https://thecurrentreview.com/News/Heres-Where-LAPDs-BMW-i3-Fleet-is-Now/#wbb1 The LAPD's Costly BMW i3 Fleet Is Being Sold For Basically Nothing, Which Means There Are Deals ... 20200831 ... Despite Mayor Garcetti and Chief Beck's enthusiasm, the program was not exactly a success. The elephant in the room was the cost, which included charging stations, amassed to a staggering $10,267,699. Moreover, most of LA's finest i3s accumulated under 20,000 miles due to the "administrative" title placed on the cars. Namely, the i3s were not suited for patrolling. Furthermore, CBS Los Angeles reported some i3s that accumulated just several hundred miles making the whole proposition look more ineffective. If LAPD had around a dozen of these vehicles, the story probably would never have been brought to light, but LAPD had 200, $45,000 electric cars sitting in a parking garage collecting dust. So, where are these carbon fiber monocoques now? New Century BMW, the dealer that handled the leases initially, is currently selling them as CPO models ... these are a bargain. All twenty-three i3s currently up for sale are certified pre-owned. So expect the remainder of the four year / 50,000-mile warranty, a one year / unlimited-mile after the basic expires, and an eight-year / 100,000-mile battery warranty (from the date of purchase). A 2017 i3 would have two more years under the basic warranty, and five under the battery warranty ... some are priced around $15,000, unbeatable for an under warranty, lightly-driven electric car. The only issue that one may see is that some of these i3s were sitting, presumably for prolonged periods. We do not know the charging intervals in which these vehicles partook, so it's hard to tell if they have been appropriately cared for. The reassurance for this is that the cars are covered under the battery warranty ... ... https://jalopnik.com/the-lapds-costly-bmw-i3-fleet-is-being-sold-for-basical-1844943216 ... https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_800/u4udwc8hfdxaabc5ncdc.jpg ... https://www.newcenturybmw.com/inventory?category=certified&vehicle=bmw@i3 ... (dated) http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=LAPD+i3&days=0
+ (kid art on public EVSE> begs4 drug-graffiti attacks) https://cleantechnica.com/2020/08/27/colour-in-to-charge-up-children-redesign-charge-points-to-help-uk-embrace-ev-infrastructure/ Colour in to Charge Up: Children Redesign Charge Points to Help UK Embrace EV Infrastructure August 27th, 2020 ... Milton Keynes – SEAT has teamed up with the nation's children to help redesign and add colour to electric vehicle (EV) charge points after research concludes a third of UK motorists believe they are ugly ... https://cleantechnica.com/files/2020/08/Colour_in_to_charge_up_children_redesign_ugly_charge_points_to_help_UK_embrace_EV_infrastructure_-Medium-33749.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts view: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ https://mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
