BMW’s i3 was one of the most interesting and innovative cars of its time, perhaps the most interesting and innovative. It used a highly advanced passenger cell, a quirky but spacious design, and fun-to-drive dynamics…
BMW USA announced this week that sales in 2022 amounted to 332,388 units or 1.3% less than the year before. The drop is largely caused by weaker demand for non-SUVs, which suffered a decline of…
There’s going to be another BMW i3 but it isn’t a follow up to the charming electric hatchback. Instead, the next i3 will be BMW’s electric 3 Series sedan and will likely become the brand’s…
One of the bigger question marks surrounding the future of EVs is batter degradation. Lithium-ion batteries will degrade over time and use, causing their total capacity to drop off. Of that, there’s no question. However,…
Even though the first electric vehicles on the Neue Klasse platform won’t arrive until 2025, BMW has been quite generous in sharing details about its all-new architecture. The round cells will boost range and charging…
The i3 was all about driving in the city with no emissions and using as little gasoline as possible in the case of the REx. BMW also had a third flavor of its pint-sized quirky…
In August 2020, a special event was organized at BMW Welt to celebrate the last batch of i8 plug-in hybrid sports cars delivered to customers. A total of 18 vehicles in a variety of Individual…
It’s not entirely accurate to say that the BMW i3 was the entry-level EV in BMW’s range because it was the only EV. However, now that BMW has two electric models sold in the U.S.,…
BMW gets a lot of flak for its recent design language, and rightfully so. There have only been one or two non-controversial BMW designs in the past few years, as cars like the 4 Series,…
It truly is jaw-dropping how quickly time can pass by. After nearly a decade of deliveries throughout the world, BMW i3 production recently ended. When the car first arrived on US shores in early 2014,…
