The BMW i3 is BMW’s first mass-produced electric vehicle. BMW is planning on releasing the BMW i3 in late 2013 as a 2014 model year. The BMW i3 will be priced between $43,000 and $50,000 US.
Via the Facebook BMW i3 group, BMW has mailed out postcards to owners in the UK stating the 2017 BMW i3 will have a 50% increase in electric range, which would equate to around 120 miles total range. BMW also says you can pre-order to get the 2017 i3 in July. The official announcement will… Continue reading BMW sends out postcards to i3 owners confirming 50% more range for 2017
After trying for years, Fisker Automotive is finally coming back. Rebranded as Karma Automotive, yesterday they announced the name of their comeback electric car – the Revero. Karma Automotive plans to officially unveil the Revero this summer, but did have a few things to say about it. The company plans to keep the exterior looking… Continue reading Fisker Karma to be re-born as Karma Revero with BMW parts
Starting in July 2016, the 2017 BMW i3 will enter production. Aside from a few exterior tweaks and color changes, the main difference between the 2017 and current model i3 is the size of the battery pack. Mystery sources are confirming the 2017 i3 will have an increase in the NEDC (European test cycle) range… Continue reading 2017 BMW i3 will get batter pack size increase leading to 50% more range
Late yesterday, BMW cleared the i3 Rex for delivery and BMW dealerships received a ‘release hold’ order. That means the first BMW i3 Rex orders will occur today! In other i3 news, the EPA has finished rating the i3 Rex. The electric range is 72 miles, with a total range of 150 miles. For efficiency,… Continue reading BMW i3 Rex cleared for US deliveries, receives EPA rating
The EPA has released it’s ratings for the 2014 BMW i3 electric vehicle, and it comes out on top! The official US EPA efficiency ratings for the BMW i3 are 138 MPGe on the highway and 11 MPGe in the city, with an overall rating of 124 MPGe. That puts the i3 above the Chevy… Continue reading BMW i3 receives EPA rating
According to a top BMW executive, the automaker will not add a third model to its i sub-brand of electric vehicles until it gets a better picture of demand. In an interview with Reuters, Harald Krueger said “We need to see how demand for the car develops” before they add more i vehicles to the brand.… Continue reading BMW has no plans for additional ‘i’ electric vehicles
BMW has been touting the strength and crash worthiness of their carbon fiber passenger cell for a few years now. Last week, the Euro NCAP crash test results were released, and the BMW i3 only received 4 out of 5 stars. According to an article on Tom Moloughney’s i3 blog, this is mostly due to… Continue reading BMW i3 gets 4 of 5 stars in Euro Crash Test
BMW has already trademarked the i1 through i8 names, so it’s clear that they are planning on expanding its new ‘i’ sub-brand. According to Autocar.co.uk, that could happen fairly soon. In a recent article, Autocar said that BMW will stretch the i3 platform to create a new family car that will likely be labelled the… Continue reading BMW i3 may be stretched into a BMW i5 electric family car
I know, it seems strange to us too! But in a short and to the point article posted by Reuters, BMW says the i8 has sold out for next year. Ian Robertson, global sales chief for BMW, said the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, due to be introduced in mid-2014, has sold out of… Continue reading BMW i8 sold out for next year, and it’s not even on sale yet
The first deliveries of the BMW i3 have happened a day earlier than BMW promised. Today, at a special ceremony, BMW’s Ian Robertson, a member of the Board of Management at BMW, handed out the keys to the first BMW i3 owners in Munich this afternoon. Today marks a milestone in the history of the… Continue reading BMW delivers first i3 electric vehicles in Germany
During a recent conference call, BMW CFO Frederich Eichiner said “currently there are 8000-9000 pre-orders” for the BMW i3. That is ahead of BMW opening orders for the US, which, according to Jacob Harob, Head of Electric Vehicle Operations at BMW USA, says will happen later this month. “We’ll take orders in November and deliveries… Continue reading BMW i3 wait times extend up to 5 months
Over the weekend, BMW CFO Freidrich Eichiner spoke with Bloomberg. So far, BMW has received over 8,000 pre-orders for the i3 electric vehicle, and that’s before orders open in North America! Mr. Eichiner says that BMW expects to sell more than 10,000 copies of the i3 next year, and BMW is preparing to adjust capacity… Continue reading BMW considers more production capacity for i3 with more than 8,000 reservations
With BMW i sub-brand’s latest release, you can now watch over an hour of video – following the build of a BMW i3 from start to finish. The videos take you on a journey that starts in Moses Lake, WA in the USA where the carbon fibers are produced and then sent off to BMW… Continue reading Videos of the BMW i3 production process
Mercedes launches into battle with BMW, pitting the B-Class Electric Drive against the upcoming BMW i3. Mercedes Benz is touting the B-Class as being superior over the BMW i3 in all key performance indicators. “We have Tesla inside” referring to the Tesla battery components the Mercedes got from Tesla. Board member of Daimler Research, Thomas… Continue reading Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive challenges BMW i3
BMW’s first debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show wasn’t its new i3 electric vehicle, or its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. Instead, BMW chose to lead the show with its C Evolution electric scooter. The BMW C Evolution is a maxi scooter that uses the same batteries as the BMW i3. BMW hasn’t released details, or… Continue reading BMW’s first debut in Frankfurt is a scooter
BMW is spending big on it’s Frankfurt Auto Show display of the 2014 i3 and the debut of the 2015 i8 hybrid supercar. The company has reserved 8,750 square meters to put the i3 and i8 on display, as well as an indoor infinity shaped track to display the i3 in motion. The BMW stand… Continue reading BMW i3 and BMW i8 in huge display for Frankfurt Auto Show
In a recent interview with Ward’s Auto, CEO of BMW North America Ludwig Willisch said that BMW expects over half of i3 buyers to opt for the range extender when purchasing or leasing the BMW i3. What makes this interesting is that 5 months ago, Willisch predicted 80% of buyers would choose the range extended… Continue reading BMW expects half of i3 sales to be Rex equipped
Today is the day BMW set aside long ago to reveal the i3 at 3 locations simultaneously around the world. With the unveiling of the BMW i3 in North America, we not only got to see the production version of the i3, but we also learned of the pricing for BMW’s production electric vehicle. Pricing… Continue reading BMW i3 officially revealed, pricing announced at $41,350 and $45,200 for Rex
