BMW i3

2015 Yahoo Autos Green Car of the Year: BMW i3

Yahoo Autos names the BMW i3 as the Green Car Of The Year. Furthermore, Yahoo labels the i3 “The most radical vehicle to emerge from any automaker in the past year — and likely the…

How does the BMW i3 handle in winter?

How does the BMW i3 handle in winter?

The new BMW i3 made its U.S. debut this past Spring, therefore many i3 owners are wondering how the electric-vehicle will handle in the snowy winters of the Midwest or Northeast. Since European customers received…

Cargo Liners for BMW i3

Cargo Liners for BMW i3

BMWBLOG installed a Weather Tech Cargo liner in our long term BMW i3 in addition to the floor liners detailed in our earlier write up here. We are using our i3 year round, including snowy…

BMW i3 with custom wheels

BMW i3 with custom wheels

Canadian tuners SR Auto Group soft tunes the new BMW i3. After the Japanese folk at EVO gave the i3 “a mean look”, the Canadian tuner takes a slightly different approach and focuses on the…

What Is The Difference Between The BMW i3 World Packages?

Magna produces the BMW i3 liftgate

Magna produces the BMW i3 liftgate

In a recent press release, Magna announced that it’s the manufacturer of the BMW i3 liftgate. Initially, it was believed that all lightweight body parts of the electric vehicle were made in-house by BMW. Without…

BMW Working on a REx Upgrade to Increase Performance

From the first word that the North American version of the i3 REx would have restrictions not found on its European counterpart, i3 enthusiasts and customers in the US and Canada have wondered how well…

ING Bank orders 51 BMW i3 electric cars

ING launches the pilot “100% Electric Mobility ‘ with 51 car drivers and the fully electric BMW i3. With this pilot ING wants to gain experience with 100% electric driving and contribute to reducing CO2…

BMW i3 Overactive-Active Cruise Control

BMW i3 Overactive-Active Cruise Control

One of the coolest features on the i3 is at Active Cruise Control. The Parking Assistant is cool tech also, but honestly I can’t see myself ever using it except to show it off to…

BMW to bring significant updates to i3 REx in 2015

BMW to bring significant updates to i3 REx in 2015

Consumer Reports, citing BMW official sources, states that significant changes will be brought to the BMW i3 Rex – Range Extender in 2015. BMW spokesman, Matthew Russell, confirmed to the media outlet that that several…