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Not fair for the Verge to compare DC fast charging on the i3 to 30 A J1772 public charging on the Tesla S.
Tesla has more DC superchargers than BMW, and Tesla's are faster. And Free. :smile:
GSP
The price difference is a valid argument on its own, but its not a valid justification to be misleading with charge rates.The $40k i3 starts at $41,350 + $925 destination fee = $42,275
And the $100k Tesla starts at $69,900 + $1170 destination and regulatory doc fee = $71,070
The price difference is a valid argument on its own, but its not a valid justification to be misleading with charge rates.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152130571788903&set=gm.586094218131110&type=1&theater In related news, someone posted their lease terms on the I3 facebook page. I've never tried to read one of these before, but I'm assuming that's $930.42 a month plus an additional $1899.48 drive off for 12,000 miles 3 years. Average that out to $983.18 a month and I just don't see a compelling reason to lease it vs buying a 60kwh MS.
I thought the same thing. $930/mo. to lease this car? Wow.
41% residual. That's worse than horrible. and they keep the $7500 rebate since it's a lease too.
They apply 66% of the rebate to the deal, not all $7,500 that a purchaser is eligible for. I believe the 66% IS a pass through of what BMW Finance actually gets as a Leasing company. If you do their Owner Flex or whatever they call it, then it's similar to Tesla Finance deal with a guaranteed price after 3 years.
BMW's new Electric I3 BMW is coming to BMW of Shrewsbury Wagner for this Saturday Feb. 8th only from 9AM-4PM, They are not offering Test Drives, but you can sit in the car and take a good look. Is this the future for you?
I got this message from the Boston chapter of the BMW club... (I get their announcements because I sometimes go to their Mount Tremblant lapping days.)
I don't believe that the final US spec car has been produced for certification yet. Virtually every large market has a different way of calculating cargo space.Still no published spec's for cargo space or interior room: http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Cont...ehicles/2014/i3/BMWi3/Features_and_Specs.aspx
When is this car going to be finalized?
I will post a list of ride & drive events from our Facebook group below.Test drives tomorrow in Cincinnati as well.
Mar 22: BMW of Tenafly NJ
Feb 15-16 -- Sonnen BMW, San Rafael CA
Feb 8th -- Autohaus BMW St. Louis MO
Feb 8th -- Wagner BMW, Shrewsbury, MA, display only (with inside access), NO test drives
Feb 7-8 -- Sterling BMW, Newport Beach, CA
Feb 5th/6th -- Mountain View CA / BMW Mtn View
2013 German i3 sales; 552 commercial sales 7 private retail sales.
http://insideevs.com/bmw-sells-only-7-i3s-to-private-buyers-in-germany-in-2013/
2013 German i3 sales; 552 commercial sales 7 private retail sales.
http://insideevs.com/bmw-sells-only-7-i3s-to-private-buyers-in-germany-in-2013/
Side note, I just stumbled across a post on the BMW i3 Facebook group about this and this post from MNL (at My Nissan Leaf Forum View topic - Official BMW i3 thread)The $40k i3 starts at $41,350 + $925 destination fee = $42,275
If you don't want the REx engine, during the 1st 3 months, you'll be forced to take a $50,875 car! What a shame!Boomer23 said:Oh, by the way, in another disappointment to hopeful early i3 buyers, if there are any such buyers left after the lease cost disappointments, BMW plans to only import fully loaded versions for the first 3 months or so. BMW calls this a "launch edition" and I've heard that they do this often with new models.
So if you aren't one of the ActiveE "Electronauts" (who are able to choose their option levels and will get the first US cars), and you want one of the first cars here, you'll be forced to take a fully loaded model, with only option of the paint color and the choice of adding the sport wheels. In CA, if you had the idea to get one of the early REx models and get one of the few remaining green carpool stickers before they run out (and maybe flip the car when the HOV panic starts), you'll need to buy a $56K car.