The BMW i3 debuted on the market in late 2013, one of the brand’s first electric cars. Also available with an optional range-extending engine, early models featured a 60 Ah battery providing up ...

The BMW i3 offered three different battery sizes during its production. The initial model from 2014-16 featured an 18.2-kWh pack offering 81 miles of EV range or up to 150 miles if you used the ...

BMW introduced the i3 in 2014 as a tour de force reimagining ... Offered in pure electric form with a feeble 80 mile range from its underfloor 22 kWh battery pack, BMW also had a 170 mile version ...

Since we tested it, the i3 has gotten a larger 42 kWh battery, noted as 120 Ah. BMW claims the electric range exceeds 150 miles. The optional two-cylinder gasoline range extender (REx) acts as an ...

That was the thinking, and BMW reports that most i3 buyers agree. In the UK, 70% of sales are of the Range Extender version, countering the earlier launch trend for the battery-only BEV car.

No longer such an unusual package as it was when it first launched, the BMW i3 adds a longer-range battery to fend off the advances of a growing range of EV competitors. The BMW i3 range hasn’t ...

A decision was made early on in the whole project to do this so weight could be kept down, preserving battery charge and extending the range. Hence the BMW i3 weighs just 1320kg in standard form.