http://news.boldride.com/2014/10/bmw-i3-track-video/58969/ Watch the Electric BMW i3 Silently Lap a Track 07 October 2014 by Zach Doell
[image http://news.boldride.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bmw-i3-jarama.jpg video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhBgVtUhh3I movilidadelectrica [Spanish>google.translate>English] Test conducted at Jarama on September 6, 2014. Driver: Pedro Puky More information at: http://movilidadelectrica.com/index.php/vehiculos/pruebas/1068-el-bmw-i3-en-el-jarama-video ] If given the chance to ‘track’ either of BMW’s two new [electrified] i-Series cars, the BMW i3 [EV] and i8 [pih], we’re fairly certain which choice would win out with resounding enthusiasm – cut to dream sequences of the sleek i8. But that doesn’t mean that the more family-friendly i3 hatchback is a slouch on the circuit by any means. In video from Movilidadelectrica, the first Spanish customer to receive a BMW i3, Puky Pedro, took his electric hatch to the country’s Circuito del Jarama and gave it a fair romping. According to BMW Blog, Pedro entered the circuit with about 80 miles of range on the clock and after three laps around (a total of 11.5 miles), he left with 62 miles of range – not bad, considering dropping the hammer in an electric car tends to sap more battery life than an ailing iPhone. And as far as performance goes, the video backs up Pedro’s positive reviews, noting that “the BMW i3 is more fun than it looks on track, very light, quick accelerations and decelerations.” The i3 initially kept pace with a leading pack of cars, albeit held up by a slower car, and eventually overtook the unhurried hatch. Next time you go to your local track, keep an eye out for speeding i3 BMWs, you certainly won’t hear them coming up from behind. [© boldride.com] ... http://www.boldride.com/ride/2014/bmw-i3 Track-Happy BMW i3 Photos ... http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/09/25/bmw-i3-jarama-race-track-spain/ BMW i3 on Jarama Race Track In Spain September 25th, 2014 by Horatiu Boeriu You don’t get to see many BMW i3s on a race track so coming across a video showing the electric car tracking with other cars ... ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_del_Jarama Circuit of Jarama.es (race track) For EVLN posts use: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3Devln%26sort%3Ddate http://www.ibtimes.com/down-electric-cars-chrysler-ceo-marchionne-speeding-delivery-plug-hybrid-electric-town-1700606 Down-On-EVs CEO-Marchionne Speeding-Up Town&Country Minivan pih R&D ... http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/15/chrysler-launching-phev-minivan-late-next-year-according-ceo-sergio-marchionne/ Chrysler Launching Plug-in Hybrid Minivan Late Next Year http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/weak-demand-oil-sign-weak-global-economy Weak oil demand signs the rise of the EV & ice-efficiency gains http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2014/10/10/questions-answered-rehoboth-charging-stations/17058293/ Delware slow to embrace public EVSE and making mistakes ... http://pluginsites.org/delaware-welcome-center-75-amp-level-2/ + EVLN: CR complains charge-depleted i3rex pih not racing up hills {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Puky-romps-his-i3-EV-on-Circuito-del-Jarama-es-video-tp4672147.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
