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      04-02-2015, 07:38 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by jadnashuanh View Post
The i8 is probably purchased by people that regularly do not drive it for economy. The standardized tests do, or at least they do not drive it at best speed. That is what is the basis for the mileage listed. In the USA, there's always the disclaimer, your results may differ. And, wait until it warms up some...cold weather definitely affects the distance you can drive.
I live in Southern California. I have driven it in the 70-85 F range. I get, at best, 14 miles on electric.

I wanted a sports car that got good gas mileage and was the car of the future. I also wanted a car I could tool around in when I have a few short trips in town that I could run solely on electric.

I have the former but because of BMW's lies, I don't have the latter. BMW's only disclaimer is to use the words "up to" on some of its literature. And it continues to lie since even in Europe the car doesn't come close to 35 kms.
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