i3 Car Leasing & Contract Hire

Prices for the new BMW i3 start from £35,400.00 OTR* or to lease from £295.79 per month with Nationwide Vehicle Contracts.

Please be aware that our BMW i3 lease deals change regularly, so if you see a BMW i3 leasing deal you are interested in, be sure to register your interest early to ensure you don’t miss out!

*'On the road' price correct at time of publication and includes one year's road fund license, DVLA first registration fee and number plate fee. Prices are subject to change, always check with your nearest retailer.

Yes, the BMW i3 is a fully-electric car. It is powered by a 42.2kWh battery and an electric motor to drive the rear wheels.

As a pure electric car, the BMW i3 will need to be plugged into a EV charging unit (such as a home, work or public EV charger) to take electricity from the grid. 

You can find out more about how electric cars work in our handy electric car guide.

You can charge the BMW i3 using a slow (3kW), fast (7kW) or rapid (50kW) EV charger. Charging costs vary depending on the type of charge unit used.  

Using a home 7kW charger (on a 14 p/kWh domestic tariff), the BMW i3 will cost around £4.62 to charge from empty to full. This equates to a cost per mile of 3.2 p/mile.

Using a public 50kW rapid charger (on a 30 p/kWh tariff), the BMW i3 will cost £7.92 to charge from full to 80% charge. This equates to a cost per mile of 5.4 p/mile

These fuel costs compare favourably with 12-15 p/mile for conventional petrol and diesel cars.

You can read more about how much it costs to charge an electric car in our Electric Car Charging Costs guide.

The BMW i3 has a range of 190 miles for the standard i3, or 173 miles on the sportier i3s. 

BMW no longer sells hybrid ‘range extender’ models, which used three-cylinder petrol engines to charge the battery on the move.

Interested in an electric car? View our electric cars with the longest range guide for a list of cars with a range of up to 370 miles on a single charge.