A Chinese company is selling upgraded battery modules for the aging BMW i3. The company claims its energy-dense pack can ...

Gen5, along with BMW's earlier generation EVs like the BMW i3, relied on prismatic-cell batteries ... of the Externally Excited Synchronous Motor (EESM) used in today's cars, like that new ...

BMW was one of the first car manufacturers to debut a mass-market EV, the i3, in 2013. Like every non-Tesla EV from that era, the i3 was a quirky, hatchback-type thing with a city car range.

BMW's next-generation EV will be able to drive ... will have either one or two electrically excited synchronous motors (EESM) fitted above the rear axle in a compact housing that incorporates ...

The original MSRP on today's Nice Price or No Dice BMW i3 was over fifty-five thousand dollars. Like all limited-range electric cars, depreciation on the i3 has been steep. Let's see if this one's ...