BMW recalls multiple PHEV models

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BMW again has a problem with the high-voltage batteries in plug-in hybrid vehicles. Due to possible impurities in the production process of the battery cells, there is an increased risk of fire in several series. The total number of plug-in vehicles involved is 26,700 worldwide. One-third of these units are in customers’ hands; the rest […]

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BMW announces end of the line for the hybrid i8

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BMW will discontinue production of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car in April 2020. This information is somewhat hidden in a press release from the carmaker on new special models for the i8 and the all-electric i3. The company writes: “The Ultimate Sophisto Edition will escort the world’s most successful plug-in hybrid sports car since […]

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