Regarding the imiev, if I were buying today I very well might buy it (I
would have to ride in one and review the features again). At the time I
bought my leaf, the price difference wasn't so much and I got a much
higher functioning car with the leaf for about $3K more.
The real problem with the imiev, in my opinion, is that it has nothing
that it does better than any of the other commercially available EVs
except for having a lower price. People buying EVs today generally
aren't doing so strictly because of price. If that were so, it would
be hard for anyone to justify buying an EV.
So, why doesn't mitsubishi do at least one thing better? For $2K to $3K
they could add 50-75 miles to the range, pushing it way past the leaf,
the i3, the spark, and any of the other sedans.
Peri
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From: "brucedp5 via EV" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 10-Jun-16 12:49:33 AM
Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Had the i3 design vision been better it could have
competed with the Tesla-3 EV
'BMW Can't Do Electric AND Autonomous, i Range Will Focus on the
Latter'
% Anti-sales i3 styling, cramped interior, no 200mi range upgrade path,
(+more) %
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2016/6/5/Straight-To-The-Crusher-BMW-Could-Have-Killed-The-Tesla-Model-3-If-It-Made-The-i3-Any-Good-7733863/
Straight To The Crusher: BMW Could Have Killed The Tesla Model 3 If It
Made
The i3 Any Good
2016/06/05 Gabe Beita Kiser
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"If you set the bar too low, at least you won't have to be let down,"
should
not be a motto that BMW adopts. Right now, electric cars are going
through a
rough time. In the late 2000s, gas prices indicated that we’d all be
driving
cars fueled by electricity plants by now, but that isn’t the case.
Instead,
EV sales are below levels that experts predicted they would be at, but
what’s to blame for this? One of the most commonly cited explanations
is
that gas is cheaper than it used to be, so fuel economy ratings are
again
something that only those who watched Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”
care
about.
However, this doesn’t explain why buyers are turning up their noses at
cars
that require minimal maintenance, minuscule running costs, and the
gratification that their purchase just bought a polar bear some extra
time.
A reason that’s easier to chew on is the fact that most available
electric
cars have not advanced as quickly as consumers wanted them to. One
major
issue is range. It’s true that the lion’s share of drivers put less
than 100
miles on their cars per day, but when faced with the decision, most
people
would chose the option that allows them the greatest amount of freedom
however sparingly it will be used. Then there’s the question of cost.
Many
electric cars simply cost a whole lot more than their gas-powered
counterparts.
The cheapest new electric car you can buy in the US is the Mitsubishi
i-MiEV, which retails for about $22,000. However, the car’s no frills
package and disconcertingly small size means that similarly priced cars
like
the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic easily better the iMiEV by all
measures.
Range and price competition aren't the only two facets of EV existence
that
make most battery-powered cars a step down taken only by noble climate
change crusaders. There is also a condition that plagues EVs that we'll
call
futurism syndrome. No one really knows why, but most automakers with EV
options feel the need to make them look like Furbys from the future.
The
less creature comforts the car has, the more likely it is to don a
“please
love me” face.
Then, as the price and the number of niceties outfitted to the E car
rises,
designers change the styling to that of a cocky alien. These demerits
are
exactly why the BMW i3 is a car that should wander into a crusher.
Conceptually, the i3 was the little EV that could. It had all the
potential
in the world and BMW squandered it. BMW could have designed a car that
would
put a massive dent in the number of Tesla Model 3 preorders, but
instead it
chose to make a science experiment. While Tesla is still grasping to
find
just how the hell it will build half a million Model 3s, the i3 stays
in
dealership lots with few interested buyers. In 2015, BMW sold 24,057
i3s
worldwide. By comparison, BMW sold 140,609 3 Series units in the US
alone.
Of course it's a bit unfair to compare a brand new model to an
established
and hugely popular marquee, but BMW should have higher ambitions than
making
the i3 just another alternative to the rest of the electric car lineup.
If
the Bavarian motor company wants people to take electric cars
seriously, it
needs to make them compete with regular cars in the same way that Tesla
is
doing. BMW could have stuck with a traditional design, much like that
of the
practical and popular 3 Series sedan. A line of EVs with conservative
styling could have helped many consumers cross the bridge from
gas-powered
cars to the electric car family. If the i3 had styling that everyone
could
love, it would speak to BMW's current customers who chose gasoline
options.
When BMW sticks to its design DNA, it does well. The same can be said
for
the the brand's well-known tech talent. The i8 stands as an impressive
testament to what can be done with hybrid drivetrains. Standing just
one
model down the line, the i3 fails to do a thing to advance electric car
technology. Before confusion ensues, this isn't a plea to get BMW to
make a
Tesla. Rather, this is a call to put the innovation and forward
thinking of
a tech company under the skin of the i3 while the shell and crucial
components are made by an auto giant that knows what it's doing.
Instead,
the i3 takes that blend and puts it on inside out, keeping the looks of
a
car from the future and performing like one from the past. For that,
the i3
can go straight to the crusher.
[© 2016 CarBuzz]
...
http://hero108.wikia.com/wiki/Cocky_Aliens
Cocky Aliens are aliens who can be very annoying ... can only be
defeated by
being kicked 100 times in a row ...
http://cinemablaze.com/2016/06/05/bmw-revamps-i-electric-vehicle-division-to-focus-on-self.html
BMW revamps 'i' electric vehicle division to focus on self-driving tech
2016/06/05 ... BMW is investing heavily in the development of
autonomous
technology with the launch of a new programme called Project i Next ...
...
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/bmw-can-t-do-electric-and-autonomous-will-focus-the-i-range-on-the-latter-108156.html
BMW Can't Do Electric AND Autonomous, Will Focus the i Range on the
Latter
3RD JUNE 2016 … BMW has just put another nail in its coffin ... i3 ...
face
even a mother would have trouble loving ...
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