Shortpoet-GTD, on 30 July 2013 - 03:33 PM, said:
Today, 7/30/13, BMW launched it's version of an electric car. It goes for $41K, but with
rebates, it can be whittled down to around $21K, reports have said.
Sales for e-cars are gaining strength, and they're hoping to cash in on this new market.
In 2012 236,000 Prius's were sold, and Tesla has a good following also.
Zero to 100km/h in 7.2 seconds is quick.
http://www.news24.co...ic-car-20130729
Another link that relates to the UK market.
http://www.autoexpre...e-date-revealed
Nice car.
For sure, it has rapid acceleration. With a 168bhp (125kW) motor in a car weighing a little over a tonne, that's to be expected.
Particularly when the electric motor can generate rated torque over much of that range. EV's are very good at that.
Not that you might want to use that in the environment envisaged for the car. It's aimed at urban users. In any case, deploying the 125kW would empty the battery in about ten minutes. As an urban vehicle, it makes some sense. If you worked in London and lived in the sticks, as many do, you'd possibly drive the relatively short distance to a station and take the train/tube.
That's what we do when we go into London. If I had to do so routinely, I'd get a smaller car and possibly even an EV..
As it is, an EV wouldn't suit my needs. Cost, range, and recharge time are untenable for me. And, I suspect, a good many others.
The new Beemer, nice though it is, doesn't address those issues any better than others already on offer. That's not surprising given that no fundamentally different technology is being deployed.
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