In 2011, BMW launched its electric car initiative, which bore the name Project i, and in addition to establishing this department as the BMW electric car division, this led to the production of the i8 and i3 cars, while the production of the BMW i8 stopped in 2020. Now it's the BMW i3's turn
It has been officially announced that the production of the small BMW car, which belongs to the category of city cars, will be discontinued, but the Bavarian manufacturer decided to present a farewell version of the car, which is a limited production version of only 10 cars that will bear the name HomeRun, and this version will get a special paint for the body. The exterior is dark gray and red in Frozen
The latest version of the BMW i3 will also get 20-inch rims with a distinctive design and a set of distinctive specifications that are available as standard specifications, including adaptive front lights and an electrically controlled glass sunroof, in addition to luxurious leather upholstery for the cabin, a navigation system, and a Harman audio system. Kardon.
With this special version, the total production of BMW i3 cars reaches 250 thousand cars that were manufactured during the previous years, as the car was manufactured in its first generation in 2013 and was put up for sale as a 2014 model, and a second generation was not issued during this period, but the car was modernized many times
At that time, the car had a modest range - the distance traveled with a fully charged battery - of only 80 miles, or the equivalent of 128 km. It was also possible to add a small engine that runs on gasoline and works as an electric power generator to recharge the battery so that the car can travel a distance of up to 290 km.
The car's horsepower increased slightly from 170 to 181 horsepower during the i3 production years, and the mileage improved thanks to the use of a larger battery, and in its latest version, the 2022 model, the range of the BMW i3 reached approximately 240 km without the use of the auxiliary generator.
With the departure of the last BMW i3, the BMW plant in Leipzig will continue to manufacture components for electric cars, and next year it will start manufacturing fully electric Mini Countryman cars
