i3 - BEV v REx
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Rex also helps you make "good progress" if you are doing a motorway run. Yesterday I had a 80 mile motorway journey which would be achievable using a BEV at more moderate speeds. But if you want to travel at the unofficial motorway speed limit, then you can just activate the Rex early and it will give you the boost in charge that you need.
Thinking about the original twe choices..
How about option C) An extra 5-10kWh of batteries in the space where the REX goes?
You'll get £3,000 off the list for not having the REX. IIRC Batteries are about £400/kWh at the moment. So that woul dget you another 7.5kWh.
With that much you'd be guaranteed to get over 100 miles rangeand maybe as much as 150. I'd then be almost close enough to make my regular 150 miles trip with minimal time stopped for charging.
In fact I'd have happpily paid an extra £10k to get double the battery capacity thats standard at the mo. By the time you've spend £33k on the car with options going the rest of the way isn't so painful. It would be yet another 100kg heavier - but that's stuill not a heavy car.
http://jalopnik.com/what-bmws-i3-tells-us-about-ba...
Probably my biggest worry about buying now... about 6 months after I get mine delivered they'll announce a 40kWh version using v1.1 batteries.
How about option C) An extra 5-10kWh of batteries in the space where the REX goes?
You'll get £3,000 off the list for not having the REX. IIRC Batteries are about £400/kWh at the moment. So that woul dget you another 7.5kWh.
With that much you'd be guaranteed to get over 100 miles rangeand maybe as much as 150. I'd then be almost close enough to make my regular 150 miles trip with minimal time stopped for charging.
In fact I'd have happpily paid an extra £10k to get double the battery capacity thats standard at the mo. By the time you've spend £33k on the car with options going the rest of the way isn't so painful. It would be yet another 100kg heavier - but that's stuill not a heavy car.
http://jalopnik.com/what-bmws-i3-tells-us-about-ba...
Probably my biggest worry about buying now... about 6 months after I get mine delivered they'll announce a 40kWh version using v1.1 batteries.
I've ordered a BEV because we have 2 other cars for the longer journeys. If it's your only vehicle then the REx has to be the best choice. I do think it's very smart of BMW to offer the 2 options thereby covering all the bases.
On a separate note, I had a spirited passenger ride yesterday evening in a Tesla, what a stunning vehicle. I even (quite) liked the massive screen and definitely liked the power !
On a separate note, I had a spirited passenger ride yesterday evening in a Tesla, what a stunning vehicle. I even (quite) liked the massive screen and definitely liked the power !
skilly1 said:
I have REX. Done 11k so far in the car and only put in £200 of fuel. However the times I have used fuel have been essential and I would have been knackered without it. (Plus I may have once forgot to plug it in overnight !)
I'm trying to calculate your mileage as mpg equivalent I understand it takes about 22kwh to charge so thats like 153mpg i think? Over your 11k miles.
Assuming 45mpg petrol at £200, thats 1,530 miles on petrol, leaving 9,470 on EV, 110 mile avg range on pure electricity, 86 charges are £3 each charge. £458 total cost
That is pretty incredible and is just over twice as efficient / cheap to run as the best hybrid. Nice!
Doshy said:
I've ordered a BEV because we have 2 other cars for the longer journeys. If it's your only vehicle then the REx has to be the best choice. I do think it's very smart of BMW to offer the 2 options thereby covering all the bases.
On a separate note, I had a spirited passenger ride yesterday evening in a Tesla, what a stunning vehicle. I even (quite) liked the massive screen and definitely liked the power !
I did that back in August and am still trying to work out how to afford the Telsa so I can cancel my i3 order. My next thing is to look at what I'd spend on Fuel on the rex. The problem at the moment is the 85kWh Telsa with the electronics pack leather and parking sensor comes in at £63k after £5k grant! The finance will cost me over £20k between now and 2020 :-(On a separate note, I had a spirited passenger ride yesterday evening in a Tesla, what a stunning vehicle. I even (quite) liked the massive screen and definitely liked the power !
However I feel the £63k Telsa is better value for money than the £33k i3 after grant. Although expensive - if you compare the performance and space with other cars - they are all well over £50k. And suits my needs more as I do a round trip from the south up to the midlands every other week. But put another way - I could get a based model BEV i3 and an REX with options for the same price as the Tesla! LOL
Final option might be best... get an i3-rex now and when the Telsa Model 3 comes out in 2017 get one of those for me and give the i3 to the Mrs. Or a used Model S ;-)
TransverseTight said:
Doshy said:
I've ordered a BEV because we have 2 other cars for the longer journeys. If it's your only vehicle then the REx has to be the best choice. I do think it's very smart of BMW to offer the 2 options thereby covering all the bases.
On a separate note, I had a spirited passenger ride yesterday evening in a Tesla, what a stunning vehicle. I even (quite) liked the massive screen and definitely liked the power !
I did that back in August and am still trying to work out how to afford the Telsa so I can cancel my i3 order. My next thing is to look at what I'd spend on Fuel on the rex. The problem at the moment is the 85kWh Telsa with the electronics pack leather and parking sensor comes in at £63k after £5k grant! The finance will cost me over £20k between now and 2020 :-(On a separate note, I had a spirited passenger ride yesterday evening in a Tesla, what a stunning vehicle. I even (quite) liked the massive screen and definitely liked the power !
However I feel the £63k Telsa is better value for money than the £33k i3 after grant. Although expensive - if you compare the performance and space with other cars - they are all well over £50k. And suits my needs more as I do a round trip from the south up to the midlands every other week. But put another way - I could get a based model BEV i3 and an REX with options for the same price as the Tesla! LOL
Final option might be best... get an i3-rex now and when the Telsa Model 3 comes out in 2017 get one of those for me and give the i3 to the Mrs. Or a used Model S ;-)
If you're self employed the i3, on PCP, is very cheap over 3 years.
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