BMW Sold Just 816 i3s in November? Is Demand Falling Already?
3 Dec 2014, 16:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / An interesting report from InsideEVs claims that BMW sold just 816 i3s last month which is a drastic drop compared to the 1,159 units they sold in October, which was a record for the brand actually....
BMW Wants a Charging Network to Rival Tesla’s Superchargers
3 Dec 2014, 15:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Rumors that Tesla will be collaborating with BMW were quickly dismissed by the German manufacturer this week through unofficial channels. It all seemed too good to be true from the start to be hones...
The Stig Celebrates 15 Million Facebook Fans with a BMW i8
2 Dec 2014, 16:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Top Gear’s Facebook page recently reached 15 million likes. Therefore, the guys had to celebrate somehow. Jezza, Hammond and May didn’t do anything in particular on this occasion but the...
How to Best Charge your BMW i3
2 Dec 2014, 15:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW USA is looking out after its own and since they sold quite a lot of i3s they are not offering free counseling online to the owners, to help them out. After all, the i3 is a new breed of automobi...
BMW i8 and M1 Face Off on the Track
27 Nov 2014, 14:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ever since the i8 was launched, the world rushed to compare it to BMW’s original supercar, the M1, but things are so different that we can’t even put them in the same league. At the same...
BMW 3 Series Plug-In Hybrid: 245 HP and 117 mpg
26 Nov 2014, 21:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For quite some time now, we knew that BMW was working on a plug-in hybrid model for the 3 Series range. As the facelift model inches closer to production, the Germans decided to shed some light into...
Watch What Happened When a BMW i8 Was Let Loose on the Streets of London
26 Nov 2014, 17:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The good people over at BMW’s marketing branch in the UK decided it would be a good exercise to see how people react to the i8 on the street. Said and done! The guys took one for a spin and st...
LaFerrari Chief Engineer Reportedly Working on BMW i8S
25 Nov 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The rumor mill surrounding a possible hardcore version of the i8 to be released for BMW’s centenary is churning out bit after bit, especially after Carsten Pries’ interview at the Los An...
BMW i3 Wins Green Car of the Year Award 2015
24 Nov 2014, 10:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / At this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW was presented with the Green Car of the Year Award from the Green Car Journal for the i3, adding to an already impressive tally of awards the electric...
BMW Admits Looking into M Cars Using i8 Technology
22 Nov 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve had so many rumors about a possible hybrid supercar from BMW for so long that it’s getting tiring to watch them all. Some say the Germans will release such a car with the i8S...
BMW Wants to Increase i8 Production to Reduce Waiting List
22 Nov 2014, 11:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s a known fact that if you want a BMW i8 you’d better be a patient person. The thing is, the Germans decided to keep the production rather limited to make sure the car keeps its...
Is the BMW i8 a Preview of How Future Performance Cars Will Look Like?
20 Nov 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ever since the i8 came out the world seemingly started to pay more attention to hybridization in modern cars. It’s not like we weren’t interested before but looking at a Prius, for examp...
BMW M1 Owner Explains Why He Bought an i8 As Well
18 Nov 2014, 14:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / You rarely get to see a BMW M1 these days and the same goes for the i8 as well. It’s even rarer to get the two together in one shot. Scott Hughes apparently not only gets to look at them anyti...
BMW i3 Production Slowed Down by Asian Typhoon
18 Nov 2014, 10:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW has been complaining that they can’t keep up with the demand for the i3 but everyone thought that they were exaggerating to push the envelope further. However, recent signs show that they ...
BMW i8 on Forgiato Wheels: Yay or Nay?
18 Nov 2014, 09:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW’s current most advanced car is not a 7 Series as older fans of the brand would expect but an plug-in hybrid. That’s right, the i8 holds a special place in BMW’s line-up at the ...
BMW’s i5 Model Rumored to Be a Fuel-Cell Vehicle, thanks to Toyota Technology
17 Nov 2014, 09:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For quite some time now, we’ve known that BMW and Toyota are working together. The initial rumors claimed that the Germans are after the Japanese’s electric-vehicle tech while the Japane...
BMW i8 Gets a Regular Review
15 Nov 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Don’t worry, when we said regular review we didn’t mean that guy on Youtube that does ‘Regular Car Reviews’ and occasionally swears in his videos because he’s dis...
BMW i3 Fan Creates Worldwide Map for EV Owners
13 Nov 2014, 17:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / His name is Scott Lawrence Lawson and he is passionate about a couple of things. Apart from his love for music, poetry, art, cooking at home and biking, he’s also really excited about the BMW ...
BMW i3 Sales Far Behind Dealer Expectations in Germany
13 Nov 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Dark clouds seem to be looming over BMW at the moment, as reports are coming in claiming that the sales of i3 electric cars in Germany are not up on par with what was expected. In a recent report fr...
Proving the BMW i3 Is a Driver’s Car Takes a Suzuki Swift and a Race Track
12 Nov 2014, 17:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In what I consider to be the most interesting video seen on Youtube lately, the guys from Auto Express decided to test whether the BMW i3 rises to the expectations people have from cars wearing the ...