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41+ Bmw I8 Is It Gas Or Electric
Gif. All electric, if you have battery juice, goes super quiet and pulls like tesla up to 65 mph, 103 kmh, after that the gas engine kicks in. The bmw i8 is a unique and deeply interesting car on many levels.
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Power goes to only front wheels. The bmw i8 truly is an unusual car. 15 miles mpg combined (gas only):
A lot really depends on how you drive it.
Unlike the electric i3 city car, the i8 is a hybrid performance vehicle that's out to prove a supercar can be fast and efficient at the same time. Here, it is fundamentally a hybrid, starting off under only electric power then firing the gas engine when additional motivation is required. * * * like tesla, bmw's first foray into electrics is aimed at rich environmentalists and performance buffs. Here's why the bmw i8 is worth $150,000.
