BMW i3 REx spotted packing range-extending engine It’s been a while since we’ve seen prototypes of the BMW i3 making the rounds around Germany, but today we get a glimpse of the entry-level EV ...

The BMW i3 REx is constructed from carbon fiber, its engine is in the back and it has rear-wheel-drive. If that sounds like the formula for a performance car, it is. It’s just a different kind ...

The BMW i3 is the only electric car in the world sold with an optional range-extending engine to increase driving capability beyond the range provided by the battery. The "REx" option adds a small ...

BMW isn't seeing a future for its range-extender solution for electric cars, although it could be on offer for several more years for the U.S.

BMW i3 REx 'has no future,' automaker says Battery advances have made the range-extender option obsolete in BMW's eyes.

BMW has officially confirmed that the i3 will no longer be available with its range extender (REX). Small range, but still better than gas no doubt.

We just ‘celebrated’ a month since the BMW i3 started being delivered across the US and the drivers are already experiencing issues with their cars. Truth be told, not all of them, but the ...

A BMW official has confirmed that the range-extender engine to be offered as an option on the battery-powered i3 supermini will be a two-cylinder gasoline ...

The range extender (or REx) version of the BMW i3 is obviously the sensible choice if you want one, since without the 600cc motorbike engine charging the battery, the pure electric one can only ...

Prepare to bid farewell to the i3 REx in the coming years because BMW has finally acknowledged that BEVs are the way forward ...

BMW i3 BEV vs i3 REx – The details. BMW makes two variants of the i3 and the two cars look nearly identical from the outside and takes a trained eye to spot the differences.

BMW France kindly allowed us two months with a 2016 i3 Rex, which is fitted with a 0.7-liter two-cylinder four-stroke Range Extender engine.