RE: Could you buy a BMW i3?
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I saw one of these a couple of weeks ago on the road in Munich. I'm not sure if it was a customer car as it didn't have any of the camouflage that you normally see with the test cars around the city.
I was surprised how tall it looked compared to the other cars on the road, it looked more like a short MPV than what you would expect from a small city car. It certainly stood out amongst the traffic.
I was surprised how tall it looked compared to the other cars on the road, it looked more like a short MPV than what you would expect from a small city car. It certainly stood out amongst the traffic.
Garybee said:
McWigglebum4th said:
Garybee said:
Can't see me ever buying something like this. I don't buy new cars and I suspect that these will be pretty worthless as 2nd hand buys due to batteries requiring replacement.
I suspect I will be buying something like this as everyone belives the battery needs replacing after 3 yearsAlso it doesn't have a battery
So its far cheaper to replace some batteries
That'll do, I reckon that has about the same level of unpleasantness as your reply.
It has lots of little batteries all linked together
So you only replace the cells that are dead
Garybee said:
That's an interesting point. Do you know the cost of having this done at a specialist indie'? If the net cost of a battery replacement wasn't silly then I'm not averse to the idea of an electric car at all.
The issue at the moment is that it isn't cost effective. However, most Li in the world comes from tin pot South American ex dictatorships which are prone to popular uprisings so the supply of the raw carbonate is 'fragile'. Hence a lot of the price.
Countries like China and Japan are already buying off the Govts over there to try an secure supply flow. Once EVs take a significant hold then the batteries will be recycled as there will be enough of them to make it cost effective. At present the most common use is in small batteries in phones etc and they just get binned but collecting whole racks from cars is cheaper than the same number from phones.
The Li argument is another false flag in reality from pressure groups mainly with geopolitical motivations over human rights abuses in Chile and Bolivia. The fact is that if Li tech becomes crucial then these countries will be forcibly 'stabilised' to secure supply and recycling will have become cost effective by the nature of the vast number of batteries in the market place.
Some slightly iffy overtaking in places but shows the i3 on the roads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQVO0Vaigb0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQVO0Vaigb0
mids said:
Some slightly iffy overtaking in places but shows the i3 on the roads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQVO0Vaigb0
And electric car over took a fossil fuelled carhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQVO0Vaigb0
quick everyone
KILL YOURSELVES its the end
mids said:
Some slightly iffy overtaking in places but shows the i3 on the roads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQVO0Vaigb0
Looks like a typical BMW driver to me .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQVO0Vaigb0
ZesPak said:
Looks like a typical BMW driver to me .
Quite appropriate for it to be BMW really given what i witnessed yesterday on the A1. No doubt sitting 2ft from the bumper of the car in front on the A1 will be a key part of achieving maximum battery range, for which 318d owners are already in training.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff