The people at Bavarian Motor Works have accomplished their mission of introducing a sustainable, electric vehicle into their product line. At the same time, the 2014 BMW i3 lives up to the automakers motto of the "Ultimate Driving Machine".
Under the hood of the BMW i3 has a hybrid synchronous electric motor generating 170 horsepower. The motor is mated to a single speed automatic transmission.
For an electrical vehicle, this automobile is rapid. It accelerates from 0-62 mph in 7.2 seconds with a top speed of 93 mph.