So, this week, BMW took the time to inform us about Concept ActiveE. In fact, it is the follow up for the Mini E. In total more than 600 units of the electric Mini hit the roads this year for tests in New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London and Munich.
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In 2011 the ActiveE will also serve as a test bed for the electric vehicle that is due “In the first before 2015,” according to Dr. Klaus Draeger, Member of BMW AG’s Board.
No decision has been made yet in what cities the ActiveE will arrive, but the number may be about the same as that of the Mini E.
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Mr. Ulrich Kranz, project leader of Project-I said that new developments in lithium-ion battery technology enabled BMW to build the ActiveE as a proper four seater. The batteries have been developed in cooperation with SB LiMotive, a joint venture between Samsung and Bosch and because of their smaller size offer better possibilities for developing a normal car
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The lithium-ion battery pack of 5,088 modules takes the space of the rear seats and trunk, but in the ActiveE, which is based on the 1-Series Coupe, the battery pack that consist now of 96 modules could be ‘hidden’ under the center of the car, under the rear seats and in the front part of the trunk, leaving space for two golf bags.
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