BMW has officially unveiled its color-changing car today at CES. The German automaker named this experimental vehicle. BMW iX Flow, basically a color-changing paper look that BMW has developed in collaboration with E Ink.
Currently, only black and white are available as color options. However, it was stated that these options may increase over time. In addition, iX Flow’s electrophoretic technology uses no energy after you set your preferred color and design.
BMW iX Flow introduced!
This technology gives drivers more options to customize the look of their cars. E Ink enabled BMW iX Flow “This gives the driver the freedom to express different aspects of their personality, and even their enjoyment of change from the outside, and redefine it every time they get into their car,” said Stella Clarke, head of the project.
But BMW argues there are other motivations here as well. Maybe drivers can choose a light surface on hot sunny days instead of a black, heat-absorbing surface, for example. “This reduces the amount of energy required by the vehicle electrical system, as well as the fuel or electricity consumption of the vehicle,” the company announced today. In an all-electric car, changing the color according to the weather can also help increase range. Indoors, the technology can prevent the dashboard from getting too hot, for example.” made a statement.
All in all, that’s a nice bonus, but what most people would simply want is a supervillain-style color-changing car. However, this wish will not come true for now, because the BMW iX Flow model is actually seen as an experiment.