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Because Germany boldly pushed forward to innovate a commercially viable electric car oh wait never mind..
by marknutter 12y ago
Because Germany boldly pushed forward to innovate a commercially viable electric car oh wait never mind..
- arethuza 12y agoI'm not disagreeing that the article is a bit silly, but electric cars aren't the best thing to pick: http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehicles/bmw-i/i3/2013/start.html http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehicles/bmw-i/i3/2013/start.... NB The i3 has been getting great reviews and is only £25K or so in the UK after the £5K you get back from HMG. Edit: I just checked and a base Tesla Model S is £50K after the same rebate - so I don't think they are competing.
- marknutter 12y agoDoes the Tesla not pre-date the I3?
- Zigurd 12y agoNot by a significant margin, and the i3 has beat Tesla to market in lower-priced electric cars. One could also argue that the CRP bodies in the i-series are a generation ahead of the use of aluminum in car bodies.
- marknutter 12y agoI'm talking about the Tesla Roadster which is what caused the automobile industry to take electric cars seriously. Without the Tesla the i3 would not exist today.
- arethuza 12y agoNot sure about that - BMW have been advertising the i3 and i8 for a long time and their "i Project" that led to the creation of these models was started in 2007, which is before the Tesla roadster was on the market: http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/forschung_entwicklung/mobilitaet_der_zukunft/project_i/project_i.html http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/forschung_ent...
- marknutter 12y agoThe Tesla Roadster was officially revealed to the public on July 19, 2006, a full year before BMW started their "i Project". Hmm, I wonder what inspired them...
- lispm 12y agoLike a mass market BMW i3 with carbon technology? The i8 sports car. The company I work for is involved in a tiny part of the software for it.
- arethuza 12y agoI hope you got a test drive - the i8 is a gorgeous car!