2014 BMW i3 officially gets EPA-rated 81-mile range, delivered to first US customer

It’s official. that the first U.S. One BMW i3 client is currently happily zipping on somewhere in his new automobile. Or probably staring fondly at it in his garage – we’re unsure that. That man, Tufts University prof and electrical vehicle aficionado Charles Rabie, was handed the keys at the BMW of Boston dealership earlier this day, therefore starting a flood of future deliveries from the pool of a whole bunch presently awaiting for their buyers at the Port Jersey Vehicle Distribution Center in Jersey City, NJ.

And now, when Mr. Rabie spark off in his smart electrical Bimmer, he’ll recognize specifically however way the EPA thinks he will persist a full charge of its 22-kWh battery. Speaking with Dave Buchko from BMW company Communications, we tend to learned the govt agency has given the i3 an official vary rating of 81 miles. Efficiency-wise, that breaks right down to 138 MPGe town, 111 hwy, and 124 combined for the town automobile.

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