BMW’s Color-Changing iX Flow Wrap
BMW Group wants to let you change the color of your car with the touch of a button.
On Jan. 5, it debuted a concept vehicle called the BMW iX Flow, which uses electrophoretic technology to change colors from black to white or combine black and white in a kaleidoscope of graphics across the surface of its body instead of wrapping the car with Car Wrapping Tools. The iX Flow is based on the electriciX SUV that BMW debuted in 2021.
BMW iX Flow uses electrophoretic coloring, which is based on a technology developed by E Ink and popularized through eReader displays. It's the digitization
of the exterior. Basically, a super cutting-edge ePaper "body wrap" contains millions of tiny microcapsules consisting of negatively charged white pigments and positively charged black pigments. Electrical field stimulation causes either the white or black pigments to collect at the microcapsule's surface, resulting in varying colors. Different color pigments are drawn to the surface depending on the electrical signal. The E Ink technology color-changing process is very energy efficient, as current only flows during the color change phase and no further energy is needed to keep the desired color constant.
If the concept come into true, it may be a shock for wrap shops. However, the cost of buying BMW is sure to rise because its technological complexility, so the cost of may much higher than wrapping the car with Tint Tools For Sale and paint protection film installers.
