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I've noticed while driving my i3 that every time I pass by one of those automated devices that flashes out your speed at you in an effort to get you to slow down, the automated sign shows I am doing two miles per hour less than my car's speedometer shows. The first time it happened I didn't...

AND NOW SAVE ANOTHER $1,000. This news just in today - for anyone who does one of the "un4gettable" or "Ultimate Drive" test drives, BMW has now decided to let you apply the $1,000 credit you earn for that to a lease or purchase of an i3! Here's the details, courtesy of my CA: From...

I know there has been a ton of confusion about the special lease offer (the 7% increase in the residual) that first surfaced last Friday. Now, courtesy of my terrific CA, I can share with you the great news that BMW has modified the program by making it so every dealer can do this for an...

I have found all the discussions about EVSE's on this forum very helpful. But I still could use some additional advice please as I try to decide which EVSE to install in my own garage for my i3 BEV that arrives next week. I was initially planning to go with the Schneider 30 amp model, which...

Hi all- Those of you who have been on this forum for a while may remember me as the guy who earlier in the spring was whining about the lack of a sunroof, then about the lack of a white HOV sticker for the REX, and then about the poor lease programs. I eventually signed off from this forum...

The REx in the US now seems to me to be pretty much a waste of money. A waste of $3,850 (plus tax) to be exact. Things going against it: 1. Despite all of BMW's efforts to engineer it so it could qualify for the white HOV sticker and the full state rebate in California (and hopefully, by...

This just in, from Eric Loveday at Inside EV's: http://insideevs.com/breaking-bmw-i3-rex-gets-green-hov-sticker/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InsideEvs+%28Inside+EVs%29 Unfortunately, by the time the first REx arrives in CA, there will be no green stickers...

i could be wrong, but I think this is the most detailed explanation yet of the actual launch finance and lease rates from BMW...

Earlier today I posted an email I got from San Francisco BMW in which they let me know that they will have i3's available for sale in April (i.e, they have not managed to pre-sell their initial allocation.) I sent them back this reply: "I really wanted to get the i3 - but only if it has the...

I got this email from San Francisco BMW today: "I wanted to let you know that we are set to receive a few available for sale i3 models by the end of the April. I will keep you posted. Get back to me if you have any questions. Thank you Kamal Mamedov Internet Sales Manager BMW of San...

Spotted this on Bimmerfest.com tonight. Yet another dealer in what is supposed to be the prime launch market (i.e., California) announcing very publicly that they have not even come close to selling out their initial allocation of i3's. This on top of similar posts from dealers in the San...

A common question across this forum is whether or not the REx is going to be worth the extra price in the US. Some here have speculated that -- because in the US the REx will be limited to only turn on when the battery is nearly spent -- driving with the REx on will result in the kind of...

http://wardsauto.com/vehicle-test-drives/i3-bmw-no-other?page=2

As posted on Facebook earlier today by Tom Moloughney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS3EMir8zkY

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/bmw-s-i3-electric-has-power-and-range-but-stalls-on-price-1.1679368?page=1

Has anyone had a chance yet to drive on both the 20" and the 19" wheels? If so, could you please share your thoughts on what the difference is in ride quality between the two? Normally I like to go with a vehicle's standard wheel size because the tires, by having more sidewall, usually...

A poster named miimura on the myrav4ev.com forum has created an excel spread sheet that you can use to calculate the impact on your PG&E electric bills when you add an EV into your usage. He's posted it on google drive: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2boNz94iJHhU2RnaXVNSVFfNmM/edit...

Jazz posted this link in another section of the forum today: http://www.motornature.com/2013/10/the-bmw-i3-will-have-the-best-residual-value-of-all-electric-cars/ DAT is sort of the Kelly Blue Book of Germany. They project that the 3 year residual value of the i3 BEV will be 53.1%, and that...

I can't for the life of me figure out why they haven't included this in the i3. At least as an option if not standard. Especially given the limited visibility out the rear and rear sides.

http://green.autoblog.com/2014/01/16/bmw-i3-green-white-hov-sticker-california/ http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1089732_2014-bmw-i3-range-extender-no-white-ca-carpool-lane-sticker-heres-why Still at issue is which level of credit from CA the REx will get, $2,500 or $1,500.