That's good timing. From May there are subsidies in Germany and in June BMW's only pure electric car gets more range. And how it is presented. First there is the quite moderate extra cost of € 1,200 for increase of after all, more than 50 percent.

Who buys now the current model? Because the new has exactly the same storage space for the batteries. Their energy is packed much closer. But also only 40 kg heavier. And if you deduct the € 4,000 subsidy, the new car has much more market chances than the old one.

To save money you should not fall in love with too many offers in the option list, which not only premium suppliers handle masterly, even in connection with electric cars. There are € 10,000 more no problem at all, even if you not order the range extender (€ 4,500). However, a wall box (€ 1,000) makes even more sense for charging if the loading capacity is enhanced.

The BMW marketing is on a more practical way. They no longer advertise alone with the 300-km range of the NEDC cycle, but honest 200 km. No matter how you calculate the 50 percent improvement of the new model persist. There remains the question whether one can with a possible battery defect convert the old model to the new range. 05/16

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