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Does the Tesla not pre-date the I3?

• Zigurd 12y ago
  Not 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 ago
    I'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 ago
      Not 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 ago
        The 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...