The BMW i8 was an aesthetically beautiful luxury vehicle ... As the name implies, you can connect the vehicle to a wall ...

BMW claimed that the i8 would return 112 MPG on the combined cycle and run on electric energy for 23 miles from its 7.2 kWh ...

That’s exactly the case with the BMW i3 and i8, which, despite being discontinued ... So far this year, BMW sold a combined 24 units of the defunct battery-powered city hatchback and two-door ...

but it’s always better to keep the battery topped up by plugging it in. Plugged into a standard household supply, the i8 takes around eight hours to charge from flat, though with a special BMW ...

The facility, where BMW once built the iconic i3 and i8, can now produce up to 300,000 battery packs annually with a workforce of around 1,000 employees.

The BMW does weigh in 90kg heavier than the 1395kg Porsche however, a concoction of lightweight carbonfibre and aluminium in the i8’s chassis not being able to counter the heavy battery unit ...

The BMW i8 was introduced in 2014, as the second car in BMW's quasi ... This helps to keep the weight of the i8 low, despite the large 96kW electric motor and 7.1kWh lithium ion battery packs. Unlike ...