20 Apr 2022 | BMW i7 Revealed

Episode 1441,   Apr 20, 2022, 11:05 AM

On the podcast today:
• Kia reveals Niro pricing as ‘Electric Experience’ dealership tour gets underway
• BMW i7 electric car revealed
• 2022 BMW i7 electric car revealed: price, specs and release date
• 2023 BMW 7 Series And i7 EV Revealed: You Choose Big V8 Or Battery Power
• 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: Everything You Need to Know
• Tesla sells used cars at higher prices than new cars on its China website
• EV parts maker Schaeffler signs first of a kind European rare earth deal
• BMW CEO warns against electric-only strategy, says gas has life left
• Inspiring: Gigantic Floating Fossil Fuel Gas Station Now Runs on Electric Power
• Long Wheelbase Volkswagen ID Buzz Spied Testing As T6 Caravelle
• New study: More than half of daily car trips in the US are less than three miles

Show #1441

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KIA REVEALS NIRO PRICING AS ‘ELECTRIC EXPERIENCE’ DEALERSHIP TOUR GETS UNDERWAY

- Kia has revealed the pricing of its electrified Niro crossover range as it unites its zero-emissions models at an ‘Electric Experience’ dealership event touring the UK.

- The EV starts from £34,995 for the ‘2’, £37,745 for the mid-range ‘3’ grade, and £40,495 for the top-spec ‘4’ model.

- Kia president and chief executive Paul Philpott recently told AM that the UK’s full 2022 quota of EV6 crossovers had been sold already.

- Customers can now pre-order their all-new Niro from today with the first UK customer deliveries expected to commence in early Q3.

- Niro EV ‘2’ buyers will see their car additionally pair an 8.0-inch touchscreen display with 10.25-inch instrument cluster, and also feature 17-inch alloy wheels, 11kW on-board charger, and a battery heating system.

- the ‘4’ grade feature a head-up display, twin 10.25-inch touchscreen and instrument cluster displays, heated rear seats and ventilated front seats, a power operated tailgate, electric sunroof, an uprated Harman Kardon premium sound system, driver’s side memory seating, and front passenger lumbar support.
The new Niro EV’s 64.8 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery pack and a 204PS electric motor claims a 287-mile range and the ability to accelerate to 62mph in 7.8 seconds.


BMW I7 ELECTRIC CAR REVEALED

- the 7 Series is the brand's showpiece for luxury and technology. The i7 is the electric version of a new generation of the BMW 7 Series flagship unveiled on Wednesday.

- With a starting price of $119,300, the all-wheel-drive 536 horsepower i7 xDrive60 will be able to go 300 miles on a full charge, which is less than the competing Mercedes EQS or Lucid Air.

- While those other luxury brands' electric vehicles are based on dedicated EV chassis with little relationship to their gas-powered models, BMW emphasizes adaptable engineering as its edge.

- BMW has engineered all its new models so they can be built with internal combustion engines, fully electric power or as plug-in hybrids that combine both electric and gas power. BMW executives insist this is not just a matter of fitting batteries and electric motors into cars that were intended to have gas engines. Instead, these vehicles have been designed, from the outset, to be built with any of these drive systems.

- BMW chairman Oliver Zipse said, is that customers needn't choose between two completely different models when deciding whether they want an electric or gas-powered car. They can just decide they want to buy a BMW 7 Series, then choose whether they want the gasoline or electric version,

- The downside of a common engineering platform is that, to enable both electric and gasoline power, designers need compromises.

- BMW 7 Series buyers can get an optional 31-inch high-resolution video screen that folds down from the roof to provide entertainment for back seat passengers.

- The 7 Series can automatically drive itself into and out of parking spaces even with the driver outside the vehicle using a smartphone app. It can also drive itself through a pre-programmed course, such as around pylons in a parking garage, on its own, a feature somewhat similar to Tesla's Summon mode

- A sophisticated "head up display" which displays data in the car's windscreen can align images and text so they appear as if laid over roads and other features in the real world.


2022 BMW I7 ELECTRIC CAR REVEALED: PRICE, SPECS AND RELEASE DATE

- Arriving first in xDrive60 form, the new i7 will be powered by front and rear-mounted electric motors that together produce 537bhp and 549lb ft of torque, propelling the car to 62mph in just 4.7 sec. Power is drawn from a 101.7kWh battery, giving the i7 an official range of up to 388 miles. That's significantly more than the figure for the Audi e-tron GT (298 miles), but less than the Mercedes EQS 450+ can officially do (an impressive 453 miles).

- The i7 will have a maximum charging speed of up to 195kW from a DC charger, and if you can find a suitably powerful charging point, approximately 100 miles of range can be added in just 10 minutes

- In the back seats, passengers will be just as well looked after as those in the front, because all models will be long-wheelbase variants, so legroom in the back should be plentiful. What’s also plentiful in the back is technology: each rear passenger will have a 5.5in touchscreen to operate the audio system, seat adjustment settings, climate controls, and ambient lighting.


2023 BMW 7 SERIES AND I7 EV REVEALED: YOU CHOOSE BIG V8 OR BATTERY POWER

- Every 2023 7 Series gets a standard four-corner air suspension system with automatic self-leveling and electronically controlled dampers. The adaptive suspension lowers the 7 Series by 0.4 inches in Sport mode or raises it up to 0.8 inches for rough roads and small obstacles. Furthermore, the i7 automatically lowers a bit above 75 mph for aerodynamics. And with the addition of integral adaptive steering, which gives the car more precision at higher speeds, the 7 Series has rear-wheel steering at a rate of up to 3.5 degrees.

- Front and center is the new Curved Display, which is a single continuous piece of glass that houses two plus-sized screens: a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster behind the steering wheel and a 14.9-inch central touchscreen. And a new Interaction Bar, exclusive to the 7, features a crystalline surface with touch-capacitive controls for things like ventilation and climate control functions.


2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQS SUV: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

- Mercedes-Benz's first all-electric, U.S.-bound SUV, the 2023 EQS SUV, was revealed in a press release Tuesday. Hot on the heels of the EQS sedan, the SUV gets the same egg-like styling as the electric S-Class, along with a similar 107.8 kWh battery setup and dual-motor drivetrain. Opt for the most expensive EQS 580 4Matic, and you're looking at 536 hp and 633 lb-ft of torque going to all four wheels.

- Mercedes will sell two different EQS SUV trims: the EQS 450+ and the EQS 580 4Matic. Both get the same 107.8-kWh battery in the floor, but the 450+ gets a single motor for the rear wheels, while the 580 gets two motors; one at the front and one at the back. So if you want all-wheel drive, you'll need to step up to the 580.

- And because rear axle steering up to 10 degrees is standard, expect some proper agility from the all-electric Benz.

- The EQS SUV will be built at Mercedes's Tuscaloosa, Alabama factory thanks to a new battery systems plant in nearby Bibb County. Deliveries are set to begin in late 2022, though the company has yet to release pricing. Considering this is essentially a direct competitor to the Model X and the iX, expect a starting price in the low $100,000 range.


TESLA SELLS USED CARS AT HIGHER PRICES THAN NEW CARS ON ITS CHINA WEBSITE

EV PARTS MAKER SCHAEFFLER SIGNS FIRST OF A KIND EUROPEAN RARE EARTH DEAL
 

BMW CEO WARNS AGAINST ELECTRIC-ONLY STRATEGY, SAYS GAS HAS LIFE LEFT


INSPIRING: GIGANTIC FLOATING FOSSIL FUEL GAS STATION NOW RUNS ON ELECTRIC POWER

LONG WHEELBASE VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ SPIED TESTING AS T6 CARAVELLE

NEW STUDY: MORE THAN HALF OF DAILY CAR TRIPS IN THE US ARE LESS THAN THREE MILES

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