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11-08-2011, 07:35 AM | #23 |
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11-08-2011, 08:29 AM | #24 |
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Originally Posted by ken1137 One more question; will BMW pay for the electrical set up in your garage? I apologize for my ignorance on the subject...read briefly about this testing program before but I did not review any specifics. Plus... doesn't the IRS give you a huge tax incentive for buying an all electric car? $5K or something like that. I thought I remembered reading about that. ??? |
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Yeah, you get a nice tax incentive and a reasonable insurance discount aswell. Haha ok sure, I post up when im autoxing. Although im not sure that the battery will take the drive from home and the stress of autoxing...Ill probably end up bringing a support vehicle with my dad's emergency generator in the trunk. Very ecofriendly there, haha |
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11-08-2011, 07:40 PM | #26 |
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Ok guys I just drove it today. The power is good, the car pulls smoothly all the way until the 90mph speed limiter.
It comes with oyster interior, not black, and it has the black headliner, sport steering wheel with blue stitching, manual heated seats with blue stitching. All cars come with Nav, BMW assist, iPod, Sirius radio and PDC. no comfort access or alarm. The cars on the west coast come with Low Rolling Resistance tires which will help range but are not as grippy as what we are used to. The east coast cars will come with the typical all season Continental run flats that come on most 328i's. It will be a 24 month lease only, and it is on a first come first serve basis. Ask me any questions you would like and I'll do my best to answer them. |
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11-09-2011, 12:09 AM | #29 |
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I definitely want to lease one for sure. I think the IRS thing only applies if you purchase a vehicle right?
Dicker, which dealership did you go to if you mind me asking? |
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Don't you mean... "not limited but hard to get!" I think there are (barely) more ActiveE's made than 1M's. |
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11-09-2011, 02:22 PM | #32 |
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Hahahaha! The active E has 700 units for the US 300 for ROW. Mini E pioneers get first right of refusal on them and after that it's first come first serve. They can only be Registered in CA, CT, NJ, NY and MA however.
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11-09-2011, 02:43 PM | #33 |
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Everyone keeps mentioning a 3yrs lease. I signed up for updates and at least in the US it is a 2yr close-end lease.
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Are they all going to come with the circuit board graphics on the exterior? I'm all for developing E-propulsion, but I'd rather not be a rolling billboard to that effect.
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my dad really wants one, but we live in texas : \. Why is it limited to those places?
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Sorry for the mistake guys, it is a 24 month lease with unlimited miles. If anyone in the eastern region wants one I'd be more than happy to help.
Price of the charging station varies, they are projecting that it will be in the $1800-$2200 range. You do keep the charging station and it is the standard connector that works for everything but the tesla.
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BMW took the IRS tax credit and applied that to the lease as a capitol cost reduction, so no you cannot claim it because it has already been claimed for each vehicle. As for you PM, yes, the dates coincide with what has been the plan, however it is possible it may be pushed back just a week or two. The MINI-E lessees, like myself will be getting our cars first, starting around December 15th. We are getting our wall chargers(EVSE's) first but we haven't been contacted about that yet which is a little troubling. We all have wall chargers already, but the connectors were developed before the new standard (J1772) connector was adopted so BMW is swapping our wall chargers for free (New participants will have to pay for the unit & installation) with the new AeroVironment chargers. Since that hasn't even been scheduled for any of us yet(there are about 100 MINI-E drivers that will be taking ab ActiveE, leaving 600 for everyone else) I'm wondering how they can keep the anticipated time line. I still think they will begin to accept applications from the general public around December 1st, but I'm thinking you won't even start getting your cars until February. I'm hoping to get mine in the middle of December, but I don't have to wait for the wall charger installation because I already installed a J1772 charger in my garage months ago,(see above pic) I just need the car now! |
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11-12-2011, 02:33 PM | #41 |
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^My dealer got their timesheet for Active E deliveries a few months ago. Theyre getting their 5 in mid January
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I've been driving the MINI-E for 30 months now and will drive the ActiveE for 24 months and then buy(probably) the i3. I've been off gas since june 2009 ans I'm not going back http://minie250.blogspot.com/ |
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