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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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The BMW i3 was the BMW Group’s first purely electrically powered large-scale serial model and also the company’s first vehicle with a passenger cell made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). It is shaped in Leipzig from carbon fiber scrims and assembled in a unique process developed by the BMW Group. kWh/100 km).

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BMW unveils third i concept model: i8 Concept Spyder plug-in hybrid

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Like the i8 coupé concept, the BMW i8 Concept Spyder with eDrive is a plug-in hybrid. Following on the presentation of the BMW i3 Concept and BMW i8 Concept coupé at the Frankfurt show in 2011 ( earlier post ), the BMW Group has introduced a third i Model: the BMW i8 Concept Spyder. mpg US) in the European test cycle.

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Porsche introduces 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car

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Porsche has introduced the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car, the first of six or more plug-in hybrids coming from the Volkswagen Group. Porsche had unveiled the concept version of the 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. The 918 Spyder. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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New lightweight, lower-cost Uni-Chassis targeting plug-in hybrids and EVs

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Uni-Chassis is a simple design made up of three basic elements: a front structure that utilizes a stressed engine to take suspension loads; a rear structure that utilizes the transaxle as a structural component; and, most importantly, the connection of front and rear structures by a structural tubular backbone that doubles as the torque tube.

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Audi introducing Audi prologue Avant diesel plug-in hybrid show car at Geneva; 147 mpg, wireless charging

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At the upcoming Geneva show, Audi will show a new variant of the prologue—the Audi prologue Avant—featuring a plug-in hybrid powertrain. It is equipped with the plug?in The Audi prologue Avant uses a version of the Q7 e-tron plug-in hybrid powertrain. The 20-inch brake disks are made from carbon fiber ceramics.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The i8—the first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the BMW Group—will have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of $135,925 (including destination and handling) when it arrives in US showrooms in spring of 2014.

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BMW Group presents prototype of i8 plug-in hybrid; first use of new 3-cylinder engine

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Following the world debut of the first production model, the battery-electric urban-focused BMW i3 ( earlier post ), the BMW Group’s next step will be to address the sports car segment with the plug-in hybrid BMW i8. Plug-in hybrid system of the i8: 3-cylinder engine in the rear, battery in the center, eDrive unit in the front.

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