Author: By PHIL PATTON

Elements of the BMW i8’s sliced-and-angled appearance are starting to show up on other vehicles and hint at an emerging trend in auto design.

BMW undoubtedly knew that it would have to start from scratch with the design of its electric i3 platform; putting batteries and motors onto a gasoline platform would not have been enough.

Ross Lovegrove, a British product designer, teamed with Renault to create Twin’Z, a visually compelling electric car.