BMW Reveals a Car that can Change Color"

CES 2022 brought in groundbreaking innovations but one that really stood out was German carmaker’s BMW iX Flow Color Changing Car. BMW is terming it as the global first and revealed how they have employed the “Electronic Ink (E-Ink) Technology” for the vehicle. This Color Changing Car can switch exterior from shades of grey to white, and more colors will be added soon. You can trigger the change in pattern using an application. The futuristic E-Ink tech is used for the first time in an automobile. BMW says the “innovations combine creativity and digitization to produce great moments for the driver and passengers.” Alongside Flow iX, the German car company also unveiled BMW iX M60, which is a 620hp range-topping EV from the M performance division.

The driver or the passenger can change the color of the car with the tap of a button on an app. BMW unveiled it at the CES 2022 event held in Las Vegas last week. However, they have also mentioned that you won’t find iX Flow at your local BMW dealership anytime soon. The best thing about this new BMW Color Changing Car is that it is also energy efficient. Stella Clarke, a BMW Research Engineer, claims that “This is really energy-efficient color change using the technology E Ink. So we took this material – it’s kind of a thick paper – and our challenge was to get this on a 3D object like our cars.” As of now, BMW iX Flow can change its color to only the shades of grey, white, and black. But, more colors will be added soon as the project progresses in development.



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