BMW i3 electric vehicle has topped KBB's list of greenest production vehicles for two years running. That means that having the lowest purchase price wasn't that big of a factor in determining the winner.
The i3’s story begins with its LifeDrive architecture. According to BMW, experience with the Mini E and BMW ActiveE has proven that creating an electric car out of a structure designed to house an internal-combustion engine results in wasteful excess weight and imperfect packaging. As a result, the i3 is made up of two separate modules.
BMW rolled out its i3 EV in the second quarter of 2014. The company was at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, offering 10,000 test rides and the buzz is growing.
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