BMW Develops Visio.M Electric Car with Technical University Munich

BMWBMWGermany, 1918 > present87 models
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has its own electric car initiatives having develop electric versions of the 1-SeriesBMW ActiveEGermany, 2011 > 201126 photos
and MiniMINI (BMW) Mini EGermany, 2009 > present4 photos
. However, it has also teamed with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to produce the Visio.M, a concept future electric vehicle. 

The Visio.M is meant as a future individuality mobility electric vehicle. The project means to the price and safety of small electric vehicles that are safe and can be mass produced. The Visio.M is powered by a 15kW (20.12hp) electric motor, but it weights just 400kg without batteries. The vehicle is quite small, but modern and is meant to be safe. 

The project will continue to develop cars with TUM with BMW as the lead. It has funding of €10.8 million from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research. They will also develop future propulsion systems and energy storage for cleaner vehicles. 

The project is lead by BMW AG but DaimlerDaimlerGermany, 1889 > present12 models
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is also a member.