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US MSRP for BMW i3 EV will be $41,350, before incentives

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The BMW i3’s 170 horsepower (127 kW) and 184 lb-ft (249 N·m) of torque hybrid-synchronous electric motor, developed and produced by BMW, is electrified by a 22-kWh lithium-ion battery, good for 80-100 miles of driving. The BMW i3 will offer interior space comparable to the BMW 3 Series on a shorter overall body.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. All the electricity used to produce the BMW i models at the Leipzig plant is wind-generated. The production version of the i3. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack (with 84 pouch-style cells courtesy of SK Innovation ) that’s laser-welded behind two racy sport seats. That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas. Those motors are fed electrons by a 7.9-kilowatt-hour

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