BMW Carbon Fiber Electric Cars Plug 
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 14, 2014
One case in point is carbon fiber, which is light and strong, but also expensive. Now, a research firm partially funded by BMW--which uses large amounts of carbon fiber in its i3 electric car and i8 plug-in hybrid--claims to be on the verge of slashing this material''s.'
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 9, 2014
The BMW i3 electric car takes risks, and not just with its plug-in powertrain. A radical design and carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic body shell make the i3 unlike most other cars on the road.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
Two of the most exciting electric vehicles due over the next few years both originate from German automaker, BMW. The i3 city car and i8 sports car are both clean-sheet designs, developed from the ground up as plug-in vehicles.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 11, 2017
When the history of modern electric cars is written, the BMW i3 will likely go down as something of an anomaly. Its carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic body shell, aluminum underpinnings, and battery-electric powertrain with an optional range extender are a combination not offered by any other maker, now or perhaps ever.
Green Car Reports
MAY 30, 2017
When it launched in 2013, the BMW i3 electric car was arguably the most futuristic automobile in mass production anywhere in the world.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 20, 2015
The BMW i3 electric car and i8 plug-in hybrid sport coupe are audacious examples of advanced technology in many ways. Not the least of it are body shells made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) mounted atop an aluminum rolling platform carrying the powertrains and crash structures.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 14, 2016
Among the three German luxury brands, BMW was first out of the gate to build and sell a battery-electric car in volume.
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