At the heart of the BMW i3 is a bespoke electric motor tagged BMW eDrive, which its maker also refers to as hybrid synchronous in design. It was developed in-house and is also used in the BMW i8.
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 ...
but BMW ranked 16th out of 29 manufacturers in the survey for customer experience and reliability. With fewer moving parts than internal-combustion engined cars, the i3 should be simpler to work ...
Hence the BMW i3 weighs just 1320kg in standard form. So with maximum torque available from a standstill it should be no surprise that it puts in a decent 0-62mph time - at 7.3 seconds.
The BMW i3’s range started out at 81 miles; weak considering back in 2013 you could get an updated version of the first generation Nissan Leaf with 124 miles of range. With its dinky 22.6kWh ...
The composites-intensive VTOL platform is next expected to undergo a series of test flights in various conditions to validate its performance, safety and reliability, leading up to eventual ...
Since we tested it, the i3 has gotten a larger 42 kWh battery, noted as 120 Ah. BMW claims the electric range exceeds 150 miles. The optional two-cylinder gasoline range extender (REx) acts as an ...
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