BMW was one of the first car manufacturers to debut a mass-market EV, the i3, in 2013. Like every non-Tesla EV from that era, the i3 was a quirky, hatchback-type thing with a city car range.

The rarest is the i3 eDrive40L, capped at just 100 units ... delivering up to 592 km of range (CLTC). With this special edition, BMW not only celebrates its rich heritage but also nods to the ...

Here's how we got on... From the outside, it looks just like a BMW i3 with a few additional pieces of exterior plastic but underneath the modest exterior is a host of technology whirring away.