BMW backs plug-in hybrids for the long term

Many car manufacturers think of plug-in hybrids (PHEV) as a ‘bridging’ technology designed to tide the market over until full battery-electric vehicles (BEV) are cheaper and easier to charge. But not BMW, which sees this form of partial electrification, used in vehicles such as the 330e, as suitable fuel-saving technology for well into the foreseeable future alongside BEVs like the i3.