Disclaimer in comment:

I was thinking of making a meme about the contradictory attitude towards electric cars, but I didn't know the specifics of that model. Good job. 👍

Ive known about this car since its pre production phase and announcement when i was in high school. I only got it because it was used, cost efficient, work offers free solar charging, and my Mazda 3s clutch was about to die and would cost half the vehicles value to replace.

They also keep using “average gas car emissions.”
When that varies wildly. A 4 door sedan and an SUV fit that.

A 4 door sedan isn’t going to even come close to the emissions of an f-150 or god forbid a hummer from production because they weigh significantly more and cost 25% more per lb of metal used.

The i3 even was one of the first EVs to have a modular battery design so if one module went bad on paper you wouldn’t need a completely new battery just a new module. Cost more for a full replacement but those were exceptionally rare.

I love the i3 even though it’s a glorified over engineered smart car. But it’s the punch buggy of EVs that put pragmatism first…unfortunately bmw being a luxury brand drivers wanted more of what the i4 offers which is a ton of bells and whistles like panoramic parking camera, auto parking, self driving and holographic hud with touch screen interfaces…and wireless charging for phones… that and its initial battery only being 22kwh which the newer ones could have up to 96kwh (81 max range to 153 max range*)

I really wish more car companies like Kia, Chevy, and ford put effort into low cost entry brass tack EVs like the i3. It’s probably one of the most loved EVs in the used market.

But if you’re looking for a used Ev that’s not a leaf I recommend the 2016 and newer models. (Especially for the plug in hybrid REX models due to sensor issues with the gas compartment.)

Thanks, but I'm happy with the vehicle I have.

Honestly if I lived close enough I would. And sadly bus route to my work for 12 miles would be an 1 hour and a half.

If I’d had access to a bus, train I would have forgone a car all together.

Disclaimer: I know EVs arnt the solution to climate change and we need more public transportation which is more carbon emission efficient.

It’s more about the facts of ALL the Ev’s I see conservatives constantly using pictures of saying they are bad for the environment they are picking the literal poster boy of harm reduction when it comes to EVs. I know all of this because I own one.
Meanwhile they drive trucks to cosplay as cowboys that spew out more emissions then that one pulling gnome in gravity falls.