In 2016, BMW sold 40,000 electrified vehicles, which are compromised of both pure BEVs (Batter Electric Vehicles) and plug-in hybrids. So that includes the BMW i3, i8, 330e and X5 xDrive40e. While that’s not bad…
When you think of the BMW i3, the last thing that comes to mind is drifting. Yet, the lightweight and nimble electric car can be quite the drifting machine when landing in the hands of…
We’ve all heard the rumors of the BMW i3S, a sportier, more exciting variant of BMW’s famous electric hatchback. While the i3s won’t be fast by any modern standards, it’s going to be quicker than…
BMW has issued a recall for approximately 19,000 model-year 2014-17 BMW i3 models equipped with the optional Range Extender REx. The recall bulletin issued by BMW and NHTSA says “the fuel-tank vent line may rub…
BMW’s first electric vehicle – the i3 – is due for a refresh this year. First spy photos of the 2018 BMW i3 facelift surface from Germany where prototypes have hit the street. While the…
If there is one impediment in the fast adoption of electric vehicles is the battery technology which still delivers a fairly limited driving range in electric vehicles. BMW has recently updated its battery pack in…
On a global scale, the BMW i3 was the best-selling BEV in the segment last year and every 15th BEV sold was an i3. The BMW i3 accounted for 7.5 percent of all new compact…
Late last year, first rumors of a sportier version of BMW’s i3 electric car surfaced on the interwebs. An independent source told BMWBLOG today that the i3 S will be shown before the end of the…
James May, famously from “Top Gear” and now “The Grand Tour“, has been one of the biggest proponents of the BMW i3, BMW’s small electric hatchback. He famously bought an i3 when it was still…
Despite the near-constant criticism that the BMW i3 doesn’t have the range of, say, a Tesla Model S or Chevy Bolt, it still continues to be a success for BMW. In fact, the BMW i3…
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