BMW i3 update in July
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This is being sent out to existing owners who helpfully posted it on the facebook group:
With more detailed added by one of the BMW sales guys:
"I can confirm that the new car will be from July production and we expect the first customer deliveries to be September ready for the new registration. There will be no retrofit available to existing i3 as the cost would be close to £10,000 so this is better placed towards a new car.
The car will cost £1,350 more than the existing car and will include DC rapid charge as standard.
The new battery will be in both BEV and REX models.
The car itself will be in effect the same car visually and the main difference will be that Solar Orange will no longer be available and a new colour Protonic Blue will be available.
The official announcement will be on the 2nd of May but the original existing BMW i3 customers that were early adopters of the new technology have been informed first.
We are able to take pre orders but until the official announcement next week we won't know any more details than this."
They have the old stock on 'cheap' lease deals to clear them out before the new model arrives so if you were thinking about ordering one (or have an order placed already) it may be worth bearing in mind.
As an aside, interesting that they now quote Zero Driving Emissions rather than Zero Emissions.
With more detailed added by one of the BMW sales guys:
"I can confirm that the new car will be from July production and we expect the first customer deliveries to be September ready for the new registration. There will be no retrofit available to existing i3 as the cost would be close to £10,000 so this is better placed towards a new car.
The car will cost £1,350 more than the existing car and will include DC rapid charge as standard.
The new battery will be in both BEV and REX models.
The car itself will be in effect the same car visually and the main difference will be that Solar Orange will no longer be available and a new colour Protonic Blue will be available.
The official announcement will be on the 2nd of May but the original existing BMW i3 customers that were early adopters of the new technology have been informed first.
We are able to take pre orders but until the official announcement next week we won't know any more details than this."
They have the old stock on 'cheap' lease deals to clear them out before the new model arrives so if you were thinking about ordering one (or have an order placed already) it may be worth bearing in mind.
As an aside, interesting that they now quote Zero Driving Emissions rather than Zero Emissions.
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