A Chinese company is selling upgraded battery modules for the aging BMW i3. The company claims its energy-dense pack can ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

BMW quotes an energy usage value of ... On the regular EU combined cycle the standard i3 has 195 miles of range since its battery upgrade, but realistic range will be nearer the 130-mile mark.

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 ...