By March this year, there were close to 60,000 electric or plug-in hybrid cars driving in the UK Electric car sales continue to surge in the UK, with the latest figures showing close to 60,000 currently on the road. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV accounts for nearly a third of those, but there’s an increasingly wide
If an electric car can fit into your lifestyle, then the BMW i3 is certainly worth a look. It may be dearer than other electric cars, but we think the extra is justified by the premium look and feel, fun driving dynamics, not to mention the option of this range extender version.
What is it like to live with an electric car? Gareth Butterfield borrows a BMW i3 from Stratstone BMW in Derby to find out DAY ONE I’M sitting in the showroom at Stratstone BMW in Derby waiting to be “logged in” to a car. If this week isn’t going to give me a glimpse into
A new version of BMW’s i3 has been announced, improving the range of the electric supermini to 195 miles. The i3 94Ah model will replace the current 60Ah version this summer with a battery capacity of 33 kWh. As Nissan has done with its Leaf 24 and 30 kWh models, BMW has kept the battery
The BMW i3 will get a range increase of between 80 and 100 miles, while DC fast-charging will now come as standard The BMW i3 will get a hefty increase in range from July, when the all-electric and range-extender city car will be offered with an improved battery as standard. The new higher-density battery raises
The long anticipated range improvements for the 2017 BMW i3 became not only a confirmed thing today, but BMW also announced that first deliveries would happen in under three months! BMW UK sent out two special mailers to interested consumers and current owners on the subject today: “Before the official announcement, we wanted you to
Take a moment and let Jodie Kidd and The Telegraph tell you all about why the BMW i3 is the perfect car for London.
BMW’s current fleet of vehicles has a number of green models available – but the company wants to push efficient cars further to the forefront of its model line-up and has developed a range of systems to help support it. With the recent launches of the BMW 330e and 225xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models, the
Collecting our new BMW i3 94Ah
Following our family’s successful test drive of an i3 we decided to order one, and I looked around for a good deal. I contacted the dealer closest to my work in Milton Keynes but the only deal they could offer us was very expensive (ca. £600 per month). Online there was a mix of offers
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