Electric City
Living with an electric car may require some minor adjustments to daily routines. Simple issues like the limited availability of charging points, could almost dictate which supermarket, where would dinner be, or even which cinema do we catch our next movie at.
While there are a healthy number of charging stations dotted around the island, the i3 utilises the Type 2 charger, which at the very moment there are just three public use charging stations available.
There has been a recent announcement that 2,000 new charging stations will be made available from between 2017 to 2020, with 20 percent of these will be made intended for public use.
Wallboxes for home use also offer quick charging times of 2 hours and 45 minutes, and are ideal for those who have the space in their garages for installation. For condominium dwellers, BMW’s agent has also committed themselves with efforts to work with the development management for a viable solution.
While it is true that the BMW i Wallbox supports charging up to 32A (3< hours charging time for the i3), this is still subjected to local electricity infrastructure.
While we cannot deny that even after six years, electric cars in Singapore is still in its infancy. The i3 is a very good attempt by BMW to populate the market with an electric vehicle, we love its quirky looks and materials used. The range extender is definitely a plus, but for approximately $20k more for one, on a car which is rather costly to begin with; it will take quite a while before prices become more reachable. Early adopters would likely beg to differ.
Perhaps the stopgap still for now for a cleaner nation for most, would still be the Hybrid car.
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