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It was revealed in July that the BMW i3 would start at $41,350 (before incentives but not including the $925 destination fee). What BMW didn’t say at the time was how much the gas-powered engine version would be. Now we know: $45,300. That means the fossil-fuel comfort blanket will be a $3,950 upgrade (or, maybe, it’ll be $3,850, since the base price for the range-extender is also listed as $45,200 somewhere in the depths of BMW’s too-long press release, available below). The cost for the SAE Combo DC Fast Charge option, which can fill the battery to 80 percent in 20 minutes or 100 percent in 30, remains unspecified. Perhaps we’ll learn that at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month, where the i3 will be on display. The car goes on sale in the US in the second quarter of 2014.
So, what do you get for your $4k? The range extender is a 650cc, two-cylinder engine that puts out 34 horsepower and will “roughly double” the i3’s 80-to-100 mile electric range thanks to a tiny, 2.4-gallon tank. Instead of powering the wheels, though, the generator sends electricity to the battery and keeps the car moving. Sounds good, but it’s not for daily use. BMW says this will be fine, since the studies it conducted as part of the years-long “Project i” revealed the average daily driving distance was around 30 miles.Continue reading BMW prices i3 range extender option at $3,950
BMW prices i3 range extender option at $3,950 originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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