http://www.carsuk.net/top-gears-james-may-buying-bmw-i3-electric-car-range-extender/ Top Gear’s James May is buying a BMW i3 electric car (with a range extender) May 26, 2014 By Cars UK
[images / James May http://www.carsuk.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/590x248xJames-May-BMW-i3-EV.jpg.pagespeed.ic.wCiq0nVime.jpg James May is buying an electric BMW i3 http://www.carsuk.net/car-image-galleries/bmw-galleries/bmw-i3-ev-pictures/ BMW i3 EV Pictures ] Captain Slow – Top Gear’s James May – has revealed he’s taking the plunge in to electric cars by buying a range extender BMW i3 EV. Petrolheads will be up in arms at the perceived betrayal of the petrolhead code of conduct by James May, as he reveals he’s buying in to electric cars by getting a range-extender version of the BMW i3 EV. James has revealed – on BBC R4's You & Yours Bank Holiday Special - that he feels electric cars now work perfectly well apart from a decent recharging infrastructure, so he’s taking the coward’s way out by opting for the range-extender version of the i3. It’s a very sensible route for May to take, and not at all contrary to Top Gear’s problem with EVs. The problem with electric cars is not that they’re useless, but that they’re useless as a replacement for the ICE car. If you have deep enough pockets to afford an electric car as a city car for blatting round town, running to the shops, dropping the kids at school or anything that means staying relatively close to home, an electric car is perfect. But with prices still silly – and the technology, particularly the battery technology, far from properly mature – you’ll need another car for doing proper journeys. That’s where the deep pockets come in to play, and for James May that means using his Ferrari when he wants to go further afield. The best of both worlds. [© carsuk.net] ... http://transportevolved.com/2014/05/26/bbc-top-gears-james-may-im-buying-bmw-i3-electric-car/ BBC Top Gear’s James May: I’m Buying A BMW i3 Electric Car ... http://www.autospies.com/news/James-May-Of-Top-Gear-Fame-Sets-To-Make-The-Trio-s-FIRST-Electric-Vehicle-Purchase-Would-YOU-Have-Guessed-He-Would-Get-THIS-81483/ James May, Of Top Gear Fame, Sets To Make The Trio's FIRST Electric Vehicle Purchase — Would YOU Have Guessed He Would Get THIS? For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20140527/NEWS12/305270027/Schoolcraft-College-presents-electric-vehicle-show-June-7 Largest EV show in the Midwest @Schoolcraft CC 9a-4p 6/7 Livonia, MI www.schoolcraft.edu/evshow http://transportevolved.com/2014/05/27/wave-trip-preparation-charge-electric-car-across-europe/ 2014 WAVE Trophy Expedition Driving EVs Across Europe ... http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2014/05/31/electric-rally-returns-to-send-wave-of-ev-positivity-around-europe/ 1,118mi/9day Electric rally sends WAVEs of EVs across Europe http://www.indiatimes.com/sports/motorsport/franck-montagny-first-formula-e-driver-151769.html Franck Montagny 1st of 2 Andretti-Autosport Formula-E Drivers http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/05/27/ozy-charging-stations-electric-cars/9624017/ 'Fast EV-food' stops for electric cars http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/05/25/electric-motorcycle-bikes-take-off-in-us/9329961/ Electric cycles, bikes and tuks get traction http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/Council-Backs-Bill-Allowing-Renters-To-Have-Electric-Vehicle-Charging-Stations/40252 Council Backs Bill Allowing Renters To Have EVSE + EVLN: $8k Goode’s CJ-5 Jeep EV-conversion FFA-project {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-BBC-Top-Gear-s-Captain-Slow-buys-a-BMW-i3-pih-option-tp4669765.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
