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04-17-2014, 07:00 PM
Powered Up and Ready to Go: Inside BMW's First Hybrid Electric Car
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With its strong curves and Lotus-style doors, BMW's first hybrid, plug-in electric vehicle, the i8, makes a striking first impression. Unveiled at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, the two-seater features both an array of tech**logy and eco-friendly accouterments that could make quite an impression when the car arrives later this year.
Combining a three-cylinder gas engine with an electric engine for a combined 362 horsepower, the car can reportedly travel 22 miles on electric power alone and 310 miles on the hybrid engine tech**logy. The interior features LED lights, a passenger cell constructed of carbon fiber and, according to BMW, uses recycled material throughout the vehicle. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/bmw-i8-electric-car/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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With its strong curves and Lotus-style doors, BMW's first hybrid, plug-in electric vehicle, the i8, makes a striking first impression. Unveiled at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, the two-seater features both an array of tech**logy and eco-friendly accouterments that could make quite an impression when the car arrives later this year.
Combining a three-cylinder gas engine with an electric engine for a combined 362 horsepower, the car can reportedly travel 22 miles on electric power alone and 310 miles on the hybrid engine tech**logy. The interior features LED lights, a passenger cell constructed of carbon fiber and, according to BMW, uses recycled material throughout the vehicle. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/bmw-i8-electric-car/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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