BMW ’s i8 hybrid engine could soon go all electric as the company is developing a battery - electric i8 hybrid based on its 2015 hydrogen fuel cell concept , based around a modified version of the i8 hybrid ’s carbon fibre platform , according to Autocar citing an unnamed source . With a wider centre tunnel for its cylindrical hydrogen fuel tanks , the source says the hybrid prototype provides more storage space for batteries than the production i8 , which will allow enough power to be stored to make a combustion engine unnecessary .
BMW’s i8 hybrid supercar could soon go all electric as the company is developing a battery-electric i8 prototype based on its 2015 hydrogen fuel cell concept, built around a modified version of the i8 hybrid’s carbon fibre platform, according to Autocar citing an unnamed source. With a wider centre tunnel for its cylindrical hydrogen storage tanks, the source says the hydrogen prototype provides more storage space for batteries than the production i8, which will allow enough power to be stored to make a combustion engine unnecessary.