BMW Active E

[gameon]

that is something you never want to see...keep leasing them...don't know why crush them...

 

[JRP3]

At least sell them for parts, or as salvage.

 

[qwk]

I don't think this proves anything about the i3. Both the MiniE and ActiveE from the start were clearly labeled as a test fleet. It's expected they would meet the crusher at some point if BMW didn't find a use for them after the leases were up.

As for your point about the RAV4, I think it actually serves as a counter point to your argument. The RAV4 was clearly a compliance vehicle (by Toyota's own admission), but yet it was re-purposed. So being re-purposed doesn't seem to have anything to do with a car being a compliance car or not.

Those Rav4's were repurposed by Tesla. That is the big difference in the equation. If it was up to Toyota, there would be a picture similar to the one above in the Rav4 thread here.

 

[stopcrazypp]

Those Rav4's were repurposed by Tesla. That is the big difference in the equation. If it was up to Toyota, there would be a picture similar to the one above in the Rav4 thread here.

Sure, but Toyota had to give permission first, as Toyota owns those vehicles and can do what they want to them. Toyota could just as easily have asked that they be put in a crusher.

BMW did re-purpose a some of the ActiveEs for their DriveNow car sharing program (they did the same for the MiniE's in Europe), so does that exempt the i3 from being called a "compliance car"?
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/05/10/bmw-adds-on-street-parking-to-drivenow-carsharing-in-sf/

 

[qwk]

IMHO, no. When a company builds a clown car with pathetic range, around CARB rules.....
If it walks, quacks.......

 

[Ampster]

Sure, but Toyota had to give permission first, as Toyota owns those vehicles and can do what they want to them. Toyota could just as easily have asked that they be put in a crusher.
.............

I think Tesla owned the mules as part of their development of the RAV4EV for Toyota.

 

[dsm363]

What a stupid PR move. If you're going to do something like that after Who Killed the Electric Car you'd think they would be smarter and not be so blatant.

 

[JRP3]

To be fair unlike GM and the EV1 debacle BMW is still producing an actual EV, and with all the other EV options I don't think there will be much outcry over this move.

 

[stopcrazypp]

To be fair unlike GM and the EV1 debacle BMW is still producing an actual EV, and with all the other EV options I don't think there will be much outcry over this move.

Exactly, BMW has a replacement for the "electronauts" in this program. This is similar to how Honda and Toyota had hybrids so that owners didn't have as much to complain about (while GM had nothing, so they bore the brunt of the criticism).

 

[EarlyAdopter]

What a complete waste.

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I'm glad this is getting picked up by the media and BMW is getting some negative PR from this. Every one of these articles instantly brings up the GM EV1 fiasco.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1092258_crushed-bmw-activee-test-fleet-headed-for-scrapyard
http://transportevolved.com/2014/05/22/history-repeats-bmw-openly-crushes-active-e-electric-car/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/05/bmw-crushes-activee-units-en-masse/
https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/bmw-caught-crushing-its-activee-electric-test-cars-194553996.html

Any shred of interest I or my wife might have had in buying a BMW i3 just went completely out the window.

 

[ManuVince]

IMHO, no. When a company builds a clown car with pathetic range, around CARB rules.....
If it walks, quacks.......

I'm not a big Fan of the i3, but I don't think it is compliance car, and the reason for that is simple: BMW do sell them in Europe, they even do advertisement for it. There is a real investment from BMW on that one. It is the 3rd best selling all electric car in Europe so far this year behind the Leaf and of course the Model S (mostly thanks to the Norwegians).

 

[GSP]

When BWM next talks about 'efficiency' and 'energy savings' and recycling someone should show them those pictures. Nothing is more wastefull than destroying perfectly good cars.

Excellent idea.

This photo should be pasted to every tweet, Facebook post, blog, and printed poster that BMW ever publishes anout their "commitment to sustainability and the environment."

GSP

 

[qwk]

I'm not a big Fan of the i3, but I don't think it is compliance car, and the reason for that is simple: BMW do sell them in Europe, they even do advertisement for it. There is a real investment from BMW on that one. It is the 3rd best selling all electric car in Europe so far this year behind the Leaf and of course the Model S (mostly thanks to the Norwegians).

Let me put it this way. If it wasn't for CARB, it wouldn't have been built.

 

[pharmacydave]

That picture of a truck load of crushed Active-E made me so mad, F.U. BMW, I would have kept leasing mine, even bought it . The Active-E looks, drove, and just felt so much better than the egg i-3 does. So glad I bought a Tesla, and not the i-3, Tesla is just a better company anyway.

 

[CHGolferJim]

Why exactly were they crushed? Seems a lot if economic value was destroyed, so there must have been a reason, no?

 

[ecarfan]

Perhaps BMW didn't want to support them with parts and service anymore. Not worth it to them for the very small number of total vehicles.

Of course Active E owners are going to be upset, I would be too.