New plug-in hybrid 3-series is claimed to return up to 131mpg with CO2 emissions of 50g/km A prototype version of the new plug-in hybrid BMW 3-series, which – it is claimed – will set new standards for fuel efficiency when it goes on sale in September 2015.Following the unveiling of the definitive production version of the X5 eDrive at the Paris motor show, BMW has now revealed its plans for a second plug-in hybrid based around a regular production model, the 3-series eDrive.The new car, which indirectly replaces the non-plug-in ActiveHybrid 3, runs a petrol-electric hybrid system similar to that used by the X5 eDrive. But rather than providing drive to all four wheels like it does in BMW’s upmarket SUV, it sends drive exclusively to the rear.from Autocar RSS Feed http://ift.tt/1uXyio8
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