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      11-25-2013, 06:16 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by mvigod View Post
Didn't see the other thread but did look around to find if it was posted already. Missed it!

If dealers are only getting 1 or so each then the numbers are indeed quite low. I would have thought they would try to get a production run at a few thousand minimum. Maybe they want to get just a few hundred on the road for real world testing before they put 1000's out there in case fixes or recalls are needed. So much new tech in this that its bound to have a few kinks here or there.
I think most of the production capacity is going to i3 builds. They share some components and I'd be willing to bet there's a lot more money to be made prioritizing i3 production over i8. Everything I've heard points more to the supply constraints than any marketing/beta test agenda. An article today that they have to ramp up carbon production to meet demand for passenger cells for the i3.
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