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BMW i3 Born Electric Guest Blogger: Meet Jan From Belgium

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A while ago I announced that I would be starting a new series here called, "I was Born Electric on...". The series will be featuring readers who are i3 owners and who are willing to share their thoughts on the car after owning it for a while. They will begin the post by introducing themselves and stating the date they were Born Electric, which is when they picked up their i3. Andy from the UK kicked off the Born Electric series and we then visited Hil from Holland and Toni from Belgium . We will be staying in Belgium for this next installment as we hear what Jan has to say: My name is Jan and I was Born Electric on Wednesday, 30th January, 2014.  How did I get to know the BMW i3? Well, by coincidence. I saw the small car on the Brussels car show/exhibition (Autosalon) last year in January. It was presented there as concept car which would be available very soon to the audience, as kind of a car of the future which one could buy now. When I saw it I couldn't m...

BMW i3 Born Electric Guest Blogger: Meet Toni From Belgium

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A while ago I announced that I would be starting a new series here called, "I was Born Electric on...". The series will be featuring readers who are i3 owners and who are willing to share their thoughts on the car after owning it for a while . They will begin the post by introducing themselves and stating the date they were Born Electric, which is when they picked up their i3. Andy from the UK kicked off the Born Electric series and we then visited Hil from Holland . We'll now be traveling to Belgium to visit with Toni and his new Capparis White i3:    My name is Toni and I was Born Electric on Monday, 27th January, 2014. The first time I realized that there was an alternative to fossil fuels for propelling a car was in early 2011, when I came across an electronic brochure about the Opel Ampera, the European sibling of the Volt. The more I read about it, the more I was convinced that my next car had to be an electric one. The reason why I didn't go for the Am...