Boomer23
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I'm convinced that we need to have separate threads for the BMW i3 and the i8. They are very different cars and different technologies and we are going to be getting a lot of information on both of them in the coming year and beyond. Those who are keenly interested will want specific threads that focus on both of these cars independently.
Here is the first article that has anything technical about the i8 that I have seen. According to the author, BMW is convinced that the GM Volt's design is the best one to emulate for a performance PHEV. So they hired away one of GM's chief Volt engineers to help design the i8 drive train. That being known, it is less than surprising that parts of the i8 drive train will resemble those in the Volt.
This article may have quite a bit of speculation in it, but it is the first one that I've seen that looks behind the flash and hype to tell us something about the car's details.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11451833/1/how-the-chevy-volt-became-a-bmw.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here is the first article that has anything technical about the i8 that I have seen. According to the author, BMW is convinced that the GM Volt's design is the best one to emulate for a performance PHEV. So they hired away one of GM's chief Volt engineers to help design the i8 drive train. That being known, it is less than surprising that parts of the i8 drive train will resemble those in the Volt.
This article may have quite a bit of speculation in it, but it is the first one that I've seen that looks behind the flash and hype to tell us something about the car's details.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11451833/1/how-the-chevy-volt-became-a-bmw.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;