BMW i3/i8 or other electric motor vehicles

[BLINGMW]

So as some of you know I've been working with BMW to help with the launch of the BMW i3

hock: nooooooo?

I can also look into the schedule for the drive events on the East Coast if anyone is interested in taking an i3 for a spin.

:mrgreen: :bow: :oops: :thumbup: :vomit: *insert appropriate animated gifs here*
Um, yeah, I'm quite a bit interested!

Speaking as someone who is very much considering buying one of these later this year or early next to replace our E46, the only big question I have is about the range. I don't want the range extender motorcycle engine thing, that is cheating, and honestly a little crude.

1) Is this car going to be able to drive from botetourt to christiansburg at 70mph and run an errand or two on the way home, every day, ~80-90mi round trip, ragardless of weather, and have a little headroom so we're not having to draft trucks with the AC off or in fear of pushing it up the driveway, especially once the battery has 3 years and 60,000 miles on it? How about 5 years, 100,000 mi? I'm concerned that's a little beyond the use case it was designed for as a city car. When I do test drive one, and certianly before I buy one, I would have to find out for sure.

2) Any chance 3 years down the road BMW would release a new battery that I could install and maybe even increase the range? Honestly I don't know why, with the hole there for the range extender option, that they also don't have a "double battery" option. :dunno: Better yet, a little trailer with a battery so I can get to a Verona autocross and back. :mrgreen:

I don't care that it's ugly. *heart*

Also, if BMW would like to subsidize my purchase, make it some obnoxious color (pretty much all the colors it comes in), and put some graphics on it, I will drive this thing all over VA, laud its performance, whore it out and tow it to autocrosses (or get me that battery trailer!) at every chance I can get and sales in western VA will increase 500%. (ie, you will sell 5 more)