BMW will provide whole house battery backup power by making use of used "second life" batteries pulled from older BMW i3 electric vehicles, either the 22-kWh battery packs or the 33-kWh newer battery ...

First, there was the Powerwall, the wall-mounted battery from Tesla Motors designed to store electricity generated by solar panels and help consumers escape the grid. Sensing the start of a trend, ...

First released in 2013, the i3 marked BMW‘s initial foray into the realm of mainstream electric vehicles. Primarily designed as a city car rather than a long-distance traveler, it wrapped up its U.S.

A number of 2019 BMW i3, i3 with range extender, and i8s are being recalled in the United States over concerns about a faulty high-voltage control module. The recall issued by the National Highway ...

The BMW i3 can be a great bargain on the used market, but there are some issues you should be aware of. BMW was one of the first car manufacturers to debut a mass-market EV, the i3, in 2013. Like ...