BMW i3

BMW i3 – Second impressions… I say second impressions because it is not my first stint in the i3, my first was on a race track for 10 hrs straight in a couple of pre-production…

We are looking to add a new BMW to our family and have been very interested in the BMW i3 to act as a family shuttle around town. We, however, have a unique requirement for…

The jury handed the electrically powered BMW i3 the title of Production Interior Vehicle Design of the Year

I have to say that overall I am very pleased with my i3. It’s living up to what I had hoped it would be, and after a month of ownership I’m convinced it was the…

When the EPA range and efficiency figures were announced couple months ago, the BMW i3 became the most efficient vehicle available in America. Here in the US, the EPA uses “MPGe” as its official efficiency…

Many people that order the range extender option on the i3 do so because they just aren’t comfortable with the BEV i3’s 81 mile EPA range rating. Personally I really didn’t want it but my…

The new BMW Smart Charging App makes it possible for BMW i customers to automatically identify the best rates and times for charging their electric vehicles at home. Developed by the BMW Group and available…

When we reported first US sales of the BMW i3 at 336 units in May, our hope was that BMW would break out the i3 REx and i3 BEV sales separately. That didn’t happen and…

This afternoon I took delivery of the first i3 REx in the US. BMW of North America was kind enough to arrange it so I’d have the very first one delivered in North America, and…

Ever since the introduction of the MINI E trial vehicles, the issue around “engine sound” and pedestrian protection was brought forward. Without a doubt, the sound of electric cars is an issue again and again…