Showcased in the above video is the BMW Simple Concept vehicle that apparantly reaches “200 km/h, while using less than 2 liters of fuel per 100 km.” The concept now calls the BMW Museum in Munich its new home where it will be put on display for all to see.

Anyways, there isn’t much I could tell you that isn’t said in the above video so just check it out and be sure to tell us what you think of it in the comments.

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The 500th Tesla Roadster was awarded to a New Jersey based Philanthropist, a milestone that the electric vehicle manufacturer is sure to take note of. The 500th customer is Martin Tuchman, chairman of The Tuchman Foundation who plans to charge his Roadster partly with solar energy thanks to photovoltaic panels he helped install throughout his hometown of Kingston, NJ.

“My Roadster drives like a dream — it’s amazing,” said Tuchman, a former automotive engineer and owner of a 1967 Mercedes 250 and a 1993 Jaguar convertible. Tuchman converted his 1937 Chris-Craft into an electric boat so he could take it on nearby Lake Carnegie, which prohibits gas-powered boats. He plans to use his Roadster as his primary commuter car.

This news comes in the midst of the planned opening of their New York Store. Tesla will also soon be opening stores in Chicago, London, Seattle, Miami, Washington, Monaco and Munich. Tesla will begin deliveries in Europe this summer.

(Source) Press

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Despite previous announcements that BMW will be shelving the BMW CS due to financial reasons, reports have it that the concept car has been spotted. Snappers caught CS mule testing at the firm’s Munich Headquarters, spreading wild thoughts on the actual status of the BMW CS.

The CS will be longer, lower and wider than the 7-series on which it’s based – as our illustrations show – drawing comparison’s with the rash of recent ‘four-door coupes’, including the Mercedes CLS, Aston Martin Rapide and Porsche Panamera.

All attention is now focused on whether the BMW CS is coming or going. But then again, why would BMW perform such testing be done if the car has indeed been shelved?

(Source) Auto Express

Tags: Aston Martin, aston martin rapide, BMW, bmw cs, concept car, mercedes cls, munich, Porsche, porsche panamera

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