Salutations -
Please be gentle its my first post!
So I work for a company that does a LOT of wind energy and I manage several assets (Energy Management Services) so I'm pretty green. And I started reflecting on my driving habits and it just makes sense for me to have an EV. I live in a small city. I work from home. I take my kids to school each morning so my total driving is less than 5 miles a morning. All of my trips into San Antonio consist of less than 80 miles round trip. So after looking at all of this I decided that I want a BMW i3 REX (extra range so I can visit my parents).
So I've crawled all over this site and I haven't seen a real comparison of the 2016 60Ah and the 2017 94Ah battery for the two respective models. There are two i3 models that I am currently considering but there is a $9K difference for the 2017 model (similar mileage). This begs the question is the new 94Ah battery worth the additional $9K. Or would the extra money be better spent putting it away for a new battery bank in 5 years or installing a fast charging station?
BTW - this is what I am looking for if you spy one:
BMW i3 with Range Extender
2016-2018
$25000 MAX cost including TTL and delivery
1 Owner Car
White
(1)Terra or (2) Giga interior
15K miles or less
Any advise will be appreciated.
Thanks
Please be gentle its my first post!
So I work for a company that does a LOT of wind energy and I manage several assets (Energy Management Services) so I'm pretty green. And I started reflecting on my driving habits and it just makes sense for me to have an EV. I live in a small city. I work from home. I take my kids to school each morning so my total driving is less than 5 miles a morning. All of my trips into San Antonio consist of less than 80 miles round trip. So after looking at all of this I decided that I want a BMW i3 REX (extra range so I can visit my parents).
So I've crawled all over this site and I haven't seen a real comparison of the 2016 60Ah and the 2017 94Ah battery for the two respective models. There are two i3 models that I am currently considering but there is a $9K difference for the 2017 model (similar mileage). This begs the question is the new 94Ah battery worth the additional $9K. Or would the extra money be better spent putting it away for a new battery bank in 5 years or installing a fast charging station?
BTW - this is what I am looking for if you spy one:
BMW i3 with Range Extender
2016-2018
$25000 MAX cost including TTL and delivery
1 Owner Car
White
(1)Terra or (2) Giga interior
15K miles or less
Any advise will be appreciated.
Thanks