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The #BMW i3 wins the 2017 World Urban Car award at #NYIAS for its seamless blend of Performance and utility. pic.twitter.com/NdQrs9Usft

— BMW USA (@BMWUSA) April 15, 2017

Spring has sprung. We just saw the passage of another Earth Day on April 22. And climate – for better, or worse – as well as population growth and the ideal use of resources seems to be on many minds. So it's rather fitting that the New York International Auto Show, on April 12, 2017, just saw fit to award the new 94-Ah 2017 BMW i3 the inaugural 2017 World Urban…

If you're one who feels forever on the lookout for the "next big thing," we here at BMW of Birmingham would like to inform you:

It's already here. And you'll find it in the form of our esteemed German automaker's hatchback EV, the 2017 BMW i3.

Check the clip below to see it for yourself. Here now with more on the incredible i3 is Autotrader personality Jabari Jones:

On the base 60 Ah trim, the i3 is fitted with an electric motor. Fed by a 22-kilowatt-hour battery, the motor makes a healthy 170 horsepower. Rear-wheel drive…

Today, BMW of North America announced via a press release that it has won the bid to supply electric vehicles to the Los Angeles Police Department. BMW will provide 100 fully-electric BMW i3s for use in the LAPD's transportation fleet. Used for administration tasks, the new fleet of vehicles will save the city money fuel and maintenance costs...

LAPD leases 100 BMW i3 electric cars, will install 104 charging stations - LA Daily News https://t.co/MTX4A4NsRj

— LAPD (@LAPD) June 9, 2016