BMW i8 News

BMW's electrified plans have already been set in motion, with the i3 all-electric city car slated for arrival in 2013, and the i8 hybrid sports coupe due in 2014.

BMW i presents the i8 Concept Spyder, the third debut from BMW's future mobility sub-brand following the i3 Concept and the i8 Concept.

APRIL 23: The Lamborghini SpA Urus sport-utility concept vehicle is unveiled during the media day of the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition at beijng International Exhibition Center on April 23, 2012 in Beijing, China.

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Last year, a BMW i8 plug-in hybrid was featured in the Tom Cruise-starring Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol .

If you like the idea of German electric vehicles like the BMW i3 and i8 , but you're worried they may be more than you really need when they arrive next year, you'll be glad to know that a more to-the-point EV auf Deutsch is on the way.

BMW's i8 Concept Spyder turned a few heads at Auto China last week in Beijing. The plug-in hybrid coupe isn't only just impressive with its sleek, futuristic design, but it also has a pair of electric stand-on scooters underneath a glass panel in the rear.

Also in this episode: BMW puts the i8 hybrid through its paces, Hyundai adds a third shift at this Alabama factory and celebrity chef Guy Fieri's pilfered Lamborghini is found.

Munich/Beijing. - The BMW i8 Concept Spyder is celebrating its world premiere at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing and the rear-end of the car clearly bears the eDrive emblem for the new technology.