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Added on the 06/02/2023 05:38:44 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
German car manufacturer BMW unveiled its brand new i8 Roadster model at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday. The i8 Roadster is a two-seater hybrid sports car featuring a soft-electric top and an aluminium body with a carbon-fiber passenger cell.The car comes with a battery that has an electric-only range of up to 18 miles before the 3 cylinder, 369 horsepower gas engines joins in. The i8 hybrid roadster is fast - its top speed is 155 mph and the sleek vehicle can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in about 4.4 seconds.
In this video, Mat Watson and Rebecca Chaplin hit the roads of London in a BMW i3 for a challenge with a difference.The pair took it in turns to drive some of the city’s busiest areas without pressing the brake pedal and attempted to get by just using the electric car’s regenerative braking alone.Like many electric cars, the BMW i3 begins to recover energy as soon as you take your foot off the accelerator. When it’s accelerating the battery powers the wheels but when it’s braking the motor acts as a generator, charging the battery and gently bringing the car to a stop at the same time – if you’re on flat ground that is.Each of would drive just over three miles and the person who used the brake pedal the least would win. Of course, they weren’t allowed to cause an accident by not braking so planning ahead and paying attention would be key!
At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks overnight near the Kenyan town of Mai Mahiu just north of the capital Nairobi, as torrential rains and floods battered the country. IMAGES
British runner Russ Cook jogs with supporters who have joined him for the final leg of his 16,000km charity challenge to run the length of Africa from South Africa's Cape Agulhas to Cape Angela in Tunisia. IMAGES
Catholic faithful attend the Passion Play of Iztapalapa, a performance taking place in Mexico City during Holy Week, where actors, dressed as Bible characters, re-enact the scene from the Christian holy book. IMAGES
Karen Gillan behind the scenes of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy makes playing Nebula look so much fun. #guardiansofthegalaxy #gotg3 #karengillan #guardiansofthegalaxyvol3 #marvel #nebula