3 Series
This might come as a surprise to some people, but the “i3” moniker is alive and well. Although production of the oddball electric hatchback ended back in June 2022 after nine years and 250,000 cars,…
Adrian Padeanu / April 18, 2023
i3
BMW’s i3 was one of the most interesting and innovative cars of its time, perhaps the most interesting and innovative. It used a highly advanced passenger cell, a quirky but spacious design, and fun-to-drive dynamics…
Nico DeMattia / January 7, 2023
i3
BMW USA announced this week that sales in 2022 amounted to 332,388 units or 1.3% less than the year before. The drop is largely caused by weaker demand for non-SUVs, which suffered a decline of…
Adrian Padeanu / January 6, 2023
i3
There’s going to be another BMW i3 but it isn’t a follow up to the charming electric hatchback. Instead, the next i3 will be BMW’s electric 3 Series sedan and will likely become the brand’s…
Nico DeMattia / November 30, 2022
i3
Battery Degradation Raises Questions About Used EV Ownership
by Nico DeMattia / Date: November 29, 2022
BMW i
After nine years and over 250,000 cars assembled, BMW ended production of the quirky i3 hatchback back in June. However, some of the final vehicles were not delivered until earlier this week at a dedicated…
Adrian Padeanu / November 22, 2022
i3
Even though the first electric vehicles on the Neue Klasse platform won’t arrive until 2025, BMW has been quite generous in sharing details about its all-new architecture. The round cells will boost range and charging…
Adrian Padeanu / November 4, 2022
i3
The i3 was all about driving in the city with no emissions and using as little gasoline as possible in the case of the REx. BMW also had a third flavor of its pint-sized quirky…
Adrian Padeanu / October 31, 2022
i3
In August 2020, a special event was organized at BMW Welt to celebrate the last batch of i8 plug-in hybrid sports cars delivered to customers. A total of 18 vehicles in a variety of Individual…
Adrian Padeanu / August 5, 2022
i3
It’s not entirely accurate to say that the BMW i3 was the entry-level EV in BMW’s range because it was the only EV. However, now that BMW has two electric models sold in the U.S.,…
Nico DeMattia / August 2, 2022
5 Series
BMW gets a lot of flak for its recent design language, and rightfully so. There have only been one or two non-controversial BMW designs in the past few years, as cars like the 4 Series,…
Nico DeMattia / July 14, 2022