At the heart of the BMW i3 is a bespoke electric motor tagged BMW ... For the record, the range extender engine is a 650cc motorcycle-derived parallel twin-cylinder petrol unit mounted above ...
BMW officially unveiled its i3 concept ahead of the car's on-stage debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Details on the i3 and upcoming i8 poured out. Click here for all of that initial info.
The BMW i3 debuted on the market in late 2013, one of the brand’s first electric cars. Also available with an optional range-extending engine, early models featured a 60 Ah battery providing up ...
In the absence of a suitable unit in their car department, BMW looked to its motorcycle division for an engine that could serve this purpose in the i3’s powertrain. The solution arrived in the ...
When BMW launched the i3 in Australia in 2014, the pure EV version came with a 60Ah battery pack delivering a claimed 130 kilometre range (a range extender model featuring the addition of a ...
Even the range extender model only attracts five per cent BIK. BMW also has its own 'FlexiMile' insurance for the i3, designed around the likely low annual mileage for such vehicles. New ...
The BMW i3 is part of the new wave of electric and hybrid cars that are becoming more and ... the system offers functionality similar to other hybrid cars on the market such as the Chevrolet Volt. The ...
The BMW i3 is part of the new wave of electric and hybrid cars that are becoming more and ... Unlike those vehicles however, the i3 uses its range extending gasoline engine exclusively as a generator ...