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. The new model will be powered by a lithium-ion battery pack that BMW says can provide up to 300 miles per charge and has been designed with “advanced safety features” including active cruise control for
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.