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It's one ugly car. I normally love BMW styling. Not even close on the i3.
Thank you for the summary. Yes, agreed, the current run rate is reportedly 70 per day, 1,400 per month and 17,000 per year.I read the original article and it states that only 70 BMW i3 can be built at the moment per day (carbon supply bottleneck), however they intend that solve soon with additional investments in the carbon supply chain.
Other take-aways from the article:
- The BMW i5 final greenlight depends on i3 demand in the US and other important EV markets. If this car gets a "go" from Munich, the larger BMW i5 is expected by 2017.
- The 11k fix orders (as of late January 2014) are almost only from within Europe. This number does look very encouraging to BMW management since many countries (USA etc.) are only coming later.
- The original sales targets for the i3 were 30'000 for 2014 and 50'000 for 2015. This can't be achieved for 2014 due to the carbon supply issues.
- The production issues weren't unexpected. BMW management on purpose chose the current smaller series (i3 and i8, soon the 7 series) to work out initial kinks before they ramp up carbon production for more car models.
Click to openApr 25: Nalley BMW, Decatur, GA
Mar 22: BMW of Tenafly NJ
Feb 28-March 1: Steve Thomas BMW, Camarillo, CA 93010, (805) 482-8878
Feb 28-March 2: Crevier BMW, Santa Ana, (866)-379-0654
It sounds like you need to buy the dedicated i3 charger for 240V charging, and that you cannot just plug the car into a 240V outlet like you can a Model S. That surprises me. And that website text gives the impression that you can't charge the car using 110/120V, that would just be to "top off" the battery. Which doesn't make sense. Maybe it reads that way to try to make people believe that the dedicated BMW charger is required so they can sell more even though in reality it is not required. Surely a small battery like in the i3 can be fully charged overnight on 120V?
An astronaut (Berry) returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.
Source: Extant (TV Series 2014-) - Plot Summary - IMDb
http://adacemobility.wordpress.com/...im-bmw-i3-das-ist-ein-gewaltiger-unterschied/
This is a german article comparing the batteries of the BMW i3 and the Model S.
BMW's battery is obviously a lot more advanced. According to their tests the Tesla's 18650 cell will suffer from depletion over time whereas the i3 cell should still work 20 years from now.
The i3 has ‘scored’ a role on Halle Berry’s upcoming new sci-fi TV-series.
Just booked a test drive for April 17th.