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I photographed the ActiveE a few times... Here at Leipzig Werk two prototypes: a (near) production car(w/USA orange turnsignal/corners) and an euro version. And here seen at the Welt last year... |
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01-25-2012, 11:38 AM | #90 |
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01-25-2012, 02:05 PM | #91 |
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Broken, thanks for pointing out.. I must have heard my dealer wrong... I am in NJ so who knows if things are inflated here.
I'll take down my post ;-)
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I have a bunch of pics however... i'll see if I have any views not posted.. ~Frost
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01-25-2012, 02:42 PM | #93 |
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01-26-2012, 09:01 PM | #96 | |
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The electronic devices you mention fail on a regular basis because we allow them too, mostly because the consequences are so low. If I was going to be stranded if my ipod ran out of charge, I'd be a lot more careful to make sure it didn't. I think the cold thing is probably the biggest issue with the current battery tech. I definitely wouldn't want to be stranded in a snow storm in one. It's a given that we need to find an alternative to fossil fuels, and clearly BMW is betting on electrics. I can't really blame them either. We already have a decent infrastructure for delivering electricity (even if it needs substantial improvements), we understand how much it costs, and it can be safely storred. |
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01-28-2012, 10:29 AM | #97 |
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I am VERY tempted to try and be one of the 700
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01-31-2012, 01:24 PM | #98 |
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That photo of the i3 is over a year old. The more recent spy shots are noticibly different and look more like the concept vehicle.
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02-02-2012, 08:54 PM | #100 |
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I did a blog post about my likes & dislikes so far if anyone is interested:
http://activeemobility.blogspot.com/...-features.html |
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02-02-2012, 09:19 PM | #101 |
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Hoping to be able to write a short review soon. One of my coworkers is waiting on one. His neighbor is the BMWNA rep for the Active E program, I forget the name. Apparently his car is here at BMW of Morristown and his charging station installed in December, so he should be getting it soon. He's upgrading from a Prius, respect!
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02-02-2012, 10:23 PM | #103 |
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02-03-2012, 02:12 AM | #104 |
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time for coilovers...what's the best brand for E82?
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02-03-2012, 08:29 AM | #105 |
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Ugh, still irks me that you have to actually live in one of the areas that BMW is offering the ActiveE in. I may not live in one, but I work in one and could charge it at work!!
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02-07-2012, 01:47 PM | #108 |
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How much does it cost to pick one up? My dealer told me $500 a month plus the $2800 down and then he told me some other number (which I am assuming is a BS dealer add on) which he said brought my total down to about $4000. After looking on BMW website all i saw was the original $2800 down.
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02-07-2012, 03:00 PM | #109 |
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I'm assuming you're able shutdown a lot of electronics to maybe increase your run time. does it have heated seats? How much has your home electricity bill increased since the purchase?
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"I'm assuming you're able shutdown a lot of electronics to maybe increase your run time. does it have heated seats? How much has your home electricity bill increased since the purchase?" The electronics don't draw as much as you would think, except the heater. Yes it has heated seats and from what I'm told they use less energy so I use them a lot. I've been driving electric for about three years now(had the MINI-E) so I know a lot about the energy cost. The car uses about 30-33kWh to go 100 miles. Take a look at you electricity bill, it tells you what you are paying for a kWh; it varies throughout the country. The National average is 12 cents per kWh. So it costs about $3.75 to drive 100 miles. The car has an EPA MPGe rating of 102MPGe combined which is spot on if you look at my calculations. In other words, it's the equivalent of a gas car that gets about 100 mpg in it's energy usage. I drive a lot (30k per year) and it would cost me about $1,600 per year in electricity, but I do have a solar array that makes my electricity so I'm not paying that now anyway. |
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