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Buy a BMW i3 used; they go for sub-20k. I live in Colorado and it’s fine all year round. If you need to drive more than 120 miles in a day then yes this is stil
by evo_9 7y ago
Buy a BMW i3 used; they go for sub-20k. I live in Colorado and it’s fine all year round. If you need to drive more than 120 miles in a day then yes this is still impractical, otherwise it’s the best bargain in EV land and a fun car to jet around town in.
- durandal1 7y agoThe range extender version is also quite neat for a fairly small increase in purchase price. We rarely use it but we fairly often cut it close with battery capacity and it's nice to have the backup.
- maxsilver 7y ago> it’s fine all year round. How does it do on potholes? And on ice? I really wanted to love the i3, but the bicycle tires looked liked they'd be fundamentally unsafe on the ice or on any unmaintained (pothole-filled) road.
- eMSF 7y agoThe narrow tyres of the i3 sure look funny, but I wouldn't expect it to be an issue on ice. It's pretty common knowledge around here to have narrower winter tyres than summer tyres so you don't just glide over snow, so I guess the i3 has just the right profile... for winter.
- evo_9 7y agoA bit late but hopefully helpful. I find it to be very unstable on snow/ice, and I grew up in Michigan driving in much worse than Colorado typically gets. The caveat is that you buy real winter tiles (x-ice, Blizzak,etc) and it's pretty rock solid. I agree the bicycle tires are terrible looking. I actually just bought a 2017 today for 22k and the salesmen mentioned one of the mechanics has an i3 and has tricked his out, including bigger rims/tires. I'm going to reach out and do the same now that I own one (had been leasing a 2017).