then.For starters, go to this link to learn about the c...

As Tuesday Feb 1, 2011, Lockheed Martin maintains that there have been "no changes" in it's EEStor agreement.  "Our rights agreement is still in effect," Craig Van Bebber wrote in an email to me today.To find out why Lockheed would maintain such a long term relationship with EEStor Inc and get virtually nothing in return, I decided to go under...