German carmaker BMW Group is considering building a new plug-in hybrid vehicle battery factory in Thailand, the country's industry minister said on Friday. Construction was likely to start in the middle of next year with an investment of 2 billion baht The Tesla Model 3 will undoubtedly face major competition from the German brands including BMW, which is reportedly preparing an all-electric version of its next-generation 3 Series. The upcoming 3 Series is expected to be a major upgrade from the current Much of the appeal of the Model 3 is wrapped up in the upscale cool that comes with the Tesla nameplate: It's seen widely as a futuristic all-electric rival to BMW's (NASDAQOTH:BAMXF) 3 Series, long the industry benchmark for a fun-to-drive small premium And BMW has just released the first specs on its newest addition to the flagship range, one of which will battle the S-Class Plug-in Hybrid. The 740e and 740Le will be powered by a 2.0-liter four coupled with an electric motor, with the two churning out a WHEN BMW introduced the i3 back in 2013, it was an instant hit. Here is a car that looks so futuristic and so ahead of its time that it’s definitely a car of the moment. Last week, Road Record featured a story on how two adventurers travelled from The 2017 BMW i3 represents the first significant update of BMW's electric car since it went on sale in the U.S. back in May 2014. This mid-cycle refresh includes several updates, most notably a much larger battery pack and a corresponding increase in its .
The BMW 3-Series has been the benchmark of the small luxury-sport sedan segment for decades. It can be both a great daily driver and a worthy back road carver. The current 3-Series has been on sale in the U.S. for over four years, and with new rivals such Servicing the i8 in the future should be at much lower cost than its competitive class. The electric bits, somewhat detuned (ironic I know) from the BMW i3, will require little to no maintenance, the 3 cylinder engine from the Mini should be easy to service. BMW tried to challenge Tesla Motors in the electric car market when it launched the i3 – its first mass-market zero-emission vehicle – but the city car didn’t really pose a serious threat to the Model S, Tesla’s best-selling model. The main re Sitting underneath the breath-taking flagship i8 in BMW's spin-off i range of electric and hybrid vehicles, the i3 is a small, funky, premium electric car with a striking design and a light carbon fibre and aluminium construction. It was launched in 2013 .
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