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The BMW i8 qualified for exemption from the London congestion charge, which was one of the factors driving its demand. [89] The BMW i8 was eligible for the government's £5,000 Plug-in Car Grant until February 2016, when changes to the grant scheme eliminated eligibility for plug-in vehicles with a retail price over £60,000. [90] [91]
In September 2014 the BMW i3 became the first EV available for retail customers. As of June 2016, other retail plug-ins were the BMW i8 and the Mitsubishi Outlander P-HEV. [286] Plug-ins and hybrids are subject to taxes adding up to more than 120% of the retail price. [287] [288] [289]
BMW is well known for its history of inline-six (straight-six) engines, a layout it continues to use to this day despite most other manufacturers switching to a V6 layout. . The more common inline-four and V8 layouts are also produced by BMW, and at times the company has produced inline-three, V10 and V12 engines, BMW also engineered non-production customised engines especially for motorsports ...
BMW hasn't offered a high-dollar, flashy sports car since the departure of the i8 in 2020, but the company's head of design recently showed off a shelved successor.
The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid was the production version of the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The i8 had an all-electric range of 35 km (22 mi). Powering the front wheels was an electric motor (131 hp), while the rear wheels made use of a 1.5-litre 3-cylinder gasoline engine (231 hp). [ 95 ]
BMW India is the Indian subsidiary of German car manufacturer BMW. It started operations in January 2007 with a wide range of its activities, including a manufacturing plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in Mumbai, a training centre in Gurgaon NCR, and development of a dealer organisation across major metropolitan centres of the country.
Force Motors Ltd is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company, based in Pune.From 1958 until 2005, the company was known as Bajaj Tempo Motors because it originated as a joint venture between Bajaj Trading Corporation (now Bajaj Auto) and Germany's Tempo for manufacturing auto components. [1]
The automotive industry in India is the world's fourth-largest by production and valuation as per 2022 statistics. [1] [2] [3] As of 2023, India is the 3rd largest automobile market in the world in terms of sales.