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Road Tests

First Drive: BMW 740e & 740Le xDrive

  • by Alex Grant
  • 23 November 2016

Defying that idea that electrification is mainly a technology for small cars, BMW’s first plug-in hybrid 7 Series perhaps makes a better case for itself than some of the brand’s similarly-powered compact

Road Tests

Road Test: BMW 225xe Sport Active Tourer

  • by Alex Grant
  • 2 November 2016

The all-to-common problem with plug-in hybrids is the cost of the technology means it’s fitted to large vehicles with usage that often doesn’t suit short EV ranges and the thirsty petrol engines

Road Tests

Road Test: BMW 330e iPerformance M Sport

  • by Alex Grant
  • 25 October 2016

Having shown what it’s capable of with the futuristic i3 and i8, the iPerformance line-up is where BMW’s plug-in technology competes for the mainstream. Particularly the plug-in hybrid 330e, which combines the

Road Tests

First Drive: BMW i3 94Ah

  • by Alex Grant
  • 11 October 2016

Despite its futuristic styling, the BMW i3 was a big step towards normalising electric vehicle ownership when it launched three years ago. Not only was the ‘megacity car’ a clever product –

UK News

Met Police trial range-extended BMW i3

  • by Natalie Middleton
  • 8 September 2016

The London Metropolitan Police has begun a trial of a range-extended BMW i3 as a patrol car, with the aim of evaluating how electric vehicles could perform in a live operational environment. 

New Cars

BMW reveals X1 PHEV

  • by Alex Grant
  • 6 September 2016

BMW has unveiled a 39g/km plug-in hybrid X1 which uses a drivetrain derived from the i8 supercar.