Compared to other automobile manufacturers, BMW has been behind in electric car research and development. Considering the demographic to which BMW markets, the lack of such a move was surprising. Early adopters with plenty of pocket change are a compelling demographic for BMW.

Read more:
BMW Invests $560M in EV Technology

More on SKCEA.org:

• UPS Reduces Per Package Fuel Consumption
  Most people probably don't give an awful lot of thought to how the things they buy actually get to them. But the reality is, pretty much everything we consume is touched in some way by a global and interconnected logistics industry that is truly behemoth. We are aware of package ...
• AT&T Orders 1,200 CNG-Powered Chevrolet Express Vans from General Motors
  AT&T plans to take delivery of 1,200 Chevrolet Express compressed natural gas (CNG) dedicated cargo vans to be deployed to AT&T service centers nationwide. It is the largest-ever order of CNG vehicles from General Motors. AT&T, which has announced its intention to invest up to $5...
• Texas lost half a billion trees in current drought
  By Christopher...
• Fallen bridges hamper Guatemala storm rescue
  Collapsed roads and highway bridges complicated rescue efforts in Guatemala on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Agatha drenched Central America, burying homes under mud and killing at least 180 people. Dozens of people were still missing and rescue teams struggled to reach remote rur...
• Feds lease prime solar land, but nary a panel is in sight
  by Randy Rieland. Ready for your morning bowl of crazy? Five years ago, Congress set aside millions of acres of public land in the Southwest for the development of solar farms. This was primo real estate for solar, considered one of the best spots in the world. So far not one so...