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50-miles seems to be well within the worst case winter range of the i3. Now, that's totally speculation, but seems in line with those who have them in Europe as reported so far. No idea what will happen as the battery ages...they haven't been around long enough, but BMW does have a long battery warranty. I haven't read the conditions on when it applies, but when you don't stress the battery (BMW won't let it discharge as far as it could), and manage the recharging, they can last a very long time.
So, buying anything new is somewhat of a leap in faith. I may take it, but that's still to be seen. I get my first chance to drive one next month when the test fleet makes its round to my local dealer. I'll likely have time to make a decision, but they aren't making all that many this year - procrastination may make the decision to wait for you and me.
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