BMW i3 prices start from £25,680 for the standard model and £28,830 for the Range Extender version, including the full £5,000 Government plug-in car The production version of the BMW i3 has been unveiled ahead of its November on-dale date. The electrically powered supermini is the first car to be launched as part of BMW's new "i" sub-brand of electric and hybrid-powered cars. Power for the i3 comes from a 168bhp electric motor that provides 184lb ft of torque, and which is mounted between the driven rear wheels. wo versions of the i3 will be offered. Both are powered by the same electric power train, but the Range Extender version also has a 650cc, 34bhp two-cylinder petrol engine that acts as a generator to extend the battery's overall range. The standard model has a range of between 80 and 100 miles, whereas the Range Extender version has a range of between 160 and 186 miles on one tank of fuel. BMW says that a range of innovations have helped to keep the i3's weight to a minimum, and the standard version weighs 1,195kg (about the same as a diesel-powered Ford Fiesta). The most significant of these is a carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) "passenger cell", while the chassis itself if mostly aluminium. Read more http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/bmw/10208797/BMW-i3-revealed.html
