XCAR Reviews The i3: The Ultimate Driving Machine?



There are dozens of video reviews of the i3 popping up now but this one seems pretty good so I thought it was worth putting up.

Later in the week I'll have another installment of the "I was Born Electric on..." series. This time we'll be traveling to Belgium to get some insight into how a new i3 owner there is feeling about living the electric life.

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