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My name is Mike from metro Richmond, Virginia.  I was Born Electric for the second time on  August 11, 2014,  with the purchase of a new i3 with Range Extender!   The i3 is my first BMW but my sixth car from the BMW Group as I have owned several MINIs over the past twelve years ranging from a base Cooper to the track-ready JCW GP.  The i3 shares currently shares driving duties with my first EV, a 2012 Nissan LEAF SL.  It’s the first time in 25 years of driving that I don’t own an ICE car as well as a car with a manual transmission.  I think I am having serious withdrawals with no clutch as I really miss shifting for myself! Racing the Sun My first exposure to electric vehicles came at Virginia Tech as a student in the College of Engineering.  As a guy passionate about cars practically since birth, I naturally found myself working with peers to design and build a solar electric vehicle for entry in Sunrayce 97, a multi...

I have always maintained that a good number of i3 buyers will be Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF owners that have just finished up the three year lease on their vehicle. Phil Tipper is an EV "early adopter" and leased a Nissan LEAF. His lease will expire next spring so he's trying to decide which plug in vehicle he'll get next. The i3 is on his list of possibilities and when BMW recently offered the i3 extended test drive Phil  jumped on the opportunity to get to know the car a little more. I love this extended test drive offering from BMW. I think it's a great way to give prospective customers a chance to absorb what the i3 is all about. Phil is already an experienced electric car driver so he could focus more on the specific features of the i3, but many others who have never experienced electric drive will find the extended time they have with an i3 intoxicating. Having more than a few minutes during a quick test drive at a dealership will absolutely help convince p...

I wrote this post a few days ago for BMWBLOG. There has been so much speculation and incorrect information circulating in regards to the OwnersChoice with Flex option that BMW FS is offering on the i3 that I wanted to get some info out there on it. It's a new product, so it's certainly understandable why there are questions. However I've read where people have gone as far to call it a "convoluted scam" as if it's just a way to charge the customer more money and in fact it's the opposite. Using OwnersChoice with Flex you can drive off in a base i3 BEV with no money out of pocket for as little as $494/month depending on where you live.  Now that BMWBLOG has had it for a couple days and InsideEVs has run it also, I figured I'd put it up here also. If you have any questions, please fell free to ask in the comments and I'll answer whatever I can.  BMW i3 Bottom Line:  $494/mo With No Money Down There has been a lot of speculation with regards to financ...