Recent content by pbennett

Which is when the reductions could start... Not sure why you're so sure when you'll get it either, since Tesla hasn't told anyone when they'll get it. I've never received anything from them beyond 'thanks for the money...'. As for their build estimates, Tesla has never been right about any of...

The Tesla will start losing their tax credits fairly soon. https://cleantechnica.com/2017/07/04/federal-ev-tax-credit-phase-quarter-tesla-becoming-clear-sort/

I see them relatively often these days...

Its inability to use the US market CHadeMO level 3 chargers doesn't help. It feels a little odd to keep bashing the i3 but I was really excited about it initially, but now I just don't see it.

When Tesla comes out with their cheaper sedan I think it'll be a new market entirely. I love my '13 Leaf but would definitely like a bit more range so when my lease runs out it'll be interesting to see what's available at that point. The i3 is a complete non-starter - if I were to pay that...

$5k down = an additional $138/month. Money down on a lease is a really bad idea in general. Either way, basically $790/month. :\

Sounds like the numbers talked about earlier - at those prices I'd just lease a Tesla. BMW is nuts.

So what were the numbers you were given for the i3?

Which is also contained within the Nissan Leaf forum, not the BMW Forum, so it's *completely* appropriate to compare the BMW to the Leaf and what it does/doesn't bring to the table in comparison.

BMW already lost my respect by offering little more than the Leaf for a much higher price, and with lease rates so insanely high that I fail to see why people just wouldn't get a Tesla.

At that lease price, why wouldn't people just get a Tesla? What a joke.

...and also BMW anticipating it depreciating significantly. Good luck leasing it at those rates. Good grief.

Mmmmm.. granola... :D

I usually tell this story: I know someone whose deal-breaker purchasing decision for his new car is always whether it can tow his boat.... The boat he has to tow... *maybe* once a year when he pulls it out of the water [sometimes he has someone else do it]. So, he buys a big SUV and commutes...

It's good for leases as well.