After weeks of waiting our i3 has finally come back. The accident damage has been repaired so well that it looks like new! Our compliments go to the Rugby Bodyshoppe for a job well done. It’ll be good to see the back of the courtesy car, a Lexus 300 hybrid, which was a rubbish drive
In this video, Mat Watson and Rebecca Chaplin hit the roads of London in a BMW i3 for a challenge with a difference. The pair took it in turns to drive some of the city’s busiest areas without pressing the brake pedal and attempted to get by just using the electric car’s regenerative braking alone.
London Fire Brigade has invested in a fleet of electric cars in a bid to reduce the impact of its vehicles on air quality in the capital. The new fleet includes 52 ultra low emission BMWi3 ranger-extender model cars and a further five hybrid cars for fire officers attend emergency incidents and other Brigade business
We are very pleased to announce that we have new deals available for private buyers looking to buy the new longer-range BMW i3. We are offering a BMW i3 (94Ah) auto hatchback on 2 or 3 year PCP (Personal Contract Purchase – like a lease you can give the car back at the end, but
One feature of the i3 that wasn’t available on my previous Renault ZOE is the ability to change at very low powers. Of course that means charging can be very slow. The benefit of this option, which may not be obvious, is that it means the current draw is a good match for solar panels.
The new BMW i3 94Ah adds more electric range to what’s arguably the most distinctive everyday electric vehicle The BMW i3 94Ah has just had its first major upgrade since this radical all-electric model was launched two and a half years ago. The unusual 94Ah name refers to the car’s brand new lithium ion battery
When I first received the 330e to test for a week I was pondering the purpose of a plug in hybrid. Why would you plug your car into the mains when it has a perfectly good 2 litre turbo charged petrol engine up front?! I had thought to myself that I wouldn’t bother plugging it
The BMW i3 goes to be repaired
After a bit of a delay our i3 has finally been collected to go for repair, following the recent accident. Today we watched as it was driven away. Hopefully we will see it again soon, and it will be returned to its former glory.