Los Angeles -Car BMW i3 electric car was named the most environmentally friendly or Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2014. With the title, then the car made by BMW AG was displacing the Honda Accord and Chevrolet Volt last year at the top of the list most cars 'green'.
"BMW i3 is the cornerstone of respect and ilutrasi vision of car manufacturers on the automotive world in the future," said Green Car Journal editor Ron Cogan in a statement quoted by CNN page, Friday (11/21/2014).
Actually, in a celebration held by the magazine Green Car Journal, there are four finalists. All four are, the Audi A3 TDI, Bi-Fuel Chevrolet Impala that gasoline and natural gas, the Honda Fit (Honda Jazz), as well as the VW Golf.
To be included in the list of award nominations, the new model cars or cars that get significant changes. There is also the BMW i3 is part of the family of BMW i. The plug-in electric car in America is priced starting at US $ 41,000.
BMW i3 comes in two versions of the all-electric models and versions that add a gasoline engine. That's an all-electric version that won the award for 2015 Green Car of the Year.
Electric version is considered as the most efficient vehicle. The model was able to get 124 miles per gallon figures. That figure to calculate how far the vehicle can travel on the amount of energy equivalent to one gallon of gasoline.
BMW i3 is most of the body is made of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced by plastic and aluminum. Therefore, the resulting weight is not too heavy so the power used is not too large.
Without gasoline range-extender engine 2 cylinder, I3 can roam 130 kilometers on a full battery condition. By combining both the power, i3 can roam within 241 kilometers.
BMW i3 is part of the family "i" plug-in electric cars. The price, pegged from approximately US $ 41,000
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