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I really like the indicators for how far away home and work are. I've got an iPhone app to quickly tell me that. Would be nice to have right on the display. And give me a warning when my range is less than 10 miles above how far away I am from home.
If BMW do put this or something like it into production, it will be a pretty strong Bluestar competitor.
There is a new Facebook group for those who are interested in following developments: ActiveE | Facebook By the way, the charging port on this concept car is the same as the Mini E... ...which makes sense for an immediate one off, but I wonder if BMW will try to establish another de facto "standard" for their cars?
Detroit 2010: BMW ActiveE concept is all charged up and ready to go - Autoblog Green Leases in mid-2011.
Serious Model S Competition Check this out from BMW. Apparently they learned something from the Mini E program BMW North America
That shouldn't be a serious competition for the Model S. It's a lot smaller, seats 4 or maybe 5, has very low performance for a BMW and it's not really a luxury sedan as the Model S. This is their entrylevel BMW after all. This might be a good competitor for the Bluestar though, especially BMWs v2.0 of this car. Cobos
I also think it sounds close to previously discussed Bluestar specs (see up thread). I'm not sure why it would be DOA though, it could be a good small family second car depending on price and how they market it.
It's quicker than the 116i, 116d, 118d coupe, 316d, 318i and 318d... BMW 3 Series Sedan : Technical Data Over here the 318i has the highest retail sales of all the 3 Series.
Dpeilow: In case you had forgotten,it seems the lowest 3 series car you get in the US is the 328i and the 335d. Same for the series 1 with the 128i as the lowest engine Cobos
The only way it can work is if the price reflects the performance specs, which I doubt it will. The range is the same as the Leaf, I can't believe they couldn't get at least another 20 or so miles of range in it.