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 ...
The 2017 BMW i3 will get a new, more energy dense battery that offers 114 miles of EV range, while staying the same size as the earlier pack. The trend of electric vehicles getting bigger ...
Revealed in 2016 and updated for 2017, BMW has increased the size of the i3's battery pack. In electric-only form, capacity has leapt 50 per cent from 22kWh to 33kWh, yet the pack takes up no more ...
A decision was made early on in the whole project to do this so weight could be kept down, preserving battery charge and extending the range. Hence the BMW i3 weighs just 1320kg in standard form.
No longer such an unusual package as it was when it first launched, the BMW i3 adds a longer-range battery to fend off the advances of a growing range of EV competitors. The BMW i3 range hasn’t ...