LAPD to Test BMW’s Carbon Fiber i3 for 12 Months
BMW announced it will loan its electric i3 car to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for evaluation over the next 12 months. The evaluation will mark the i3’s first test in an American authority fleet. Back in 2011, when BMW first unveiled the i3, it became the first major automaker to mass produce a car largely made with composites. BMW said in a Sept. 11 press release that the i3’s composite structure was a critical part of the LAPD’s decision to test it.
