BMW launches first electric car showroom in London

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To tie in with the Olympics, BMW has opened its first showroom for electric cars in London's Park Lane.

It is exhibiting the i3 electric hatchback (a competitor for the Nissan Leaf) and the BMW i8, the £100,000 plug-in hybrid. We say "exhibiting" because the cars do not go on sale until the end of 2013. However, BMW feels that with 160 electric BMWs and 40 electric Minis on the Olympic fleet, it is the right time to introduce the cars to the public.

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