i3

It’s almost time to bid farewell to my beloved BMW i3, my fourth since 2014. Back then, I was new to electric cars but drawn to the concept of an affordable, city-friendly, full carbon fiber…

In June 2022, BMW ended production of the i3 at the Leipzig factory in Germany where a little over 250,000 hatchbacks were produced in nine years. A direct replacement is not currently available as the…

We’ve been talking a great deal about how ALPINA is moving underneath the BMW Group’s corporate umbrella but lest we forget Triumph has been there for nearly three decades. Yes, the German luxury brand indirectly…

This might come as a surprise to some people, but the “i3” moniker is alive and well. Although production of the oddball electric hatchback ended back in June 2022 after nine years and 250,000 cars,…

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,…

After nine years and over 250,000 cars assembled, BMW ended production of the quirky i3 hatchback back in June. However, some of the final vehicles were not delivered until earlier this week at a dedicated…

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…