I’m not going to try to analyze who has it right or who is a bigger innovator, but it’s clear that both companies have chosen to focus on different aspects of their respective vehicles. With…
If you listen to BMW marketing, they’ll have you convinced that the only place to really experience the full benefits of the i3 is to drive it in a city environment. Pretty much every description…
In a surprising turn of events, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) reversed a previous decision to exclude the BMW i3 REx from the States Tax exemption for zero emission vehicles. This hopefully…
I have to say that overall I am very pleased with my i3. It’s living up to what I had hoped it would be, and after a month of ownership I’m convinced it was the…
It what can only be categorized as a major misstep, BMW of North America has announced that the i3 with Range Extender is not tax exempt in the state of New Jersey as what was…
This afternoon I took delivery of the first i3 REx in the US. BMW of North America was kind enough to arrange it so I’d have the very first one delivered in North America, and…
I was tipped off by an anonymous follower here that the Spanish i3 online configurer has a not-yet-available option called “Bateria de mayor potencia” which Google Translate will tell you means “battery more powerful” in English….
Now that BMW has begun to deliver some BEV i3s to the ActiveE Electronauts, some of those in the ActiveE trial lease program who haven’t yet gotten their i3 have been asking how the i3…
Many people considering a BMW i3 are a bit torn between the full electric version (BEV), and the range extended version (REx). What they may not know is their decision will indeed help BMW decide…
While Electric cars are currently more expensive than their conventionally-powered counterparts, the total cost of ownership over time can certainly be less, and in some cases much less.
