BMW Group (Xetra: BMW), a Germany-based automaker, has unveiled details of its i3 Concept and the i8 Concept Roadster as part of a world tour organised by the company.
The zero-emission BMW i3 Concept is designed for city use and covers a range of 80 to 100 miles, while the i8 Concept Roadster boasts upward-swinging windowless doors based around the BMW’s ‘LifeDrive’ architecture.
Peter Miles, executive vice president, operations, BMW Group North America, stated that both models will become the first purpose-built electric and hybrid-electric production vehicles to be made from carbon fibre when they become available for customers in 2013 and 2014, respectively.