It’s World Day #EV ! 🚗+🔋=💚
⚡️& @BMWGroupa story of love and passion:
– CE 04 100%⚡️
– Rolls Royce Specter 100%⚡️
– #BMWi continues to increase
– MINI Cooper SE and soon #MINIConceptAceman

All descendants of the pioneer #BMWi3. #WorldEVDay pic.twitter.com/k3RXvSMFfj

— BMW Group France (@BMWGroupFrance) September 9, 2022

With more than 250,000 units sold worldwide, the BMW i3 enjoyed some commercial success throughout its career. And for good reason, this is the first electric car of the brand, and also one of the first representatives of this segment when it was launched in 2013. After years of marketing, the Bavarian firm finally announced the end of its production last July. A few weeks later, the last 18 examples of the city car were delivered, all with a gold body. During its nine-year career, the i3 underwent many improvements, including the introduction of a Battery 42 kWh in 2018, which allowed him to reach 210 kilometers. Today, however, it poses a few minor problems despite its relative age.

Ready first player?👾

with @AirConsole, @BMWgroup implements a collection of single and multiplayer games in the news #BMW from 2023.

To have fun without draining your laptop battery when you’re parked.😉#Games pic.twitter.com/UBt5ZlJSWa

— BMW Group France (@BMWGroupFrance) November 29, 2022

Risk of fire

Indeed, the German manufacturer has just noticed that this battery will have a serious manufacturing defect, and no less important. Indeed, then it would simply begin to overheat, to the point of risking a fire. Fortunately, this has not yet happened to customers of the brand, but BMW still prefers to take precautions. That is why the firm is starting a large-scale recall operation that will affect all examples of the electric city car collected between October 26, 2018 and August 31, 2021. Specifically, it corresponds more than 6000 cars only in France, but it is possible that other countries will be affected.

Several interventions

Generally, all interested owners should receive a letter from BMW informing them that they will have to return to the workshop for repairs. If in doubt, you can contact your dealer or check the vehicle registration document. Corresponding instances are recognized by their tCE type e1*2007/46*1213 visible in field K. At the moment, the brand has not specified the type of operation required for the repair, but it can range from a simple reprogramming to a complete battery replacement. Of course, the manufacturer will take care of all this.

#BMW 3.0 CSL: the icing on the 50th anniversary cake #BMW.

A worthy successor to the legendary 1973 model, this edition is available in just 50 copies at 🌍. The perfect connection between passion #automobile yesterday and #performance today. pic.twitter.com/ADo5Utdw9j

— BMW Group France (@BMWGroupFrance) November 25, 2022