Devin
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Fair enough, and I'd certainly say the i3 is on the cusp of moving up to Committed territory. Maybe Committed is still a good place to be though.adric22 said:Devin said:Committed cars have factory quick charging and wide roll out. By this logic, the RAV4, B-Class ED, FFE, and 500e land in Compliance. The Soul EV and BMW i3 can land in Maybe Committed. The Model S and LEAF land in Committed. Or, to think of this another way: Compliance = Hell, Maybe Committed = Purgatory, Committed = Heaven.
I don't see how you could rank BMW anything but completely committed. The i3 has fast charging, it's a completely dedicated platform (not a conversion of a gas car), and it is available in all 50 states. And the sales are definitely reflective of something more than a compliance car.
The big question is, how many i3s are really PHEVs? BMW won't say, but I did find an article indicating that at least 60% of i3 sales in the UK are PHEVs. Not sure how committed you can be when a majority of the vehicles sold have tailpipes.