BMW has continued to use the same battery and cells, but the latter are more energy-dense. Meanwhile, BMW has plenty of new electric vehicles in the pipeline for when the time comes to retire the i3.

BMW has made continual improvements to the quirky-looking i3 since it first arrived in 2014. When it was brand new, the i3 came with a 22.6-kwh battery with only about 81 miles of driving range.

BMW is working on introducing a new 3 Series that will include a standalone electric vehicle called the i3, alongside the ...

Just because a vehicle is discontinued doesn't mean it is unreliable. Here's how the BMW i3 stacks up in terms of reliability.

BMW is announcing today that it is introducing a battery cell upgrade to 120 Ah in the 2019 BMW i3, which should result in a range of ‘over 160 miles’ (260 km).

The 2019 BMW i3 will come with a 42.2-kWh battery (120 amp-hours), which should permit for up to 153 miles of all-electric driving. This is a roughly 30 percent improvement over the previous 94-Ah ...

Then, in mid-2016, BMW introduced the 2017 i3 with a 33.2 kWh battery. In 2019, BMW upgraded the battery again, this time to 42.2 kWh. In each case, BMW continued to use the same battery tray and ...

The 2019 BMW i3 will get a larger battery, good for 153 miles of range, up from 115 miles for the 2018 model, the automaker announced Friday. BMW refers to the new battery in the 2019 model as the ...

Stephen Edelstein June 21, 2016 Comment Now! The 2017 BMW i3 will go on sale this fall with significant updates, most notably a higher-capacity battery pack. Its capacity rises a full 50 percent ...

If BMW wants to sell any i3s once the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3 start shipping, a range boost is the bare minimum it needs to do. The new battery is 50 percent bigger, so more than 100 miles ...

However, things change if you consider the i3's higher base price. Whereas a Chevy Volt and VW e-Golf started at under $35,000 and $33,000, the BMW i3 starts at about $45,000 before tax credits.

The 2017 BMW i3 will get a new, more energy dense battery that offers 114 miles of EV range, while staying the same size as the earlier pack.