The BMW i8 is a stunningly beautiful plug-in hybrid with wicked acceleration. But it was also a lab where BMW introduced some innovative technology to use in future vehicles. BMW i8 eDrive technology offers superb drive quality (or as the video below points out, “exceptionally efficient performance”) with all-electric driving and zero tailpipe emissions when the battery is juiced- but the company needs more than a single sports car to survive. Enter: the BMW X5 hybrid, the company’s first plug-in hybrid SUV.
BMW explains in the video, above, that it only makes one thing, “the ultimate driving machine.” The eDrive technology found in the BMW i8 is now available in the BMW X5 with eDrive, a plug-in hybrid SUV that’s about to hit the market and is “greener than a Prius.”
Described as “a beauty of a vehicle with a target fuel economy average (gas + electric) of 62 mpg (3.8 liters per 100 kilometers), about 18 miles of electric range, and able to do 0-60 in under 7 seconds” in this previous EVObsession post, many are excited about this upcoming electric SUV and its BMW i8 roots … which got us thinking: having both an i8 and an X5 xDrive probably wouldn’t be too bad of a situation to find yourself in, you know?
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