The plug-in sports sedan for the modern age. A dip in the Toyota Prius pool might elevate your state of environmentally responsible bliss, but surely you’d miss the driving joy that hybrids sacrifice to trim their CO2 footprints. Good news: Salvation has arrived in the form of a plug-in-hybrid sedan that’s actually fun to drive.
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
I am the CTO of a company supporting the oil and gas industry, and also the CEO of a start-up (FuelIncluded.com) promoting the adoption of electric cars. Clearly, from at least one perspective, these industries are in direct competition. However I prefer to see them as complementary: the tension between these industries is an example
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 i3 Family Test Drive
In June I took the family for a test drive in a BMW i3 as the PCP for our Renault ZOE was into its last few months. I had had two i3 drives in the previous couple of years, with cars from BMW at Warwick and Milton Keynes, but this was a chance for the rest
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