BMW UK sold over 3,000 electric vehicles as its dedicated BMW i brand saw sales of the i3 and i8 grow by more than 80% compared to 2014. BMW has also expanded its range of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with the introduction of X5 PHEV and 3 Series PHEV models. Neither of these has contributed to the dramatic sales increase but BMW is confident they will be popular amongst customers who value cheap…
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The largest low carbon vehicle event, held at Millbrook Proving Ground, got off to a great start today with several announcements to whet the appetite of any person interested in electric, hybrid, fuel cell and other alternative technologies. Professor Gordon Murray teamed up with Innovate UK Chief Executive Iain Gray CBE to reveal Yamaha’s Formula
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UPDATE 19 August 2014: The BMW i8 sold to one lucky bidder for the quite astonishingly high price of $825,000 (approx. £500,000) or equivalent to new fewer than five base spec. BMW i8s. The special edition vehicle was auctioned by hosts Jay Leno and Ludwig Willisch, President & CEO of BMW North America. For people
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On the 19th July, BMW officially launched their hybrid sportscar the i8. Priced from £94,845 on-the-road, in its first full year, BMW expect to sell circa 750 BMW i8s. Here are the highlights and links to previous articles explaining the i8 in full. BMW’s first ever 1.5-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine ICE aided by a 96kw
Leading premium brand BMW will use the upcoming BVRLA Fleet Technology Congress to showcase its innovative i8 sports car. Come 1st July 2014, all eyes will be on the model, as it’s one of the first plug-in hybrid sports cars to go on sale in the UK. It uses a host of innovative technologies, including
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To an exited new eight owners, BMW have handed over the keys to their all new carbon-fibre hybrid sports car the i8. The significance of this car is that it redefines the possibilities of what a sports car can be, with a combination of both raw electric power combined with a small capacity 1.5 litre
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Under the theme of “Energy efficiency and its contribution to sustainable economic growth”, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Johnson Controls and The Climate Group held the fourth Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum (EEF) on 24 and 25 March 2014. The forum was launched in 2009 by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and
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This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) is hotting up already with Honda having already stated their intent to show off the new hybrid NSX and now today’s news sees BMW’s i8 hybrid sports car make an appearance at the famous event too. The event takes place over the 26-29 June 2014. Touted as being
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With the completion of development work and final preparation for production at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig, the launch of the BMW i8 approaches its peak. Delivery of the first customer cars will start in June 2014, beginning with the main European markets. Beforehand, special public events will be held in various regions all
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Bound to appeal to the wealthier purchasers of BMW’s hybrid i8 sports car, world famous luggage experts Louis Vuitton have created a tailor-made set of luggage solutions for the discerning owner. Interestingly, the material they’ve used to make the luggage is no stranger to the i8’s construction itself; carbon fibre. This particularly lightweight yet extremely
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