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25.08.2015 Contained media data: 1 Attachment 19 photos 1 video BMW i8: Official FIA Formula E Qualcomm Safety Car, Season 2015/2016 Show all media
Donington , 25 August 2015. BMW will be lining up for the FIA Formula E Championship once again in 2015/16 . The second season of the race series gets underway in Beijing on 17 October 2015, and BMW will be on hand as the Official Vehicle Partner.
The futuristic BMW i8 sports car (fuel consumption combined: 2.1 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 49 g/km) will once again see action as the Safety Car in the trailblazing race series for electrically-powered formula machines. And the all-electric (and therefore emission-free) BMW i3 (energy consumption combined: 12.9 kWh; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km) will perform the role of Medical Car, as it did in the series’ inaugural season. Added to which, a pair of BMW C evolution electric scooters and a BMW X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid (fuel consumption combined: 3.4–3.3 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 78–77 g/km; figures based on the EU test cycle, may vary depending on the tyre format specified) will be making their Formula E debuts, as models from other BMW Group brands join the BMW i cars in the eDrive family .
“BMW i and Formula E make a great match,” said Jörg Reimann, Vice President BMW Brand Experience. “The world governing body of motor sport, the FIA, is branching out in a new and extremely interesting direction with the FIA Formula E Championship – and we have been on board from the outset. The series got off to a highly successful start in its first year on the calendar, with its all-electric formula racing cars, tight street circuits running through the heart of major world cities and innovative ideas engaging fans via social networks. BMW has been involved in Formula E from the word go. It signed up as the Official Vehicle Partner to supply the BMW i8 Safety Car and BMW i3 Medical Car. And this commitment has given the company a platform on which to press its claim as a leader in electric mobility. We’ve succeeded in bringing the driving pleasure for which BMW is renowned to the attention of millions of people in major cities around the world. The ball is very much rolling now; in 2014 and 2015 we laid the foundations for a successful partnership, and it’s one which will continue into the second season of the championship in 2015/2016.”
Formula E will become an “open” championship in its second season. Compared with the inaugural edition of the series, in which all the cars were technically identical, eight of the ten teams will line up for the new season with their own technology. The technical changes will be concentrated on the powertrain – specifically the electric motor, the inverter, the transmission and the cooling system – and see the cars differing in terms of speeds, soundtrack and, above all, efficiency levels over the race distance.
The 2014/15 Formula E calendar featured e leven races in ten countries on three continents. Ten teams took their places on the grid for that opening season, each with two drivers at the wheel of standardised cars . Nelson Piquet Jr. wrapped up the title in the final race in London – and duly took his place in the history books as the first ever champion in this new series.
The new season will begin on 17 October 2015 and again take in eleven races in ten countries.
For further information on FIA Formula E go to: www.fiaformulae.com
Further information on official fuel consumption figures and specific CO2 emission values of new passenger cars is included in the following
guideline: “Leitfaden über Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen” (Guideline for fuel
consumption, CO2 emissions and electric power consumption of new passenger cars), which can be obtained free of charge from all
dealerships, from the Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at
http://www.dat.de/en/offers/publications/guideline-for-fuel-consumption.html.
The 2015/2016 season: Official FIA Formula E Vehicle Partner extends its line-up of models featuring new BMW eDrive technology.
The eDrive technology introduced through BMW i since 2013 will be carried over gradually into models from the core BMW brand. It will be included in the following vehicles as part of the Formula E race series.
BMW C evolution.
BMW Motorrad is supplying the FIA Formula E organisation with two BMW C evolution electric scooters for use as shuttles. The scooters enable zero-emission riding:
Range in everyday use on battery-electric power only (EU):
100 kilometres
Maximum output: 35 kW
Maximum torque: 72 Nm
Top speed: 120 km/h (electronically governed)
0 – 100 km/h: 6.2 seconds; 0 – 50 km/h: 2.7 seconds
Innovations: reverse assist, Torque Control Assist, four riding modes, ABS, hybrid chassis, TFT colour display, LED daytime running light and sidelight, electrical safety to passenger car standard.
BMW X5 xDrive40e.
Available from autumn 2015, the BMW X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid will be deployed as the Official FIA Formula E Rescue Car over the course of the new Formula E season and has been adapted to the technical requirements of the FIA.
Range on electric power only (EU): up to 31 kilometres
Overall range: over 800 kilometres
System output: 313 hp
Maximum system torque: 450 Nm
Top speed: 210 km/h (120 km/h on electric power only)
0 – 100 km/h: 6.8 seconds
Modifications to comply with FIA Formula E requirements:
Bank of LED lights and stroboscope light
FIA radio equipment and transponder integrated into the vehicle electronics
BMW i3.
The battery-electric BMW i3 will continue as the Official FIA Formula E Medical Car. Two BMW i3 cars will be supplied for the electric race series:
Range on electric power only (EU): up to 160 kilometres (100 miles)
Maximum output: 170 hp
Maximum torque: 250 Nm
Top speed: 150 km/h (governed)
0 – 100 km/h: 7.2 seconds
Modifications to comply with FIA Formula E requirements:
Bank of LED lights, fire extinguisher, paintwork and decals
FIA radio equipment and transponder integrated into the vehicle electronics
Attachment points for medical equipment
BMW i8.
The BMW i8 is the most progressive sports car of our times and, by combining the performance and appeal of a sports car with small car fuel economy, created a new segment as the first sustainable sports car. It offers zero-emission driving in town (eDrive) and efficient sports car performance out of town, where a highly turbocharged and efficient 1.5-litre petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology also comes into play.
With its revolutionary vehicle concept – which brings together a carbon-fibre passenger cell, aluminium chassis and benchmark aerodynamics for its segment (Cd: 0.26) – the BMW i8 represents the company’s technological cutting edge.
The BMW i8 will continue as the Official FIA Formula E Qualcomm Safety Car through the second season of Formula E. The modifications to the two new Safety Cars are far more performance-oriented and they have been adapted to meet the FIA’s technical regulations ahead of the new season, which gets underway in Beijing on 17 October.
The new BMW i8 Safety Car is the world’s first vehicle equipped for inductive charging with 7.2 kilowatts of power using Qualcomm Halo™ prototype technology . This allows the high-voltage battery of the BMW i8 to be fully recharged in around one hour only.
Range on electric power only (EU): up to 37 kilometres
Overall range: over 600 kilometres
System output of FIA Formula E Safety Car: approx. 380 hp
Maximum system torque: > 570 Nm
Top speed: 250 km/h (using electric power only: 120 km/h)
0 – 100 km/h (62 mph): < 4.4 seconds; 80 – 120 km/h: 2.6 seconds
Modifications to comply with FIA Formula E requirements:
Certified safety cell – bolted and bonded to load-bearing elements of the body. Use of patented tube joints.
New bank of LED lights and stroboscope light
FIA radio equipment and transponder integrated into the vehicle electronics
2 x additional 12V sockets with 25A fuse
Carbon-fibre racing seats
Carbon-fibre centre console
Six-point safety belt
Removal of interior trim and airbags
Modified trim elements on safety cell
Modified position of safety belts
Official decals
Technical modifications to the new BMW i8 Safety Car over the standard production car:
Chassis
Modified chassis mount points and upper wishbones
Custom-made Bilstein springs / dampers
15 mm lowered chassis
Wheels / tyres
20” ATS racing rims: black, powder-coated
(front: 245/ 35 R20, rear: 285/ 30 R20)
Michelin Pilot Super Sport sports tyres
Brakes
M3 GT4 brake discs and callipers (six-piston at the front, four-piston at the rear)
Improved ventilation / cooling for the front discs
Direct in-flow of air via the front spoiler and deflector plates
Modification to the rear section of the underbody (additional air intakes, spoiler) and airflow to the brake discs via supply tube and deflector plates
Aerodynamics
Kidney grille split at half height
Modified front-end airflow
850-watt fan (front)
Number of dynamic pressure flaps in fan shroud increased
Modified bonnet outlet cover and airflow
Modified air deflectors
New air deflectors and air deflector plate on the underfloor of the car
Rear window replaced by plastic cover with air outlets
Sound absorption panelling for the engine removed
Two additional fans in the engine compartment
C-pillar ventilation removed
Lower-mounted engine soundproofing removed
New anti-roll bar bearings
Extension of diffuser below the combustion engine (75 mm)
Heat insulation for the exhaust system
Additional carbon-fibre spoiler lips at the rear
Additional diffusers on the underfloor of the car (front and rear)
High-voltage battery
Battery cell modified for testing purposes, now has higher electric output (+ approx. 10 kW)
Modified roll cage
Seamlessly drawn precision pipe (25 CrMo4)
Yield strength: 640 Nm/mm²
Tensile strength: 695 Nm/mm²
Bolts quenched and tempered
Roll cage weight: 48 kilograms
First FIA-certified BMW i8 roll cage
New inductive prototype charging system (Qualcomm Halo™)
BMW i8 FIA Formula E Qualcomm Safety Car is the world’s first vehicle to offer 7.2 kW inductive charging based on Qualcomm Halo™ prototype technology
Tested under all extreme climatic conditions
EMC-approved
25.08.2015 Contained media data: 1 Attachment 19 photos 1 video BMW i8: Official FIA Formula E Qualcomm Safety Car, Season 2015/2016 Show all media
Donington , 25 August 2015. BMW will be lining up for the FIA Formula E Championship once again in 2015/16 . The second season of the race series gets underway in Beijing on 17 October 2015, and BMW will be on hand as the Official Vehicle Partner.
The futuristic BMW i8 sports car (fuel consumption combined: 2.1 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 49 g/km) will once again see action as the Safety Car in the trailblazing race series for electrically-powered formula machines. And the all-electric (and therefore emission-free) BMW i3 (energy consumption combined: 12.9 kWh; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km) will perform the role of Medical Car, as it did in the series’ inaugural season. Added to which, a pair of BMW C evolution electric scooters and a BMW X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid (fuel consumption combined: 3.4–3.3 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 78–77 g/km; figures based on the EU test cycle, may vary depending on the tyre format specified) will be making their Formula E debuts, as models from other BMW Group brands join the BMW i cars in the eDrive family .
“BMW i and Formula E make a great match,” said Jörg Reimann, Vice President BMW Brand Experience. “The world governing body of motor sport, the FIA, is branching out in a new and extremely interesting direction with the FIA Formula E Championship – and we have been on board from the outset. The series got off to a highly successful start in its first year on the calendar, with its all-electric formula racing cars, tight street circuits running through the heart of major world cities and innovative ideas engaging fans via social networks. BMW has been involved in Formula E from the word go. It signed up as the Official Vehicle Partner to supply the BMW i8 Safety Car and BMW i3 Medical Car. And this commitment has given the company a platform on which to press its claim as a leader in electric mobility. We’ve succeeded in bringing the driving pleasure for which BMW is renowned to the attention of millions of people in major cities around the world. The ball is very much rolling now; in 2014 and 2015 we laid the foundations for a successful partnership, and it’s one which will continue into the second season of the championship in 2015/2016.”
Formula E will become an “open” championship in its second season. Compared with the inaugural edition of the series, in which all the cars were technically identical, eight of the ten teams will line up for the new season with their own technology. The technical changes will be concentrated on the powertrain – specifically the electric motor, the inverter, the transmission and the cooling system – and see the cars differing in terms of speeds, soundtrack and, above all, efficiency levels over the race distance.
The 2014/15 Formula E calendar featured e leven races in ten countries on three continents. Ten teams took their places on the grid for that opening season, each with two drivers at the wheel of standardised cars . Nelson Piquet Jr. wrapped up the title in the final race in London – and duly took his place in the history books as the first ever champion in this new series.
The new season will begin on 17 October 2015 and again take in eleven races in ten countries.
For further information on FIA Formula E go to: www.fiaformulae.com
Further information on official fuel consumption figures and specific CO2 emission values of new passenger cars is included in the following
guideline: “Leitfaden über Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen” (Guideline for fuel
consumption, CO2 emissions and electric power consumption of new passenger cars), which can be obtained free of charge from all
dealerships, from the Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at
http://www.dat.de/en/offers/publications/guideline-for-fuel-consumption.html.
The 2015/2016 season: Official FIA Formula E Vehicle Partner extends its line-up of models featuring new BMW eDrive technology.
The eDrive technology introduced through BMW i since 2013 will be carried over gradually into models from the core BMW brand. It will be included in the following vehicles as part of the Formula E race series.
BMW C evolution.
BMW Motorrad is supplying the FIA Formula E organisation with two BMW C evolution electric scooters for use as shuttles. The scooters enable zero-emission riding:
Range in everyday use on battery-electric power only (EU):
100 kilometres
Maximum output: 35 kW
Maximum torque: 72 Nm
Top speed: 120 km/h (electronically governed)
0 – 100 km/h: 6.2 seconds; 0 – 50 km/h: 2.7 seconds
Innovations: reverse assist, Torque Control Assist, four riding modes, ABS, hybrid chassis, TFT colour display, LED daytime running light and sidelight, electrical safety to passenger car standard.
BMW X5 xDrive40e.
Available from autumn 2015, the BMW X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid will be deployed as the Official FIA Formula E Rescue Car over the course of the new Formula E season and has been adapted to the technical requirements of the FIA.
Range on electric power only (EU): up to 31 kilometres
Overall range: over 800 kilometres
System output: 313 hp
Maximum system torque: 450 Nm
Top speed: 210 km/h (120 km/h on electric power only)
0 – 100 km/h: 6.8 seconds
Modifications to comply with FIA Formula E requirements:
Bank of LED lights and stroboscope light
FIA radio equipment and transponder integrated into the vehicle electronics
BMW i3.
The battery-electric BMW i3 will continue as the Official FIA Formula E Medical Car. Two BMW i3 cars will be supplied for the electric race series:
Range on electric power only (EU): up to 160 kilometres (100 miles)
Maximum output: 170 hp
Maximum torque: 250 Nm
Top speed: 150 km/h (governed)
0 – 100 km/h: 7.2 seconds
Modifications to comply with FIA Formula E requirements:
Bank of LED lights, fire extinguisher, paintwork and decals
FIA radio equipment and transponder integrated into the vehicle electronics
Attachment points for medical equipment
BMW i8.
The BMW i8 is the most progressive sports car of our times and, by combining the performance and appeal of a sports car with small car fuel economy, created a new segment as the first sustainable sports car. It offers zero-emission driving in town (eDrive) and efficient sports car performance out of town, where a highly turbocharged and efficient 1.5-litre petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology also comes into play.
With its revolutionary vehicle concept – which brings together a carbon-fibre passenger cell, aluminium chassis and benchmark aerodynamics for its segment (Cd: 0.26) – the BMW i8 represents the company’s technological cutting edge.
The BMW i8 will continue as the Official FIA Formula E Qualcomm Safety Car through the second season of Formula E. The modifications to the two new Safety Cars are far more performance-oriented and they have been adapted to meet the FIA’s technical regulations ahead of the new season, which gets underway in Beijing on 17 October.
The new BMW i8 Safety Car is the world’s first vehicle equipped for inductive charging with 7.2 kilowatts of power using Qualcomm Halo™ prototype technology . This allows the high-voltage battery of the BMW i8 to be fully recharged in around one hour only.
Range on electric power only (EU): up to 37 kilometres
Overall range: over 600 kilometres
System output of FIA Formula E Safety Car: approx. 380 hp
Maximum system torque: > 570 Nm
Top speed: 250 km/h (using electric power only: 120 km/h)
0 – 100 km/h (62 mph): < 4.4 seconds; 80 – 120 km/h: 2.6 seconds
Modifications to comply with FIA Formula E requirements:
Certified safety cell – bolted and bonded to load-bearing elements of the body. Use of patented tube joints.
New bank of LED lights and stroboscope light
FIA radio equipment and transponder integrated into the vehicle electronics
2 x additional 12V sockets with 25A fuse
Carbon-fibre racing seats
Carbon-fibre centre console
Six-point safety belt
Removal of interior trim and airbags
Modified trim elements on safety cell
Modified position of safety belts
Official decals
Technical modifications to the new BMW i8 Safety Car over the standard production car:
Chassis
Modified chassis mount points and upper wishbones
Custom-made Bilstein springs / dampers
15 mm lowered chassis
Wheels / tyres
20” ATS racing rims: black, powder-coated
(front: 245/ 35 R20, rear: 285/ 30 R20)
Michelin Pilot Super Sport sports tyres
Brakes
M3 GT4 brake discs and callipers (six-piston at the front, four-piston at the rear)
Improved ventilation / cooling for the front discs
Direct in-flow of air via the front spoiler and deflector plates
Modification to the rear section of the underbody (additional air intakes, spoiler) and airflow to the brake discs via supply tube and deflector plates
Aerodynamics
Kidney grille split at half height
Modified front-end airflow
850-watt fan (front)
Number of dynamic pressure flaps in fan shroud increased
Modified bonnet outlet cover and airflow
Modified air deflectors
New air deflectors and air deflector plate on the underfloor of the car
Rear window replaced by plastic cover with air outlets
Sound absorption panelling for the engine removed
Two additional fans in the engine compartment
C-pillar ventilation removed
Lower-mounted engine soundproofing removed
New anti-roll bar bearings
Extension of diffuser below the combustion engine (75 mm)
Heat insulation for the exhaust system
Additional carbon-fibre spoiler lips at the rear
Additional diffusers on the underfloor of the car (front and rear)
High-voltage battery
Battery cell modified for testing purposes, now has higher electric output (+ approx. 10 kW)
Modified roll cage
Seamlessly drawn precision pipe (25 CrMo4)
Yield strength: 640 Nm/mm²
Tensile strength: 695 Nm/mm²
Bolts quenched and tempered
Roll cage weight: 48 kilograms
First FIA-certified BMW i8 roll cage
New inductive prototype charging system (Qualcomm Halo™)
BMW i8 FIA Formula E Qualcomm Safety Car is the world’s first vehicle to offer 7.2 kW inductive charging based on Qualcomm Halo™ prototype technology
Tested under all extreme climatic conditions
EMC-approved
