BMW i3 Electric Car Quirk: No AM Radio–But Why?

2015 BMW i3 REx  -  Driven, Portland OR, April 2015

The BMW i3 electric car is a tour de force of advanced engineering–and the most energy-efficient car sold in the U.S. this year. Its body shell is made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, riding on an aluminum platform containing the lithium-ion battery, the electric motor, and the crash structures. But you can’t get AM radio in the car. DON’T… …read more