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      11-09-2013, 09:39 AM   #16
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Interesting journalists don't comment more on the fact that EV's are still very expensive and lease rates at least in the UK reflect steep depreciation. Whereas it seems prices of conventional petrol and diesel cars only go one way and that's upwards, electric cars are only going to get cheaper. Makes the cost of ownership potentially very high for early adopters of the technology. Wait a couple of years before buying ??
Not at all. Lease them at a good monthly with small initial out of pocket and do a short term
Lease like 2 years so you can take advantage of the new battery tech coming.
In the UK BMW is selling these vehicles in a very different way. The conventional lease deals are very expensive due to high depreciation. BMW prefers you to rent them which gives a better monthly outlay but they are still far from cheap. A Rex with a few options is still £500 per month with£3000 deposit. You can then add to that if you take up some of their other packages on things like swapping the i3 for another BMW for the weekend. There is no negotiation on price and the dealer only gets a small handling fee.
Maybe stay away from BMW-i until they are competitive.
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