BMW has been dropping hints over the past few months about its forthcoming Megacity electric car and the latest points to an unveiling at the London Olympics in 2012.
A Source from BMW revealed that the German manufacturers see the Olympics as a major global audience to show off their new product.
Will this be too late though? By the time the Olympics come around there is likely to be a few electric cars already in production, some even shipping.
Offerings from Chevrolet and Nissan have all been given a release date of pre-2012 but with BMW being the solo Automobile sponsor of the 2012 games they will already have had a good two years build up of advertisement prior to the Olympics starting.
All that is known about the BMW electric vehicle is that they have put huge amounts of time and money into researching carbon fibre as a way of offsetting the battery weight, as they are aiming for a 35-k-Wh battery with an anticipated range of around 100 miles on one charge.
The development currently known as ‘Project I’ will be the first in a family of electric vehicles and is expected to be priced at in excess of £20,000.
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