http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3171463/Rowan-Atkinson-swaps-8m-McLaren-F1-supercar-electric-BMW-does-100-miles-charge.html He's a green Bean! Rowan Atkinson swaps his £8m McLaren F1 supercar for electric BMW that does 100 miles on a full charge By Simon Cable 22 July 2015
[image http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/22/23/2ABF2A3500000578-3171463-image-a-7_1437605707270.jpg City runaround: The Mr Bean star stands next to his electric BMW i3, which costs £30,000 and reaches 93mph ] - Mr Bean actor has been seen in an electric BMW i3, which costs £30,000 - With top speed of 93mph it's a stark contrast to F1, that can reach 240mph - He sold the supercar earlier this year - 18 years after he paid £634,000 for it - Economical runaround could save on insurance and the congestion charge After pocketing £8million from the sale of his beloved McLaren F1, you might have expected Rowan Atkinson to splash out on another supercar. But the Mr Bean actor appears to have opted for something a bit more economical – and eco-friendly. The comedian has been seen in an electric BMW i3, which costs £30,000 and has a top speed of 93mph. It is in stark contrast to his prized F1, one of only 64 in the world, which was capable of reaching a thrilling 240mph. The actor sold the supercar earlier this year, 18 years after he paid £634,000 for it. However, while the sought after sports car completed less than 10 miles to the gallon, his new runaround has a range of up to 100 miles on a full charge. It will also save the Blackadder star a significant sum on his insurance bill. The annual cost to insure his F1, which he once crashed into a tree in 2011, was said to be around £60,000. In 2013 he successfully claimed £910,000 from his insurers to fix the supercar – the highest repair bill ever recorded in Britain. [image] Flash: Rowan Atkinson poses with a McLaren F1. He bought one of just 64 made in the world and it has a top speed of 240mph His BMW however, is so cost effective that it is even exempt from the £11.50-a-day London Congestion Zone charge because it is considered so environmentally friendly. It is charged using public power points or even standard plug sockets, and takes four hours to achieve a full charge from empty. Atkinson, said to be worth £71million, owns an impressive collection that includes a Honda NSX, a Jaguar Mk7, an Aston Martin DB2, a vintage Ford Falcon, a 1939 BMW 328 and a Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe. Earlier this month it was revealed that the 60-year-old comic actor is selling his former family home in Oxfordshire following the break-up of his 24-year marriage to wife Sunetra, 53, in February last year. He is now dating comedian Louise Ford, 32, and bought a £4.65million house in North London last September. [video] Take a look inside Rowan Atkinson's McLaren F1 supercar [image] Smash: The supercar at the roadside after spinning off the A605 in Haddon near Peterborough in August 2011 [image] Result: In 2013 he successfully claimed £910,000 from his insurers to fix the supercar – the highest repair bill ever recorded in Britain The house sale has fuelled speculation that Rowan could be heading for a costly divorce from Sunetra, with whom he has two children, Ben, 21, and Lily, 19. Atkinson first met his wife in the late 1980s, when she was working as a BBC make-up artist, and they wed in 1990. The couple were building an £11 million dream home elsewhere in Oxfordshire when they split last year. Atkinson met stand-up comic Ford - star of Sky sitcom Chickens - in 2003 when they starred together in the West End play Quartermaine’s Terms. [image] Fleet: Rowan Atkinson climbs into a gull wing Mercedes SLS which cost £200,000. 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