BMWBLOG had the chance to attend the world premiere of the i5 Move NOSTOKANA held final night time on the Frieze Los Angeles annual artwork honest. It’s a singular electrical model of the 5 Collection Sedan that makes use of an evolution of the E Ink know-how we noticed final yr on the i Imaginative and prescient Dee and on the iX Move again in 2022.

The colour-changing physique seems to be much more spectacular up shut, and this i5 had a whopping 1,349 sections of laser-cut movie. Every might be individually managed, and there are actually extra colours to select from than ever earlier than. The Dee idea from 2023 CES was in a position to show 32 colours however there’s a richer selection on this one-of-a-kind 5 Collection. The colours and patterns have been chosen to imitate the twelfth BMW Artwork Automobile, a 525i E34 penned by South African artist Esther Mahlangu again in 1991.

The electronically animated items of movie have been utilized onto the roof, hood, trunk lid, and alongside the perimeters of this i5 eDrive40. As well as, the wheels can change their coloration as effectively. In comparison with the Dee, there are almost six instances extra sections of movie. A few of you’ll recall the 2022 iX Move wasn’t almost as colourful as Dee and the i5 Move because it may solely change between numerous shades of white, black, and gray.

Every E Ink movie encompasses a number of million microcapsules, just like the know-how present in e-book readers. Making use of an electrical voltage is what modifications the construction and association of the colour particles to acquire the specified take a look at the push of a button.

BMW says the movie used is sturdier than earlier than, a lot in order that it “may make potential future sequence manufacturing simpler.” That stated, the cool function stays a concept-only affair, however who is aware of, perhaps it is going to occur sooner or later. As a matter of reality, the official BMW Group channel on YouTube suggests a future video may function a manufacturing automotive with E Ink know-how.

When requested by a fan whether or not a color-changing physique might be made out there in an everyday mannequin, whoever is in command of the account stated: “Keep tuned on our channels to search out out,” with a winking face on the finish.