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BMW i3 EV debut. 440 miles range is impressive

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Until I see an actual owner of the vehicle post they are getting a legit 440 miles, I'm skeptical. I've seen too many companies tout range on a future vehicle only to have it fall short of original estimates. Oh hello Ford....I didn't see you standing there. :)
 

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Where do I put the 2x4's and sheets of drywall. bags of gravel, cinder blocks and pavers?

Nice but what's the price?
 

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Looks good and the specs are impressive. This is the kind of “from the ground up” next gen EV that Ford keeps telling us they’re working on. These major OEMs have to give it all they’ve got if they want to survive China EVs.
 

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Where do I put the 2x4's and sheets of drywall. bags of gravel, cinder blocks and pavers?

Nice but what's the price?
On the roof rack like my Fiesta, so you can cut range in half. Funnily enough I hauled 64 pavers in my hatch, luckily at low city traffic speeds cuz there was 0 suspension travel but it made it with little more than a permanently bent spare tire cover.
 
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440 miles range from the 2027 BMW i3 EV
My truck has 330mi range...... Let me think about how that worked out.... :crackup:

Good thing 200mi winter range is enough for me.... :sunglasses:
 

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On the roof rack like my Fiesta, so you can cut range in half. Funnily enough I hauled 64 pavers in my hatch, luckily at low city traffic speeds cuz there was 0 suspension travel but it made it with little more than a permanently bent spare tire cover.
Yes, I have put 8x2x4's in my Leaf - with one end on the dash, lol...the Prius has a lot more cargo room, we used to put 6 ft tables for pottery craft shows in behind the front seats with the back seats folded down when my wife was doing those - before COVID.

I think if I put pavers in the hatch of my Leaf, my lower back would complain.
That said with the Lightning bed kinda high, it is hard to do without climbing into the bed to distributed them evenly.

Maybe I need a utility trailer?
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