The German brand BMW has called for a review of its electric model i3? For a gasoline leak!
Fuel leak on BMW i3
An electric car recalled for a gasoline leak. It seems a joke, but it is not. In fact, this is what has happened to the BMW i3. A German utility with an electric motor that urgently needs to go through the workshop to correct a problem due to a fuel leak; yes, at the moment the affected units, which now number 19.130, are all in the United States. The one in charge of discovering the fault has been, once again, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA. But how has this happened, if the BMW i3 is an electric car?
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It should be remembered that the German brand offers an internal combustion engine of contained dimensions. That is responsible for providing an extra to the vehicle’s battery and thus gain more autonomy in the Range Extender version -or REX-. However, the BMW i3 is still not a hybrid car despite having this small engine. Since it is not responsible for driving the wheels in any case. Logically, with the low price of gasoline in North America. The vast majority of customers who buy a BMW i3 do so with this little extra help to enjoy greater range.
Specifically, the problem is found in a pipe whose mission is the ventilation and recirculation of the vapors emitted by the fuel. This would run the risk of coming into contact with the positive battery cable, which could lead to the aforementioned fuel leak and, later, end in a fire. The truth is that, fortunately, for the moment there have been no cases of fire, but BMW has already rushed to call all the owners so that they go to the official service to correct this potential problem.
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