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      05-02-2014, 08:56 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Louv View Post
drlonline: There was no discussion of the display key. We were given normal keys for the drive. In the press material we were given this is the only mention of the key at all:

"The manufacture of the key for the BMW i8 involves another innovative form of raw material production – its casing is made from a biopolymer based on castor beans. The oil gained from the beans is mixed with 30 per cent glass fibre to make an extremely high- quality and robust material."
Sadly this leans towards what I had been informed about the Display Key no longer being available for the i8 (either as standard equipment or as a cost option).
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