During the motor show in Frankfurt, BMW has revealed its first hybrid car I8.

By itself, the car was quite interesting. The original design together with the technical solutions that formed the basis of i8, leave enough strong impressions. However, BMW engineers have managed to create an impressive not only the hybrid, but the key with a charm for him. Seemingly remote control functions are very simple and understandable, and to add to them something new problematic. Device must open and close the car, turn on and turn off the alarm, start and stop the engine, raise and lower the window and trunk lid. But this is not the case.

To begin with, the keychain size and appearance is more like a smartphone than a traditional device in its class. It is equipped with a fairly large color display with high resolution. The display can show information about battery level, the time required to complete its charge, the distance that you can drive with the current level of charge and available fuel supply. Also, the device will receive a button that the user can assign certain commands. Keychain for a special docking station near the gear automatic transmissions. When connected to a docking station will charge the built-in battery keychain and possible elimination of additional information.

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It was learned that three cases of fire electric Tesla Model S due to accidents are not only interested National Authority for Road Safety USA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA), but the road and the Federal Office of Germany (Federal Motor Transport Authority Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, KBA ).

On the official website of Tesla Motors is already possible to find an appropriate message, which contains information about the results of the KBA investigation. So, is responsible for the regulation of traffic in Germany agency reported that no evidence which indicate defects in the electric Tesla Model S and directly blaming the manufacturer, has been found. That is why KBA sees no violation of any provisions of the law on liability for quickie and will not apply to any measures Tesla Motors.

Recall previously reported that the head of the board of directors Tesla Motors Elon Musk personally appealed to the National Authority for Road Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA) to conduct a thorough investigation of each case ignition Model S. However, The Detroit News refutes this statement, referring to the statement of the official NHTSA. In other words, NHTSA independently initiated an investigation.

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It is now known that the National Authority for Road Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA) received a complaint of unintended acceleration on one of the production models Tesla Model S. This is the resource MotorAuthority .

According to the owner of the popular electric car in the United States, at the time of the incident was at the wheel of his wife. Owner Model S claims that his wife was moving in a residential area at a rate of no more than 8 km / h and at the same time to time the brakes. After some time the electric accelerated and collided with the curb. For a split second Tesla Model S is vertical, dangling on a fence height of 1.4 meters.

After examining the data from the on-board computer electric vehicle, an engineer at Tesla Motors in the report, which was provided to the owner Model S pointed out that in a split second the pressure on the accelerator pedal has increased from 18% to 100%, and blamed the dispersal of the driver.

Interestingly, in the electric throttle Tesla Model S integrated limiter which is triggered when the force exerted on it exceeds 92%.

After a complaint was filed with the NHTSA, the company Tesla Motors declined to comment, citing the fact that the investigation is not over yet.

It will be recalled that a similar situation occurred in the recent past with Toyota. Then the Japanese giant had to recall their own cars and sustain a loss of several million dollars. It is hoped that the Japanese scenario will not happen again for Tesla Motors.

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The idea of ​​self-cars not only excites the minds of the engineers of Google. Currently, about their plans in this field, the company said Tesla Motors. During the interview with the resource Financial Times Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) officially confirmed that the company is working on a autopilot system.

Mr. Musk shares the view of most analysts that the cars will be fully self-managed a very long time, and poses the following problem Tesla Motors – over the next three years to develop a system to which it will be possible to shift control of the car by 90%. According to the mask, the technology will be developed from scratch.

It is worth noting that Tesla is not the only company that develops self-cars. These technologies offer of Mercedes-Benz, GM, Volvo and Continental. However, for various reasons, they are still in the testing phase.

The German company Daimler AG, which includes Mercedes-Benz, and the company Nissan, has recently reported that they both hope to start delivering self-cars by the end of this decade. Many believe that the plans Mask relatively self-cars look quite ambitious, but let’s not forget about his achievements in the recent past.

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The BMW Group at the Motor Show in Frankfurt (Frankfurt Motor Show) has brought its first hybrid electric i8. In the U.S., sales of BMW i8 sports coupe will begin in the spring of 2014, the cost is $ 135,925.

Recall that the BMW i8 concept was shown in September 2009.

At the heart of BMW i8 is a team of the three-cylinder 1.5-liter engine with support for technology TwinPower Turbo, which produces 231 hp and 320 Nm of traction on the rear wheels and an electric motor that develops 131 hp and 250 Nm of thrust. Together, it turns out 362 hp and 570 Nm. Motor delivers power to the front wheels through a two-step automatic gearbox. At the same time, at the disposal of the engine is a six-speed automatic transmission.

Lithium-ion battery for safety located in the center of the car, under the floor. It is equipped with a water cooling system. The battery can be recharged from a domestic 110V household outlet (less than four hours), with a special module BMW i Wallbox or charging stations. The battery capacity of 5 kWh

BMW i8 housing made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced plastic. To improve noise performance and weight reduction using tempered glass. Body length is 4689 mm, width – 1942 mm, height – 1293 mm. Wheelbase – 280 mm and the weight of BMW i8 is only 1490 kg.

From 0 to 100 km / h coupe accelerates in about 4.4 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited and is 250 km / h It should be pointed out that if only rely on the strength of the electric motor, the car accelerate more than 120 km / h will not succeed. Reserve in case of 35 km. According to the company’s electric car uses up to 100 km only 2.5 liters.

Control system Driving Experience Control button and eDrive allow you to select one of five trips. For example COMFORT mode and a full tank of gas can travel more than 500 km without needing charging and refueling stations. SPORT mode significantly improves the dynamic performance of electric vehicles, but it significantly reduces the power reserve.

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