Thursday, November 6, 2014

BMW finally answers Tesla with a “green” supercar

By Rick Newman

Up till now, Tesla (TSLA) has had the market for high-end greenmobiles pretty much to itself. But that first-mover advantage is ending. BMW has just rolled out the head-snapping i8, a plug-in supercar that will test just how much big spenders are willing to pay for a racer with a green badge. This real-life Batmobile starts at about $140,000, but availability is limited for now, and some sellers are asking well over $200,000 for the car. BMW says production should ramp up by next year.

The i8 isn’t a full electric like the Tesla Model S, but a hybrid that has both an electric motor and a nifty little three-cylinder, twin-turbo gasoline engine. What you notice driving the i8 is that you simply go fast, whichever drive mode you’re in. MORE:

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