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Also known as BMW Concept Vision Efficient Dynamics

plug-in hybrid sports car

Key facts

Manufacturer
BMW
Production
April 2014 – June 2020 , (20,465 units)
Model years
2014–2020
Assembly
Germany: Saxony , Leipzig (BMW Group Plant Leipzig)
Designer
Vision EfficientDynamics , Benoit Jacob (production i8) , Richard Kim (2011 i8 Concept)
Class
Sports car ( S )
Body style
2-door coupé , 2-door roadster
Layout
Transverse mid-engine , all-wheel-drive
Doors
Butterfly doors
Related
BMW i3
Engine
B38K15T0 1.5L turbocharged I3 engine gasoline
Electric motor
98 kW (131 hp)
Power output
275 kW (369 hp)
Transmission
Aisin F21-360 FT EOP Transverse 6-Speed Automatic Transmission
Hybrid drivetrain
Plug-in hybrid
Battery
7.1 kWh lithium-ion battery , 11.6 kWh lithium-ion battery for 2018–2020 model years
Range
500 km (311 mi) in Comfort mode (NEDC) , 600 km (370 mi) in Eco Pro mode (NEDC) , 530 km (330 mi) (EPA)
Electric range
37 km (23 mi) ( NEDC ) , 24 km (15 mi) ( EPA ) , 53–55 km (33–34 mi) ( NEDC ) for 2018 – 2020 model years , 29 km (18 mi) ( EPA ) for 2019 – 2020 model years

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

The BMW i8 is a plug-in hybrid sports car developed by BMW. The i8 was part of BMW's electrified fleet and was marketed under the BMW i sub-brand. The production version of the BMW i8 was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show and was released in Germany in June 2014. Deliveries to retail customers in the U.S. began in August 2014. A roadster variant was launched in May 2018. Production ended in June 2020.

The 2015 BMW i8 accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.4 seconds and had an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). The 2015 model year i8 had a 7.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack that delivered an all-electric range of 37 km (23 mi) under the New European Driving Cycle. Under the U.S. EPA cycle, the range in EV mode was 24 km (15 mi). The battery capacity of both the BMW i8 Roadster and the i8 Coupe was increased to 11.6 kWh in 2018, allowing the NEDC electric range to rise to 55 km (34 mi) for the coupé and 53 km (33 mi) for the roadster.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “BMW i8” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.