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Production chronology2014–2020
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗7 years
← BMW
BMW / Model record
BMWi8
Production2014–2020
Recorded originGermany
ClassSports car
Also known asBMW Concept Vision Efficient Dynamics
Background
The BMW i8 was a plug-in hybrid sports car developed by BMW. The i8 was part of BMW's electrified fleet and was marketed under the BMW i sub-brand. The production version of the BMW i8 was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show and was released in Germany in June 2014. Deliveries to retail customers in the U.S. began in August 2014. A roadster variant was launched in May 2018. Production ended in June 2020.
Text adapted from “BMW i8” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2014–2017
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2015–2020
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗5 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2014–2016
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗3 years
EEA EU registration observations2025
EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2014–2015
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗2 years