BMW i5 to have range extender, use carbon-fiber body: product chief

Among the three German luxury brands, BMW was first out of the gate to build and sell a battery-electric car in volume. Its unusual and technically advanced i3 small hatchback, offered with an optional two-cylinder range-extending engine, makes up the bulk of its “i” sub-brand sales, joined by the sexy and expensive i8 plug-in hybrid sport coupe… …read more