BMW i3 And i8 Concept Eco-Friendly Cars Unveiled
BMW's Eco-friendly âiâ Concept family's first cars - the all-electric car i3 and the hybrid supercar i8 have been unveiled. The BMW i3 Concept, also called as the MegaCity Vehicle because it's designed for the urban localities. It is completely powered by electricity and will give emission-free mobility to the riders. BMW i8 is the sports car with the fuel economy of a small car. There launch is cited to happen in the next 2 years. BMW i3 in 2013 and the BMW i8 in 2014.
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âWe are marking another milestone in the history of the BMW Group. As Chairman of the Board and an engineer myself, I am very proud of this project,â declared Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at Fridayâs premiere of the two vehicles in Frankfurt. âAs the worldâs leading premium car manufacturer, our aim is to offer customers purpose-built electric-drive cars as well,â he added.
BMW i3 Concept comes with LifeDrive architecture that has a low-weight carbon passenger cell. This electric car comes with optimal interior space with four seats and a 200-litre luggage compartment. Whereas, the BMW i8 Concept is capable of going from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 5 seconds. It's fuel consumption rate is 3 liters per 100 km. It also has a three-cylinder petrol engine & it's top speed is of 250 km/h.
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BMWâs Leipzig plant in Germany will be the production house of both these cars & an investment of 400 million euros will be made for the same. BMW will create 800 new jobs in the process. It's also in news that the company is investigating the possibility of erecting its own wind turbines on the plant site.
