BMW i3

The BMW i3 electric car:

2853 pounds test weight
101" wheelbase
61.9/62 front/rear track width
138/111 MPG equivalent


The MB B-Class Electric Drive option:

3935 pounds test weight
106.3" wheelbase
61.6/61 front/rear track width
85/83 MPG equivalent


The Nissan Leaf:

3256 pounds weight
106.3" wheelbase
60.6/60.4 front/rear track width
126/101 MPG equivalent


The VW Golf electric option:

3400 pounds estimated weight
103.6" estimated wheelbase
61/59.5 estimated front/rear track width
117/94 MPG equivalent
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On 11/2/2014 5:57 PM, PolicySpy wrote:
> The BMW i3 electric car:
>
> 2853 pounds test weight
> 101" wheelbase
> 61.9/62 front/rear track width
> 138/111 MPG equivalent
>
>
> The MB B-Class Electric Drive option:
>
> 3935 pounds test weight
> 106.3" wheelbase
> 61.6/61 front/rear track width
> 85/83 MPG equivalent
>
>
> The Nissan Leaf:
>
> 3256 pounds weight
> 106.3" wheelbase
> 60.6/60.4 front/rear track width
> 126/101 MPG equivalent
>
>
> The VW Golf electric option:
>
> 3400 pounds estimated weight
> 103.6" estimated wheelbase
> 61/59.5 estimated front/rear track width
> 117/94 MPG equivalent
> .
>

Sounds like big cars with better MPG equivalent than most tiny cars.
Either that or they're exaggerating a wee bit.

The BMW i3 electric car:

2853 pounds test weight
101" wheelbase
61.9/62 front/rear track width
157" length
70" width
138/111 MPG equivalent


The MB B-Class Electric Drive option:

3935 pounds test weight
106.3" wheelbase
61.6/61 front/rear track width
171.6" length
70.3" width
85/83 MPG equivalent


The Nissan Leaf:

3256 pounds weight
106.3" wheelbase
60.6/60.4 front/rear track width
175" length
69.7" width
126/101 MPG equivalent


The VW Golf electric option:

3400 pounds estimated weight
103.6" estimated wheelbase
61/59.5 estimated front/rear track width
167.5" estimated length
70.5" estimated width
117/94 MPG equivalent
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> The BMW i3 electric car:
>
> 2853 pounds test weight
> 101" wheelbase
> 61.9/62 front/rear track width
> 138/111 MPG equivalent
>
>
> The MB B-Class Electric Drive option:
>
> 3935 pounds test weight
> 106.3" wheelbase
> 61.6/61 front/rear track width
> 85/83 MPG equivalent
>
>
> The Nissan Leaf:
>
> 3256 pounds weight
> 106.3" wheelbase
> 60.6/60.4 front/rear track width
> 126/101 MPG equivalent
>
>
> The VW Golf electric option:
>
> 3400 pounds estimated weight
> 103.6" estimated wheelbase
> 61/59.5 estimated front/rear track width
> 117/94 MPG equivalent
>


Well, the range of any one of these four electric cars is less than 100 miles. The lightweight BMW likely charges faster since it probably has fewer batteries.

A fuel-cell car, on the other hand, would be expected to have a range of about 300 miles. The fuel-cell cars keep getting pushed-back on the calendar but they are on the way. However, southern California is the only location with (say) more than a dozen hydrogen fueling stations
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