BMW open to sharing battery technology with rivals

BMW will buy more battery packs from Samsung SDI for cars such as the i8 sports coupe. The all-wheel-drive i8 has a rear-mounted 228-hp 1.5-liter gasoline engine and front-mounted electric motor . Total power is 357hp.

July 15, 2014 05:00 AM

ULSAN, South Korea – To gain economies of scale, BMW is open to sharing with rival automakers the electric vehicle battery cell technology it co-developed with Samsung SDI.

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