BMW i3: all technical details but no pictures
Posted on 10-07-2013 at 9:15 by CasperH – 15 Comments”
The unveiling is getting closer and we received just about all the technical details but BMW takes the seemingly still too early for photos of their electric i3.
The BMW i3 is largely made of carbon-made car that focuses completely on sustainable mobility, according to BMW. With a fully electric drive with a 170 hp / 250 Nm strong electric motor as a basis, this car is everything what a BMW is expected”. Premium electric, but we expect of a BMW still always “Freude am fahren”, and a bit of sportsmanship, right?
The i3 is part of BMW’s modellenoffensief and comes in the form of a city car that’s fully electric car developed by the division choose edrive lm within BMW. That is a benefit because it could, for example, a large interior to be developed. The car is for an important part made of CFRP (Carbon-Fibre Reinforced Plastic) and is therefore quite rigid and 30% lighter than an equivalent car made of steel. The car weighs 1195 kg and has a 50/50 weight distribution. In addition, the base is sporty tuned, and the rear wheels powered. Yes, even the 19 inch is standard on the i3, all of the straps, however, what is skinny in the size 155/70 R19.
Nevertheless, should this i3 in 7.2 seconds to 100 to blow, and the top speed is limited to 150 kilometers per hour. The intermediate sprint from 80 to 120 should be in less than 5 seconds are possible. Seems to us to be sufficient for a car as a city car, will go. The 230 kilo weighing battery with a capacity of 22 KWh will get a warranty of 8 years or 100,000 kilometres, and -if necessary – be heated or cooled for optimum performance. A full battery brings you up to 200 kilometres in ECO PRO+ mode. Would you like to a little further, there’s an optional range-extender to order that 34 hp supplies and the range increases to 300 km. The luggage compartment remains at the tick of this option is unchanged and a 9 litre tank is at the front of the car placed. The BMW i3 can to a normal wall socket to be hung or you can choose for a i wall box using a quick charger in 30 minutes your car for 80 percent recharge. Nice man. If you’re on the go, the battery’s completely empty, you can remove up to 120 km on petrol only, so if you are winter sports like on the i3, if you plan your tankstops with care.
Prices are not yet known, but the rumors were that the thing about €25,000 euros would cost. The Rest of us only have the question of why we on earth are no photos of the i3 get to see but only a couple of renders of the frame and the technique. Is the thing really as ugly as the patenttekeningen and the spyshots, suggest and even BMW the photos do not show? It seems in any case that BMW our extensive the time gives to the design to get used.
We are curious to see how much animo there is for this car is going to be. Or as someone here on the editorial staff just mumbled: “All that trouble with CFRP and such and still have a range that is no better than the average elektrokar”.
UPDATE 10:30 – prices come more in the neighborhood of “a lovely decorated 3 series” so go out a price tag of around 40,000 euros. That is, however, based on the American version, which comes standard with range extender is provided.
Gallery: BMW i3 technology
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