BMW i3 to start at $41,350*
 

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With a week to go before the global debut of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+i3/">BMW i3</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> has announced pricing for its first-ever production electric vehicle. The all-electric version of the i3 goes on sale in the second quarter of next year with a starting price of $41,350 (*not including $925 for destination nor any applicable government tax credits).<br />
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Some of the pricing elements for the i3 that BMW continues to withhold are the cost of the model using a gasoline motorcycle engine as a range-extending generator, or that of the <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/tag/dc+fast+charge/">DC Fast Charge</a> option. This latter feature will allow the i3's depleted lithium-ion battery pack to get an 80 percent charge in just 20 minutes; for comparison's sake, the DC quick charge feature is a $750 option on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/spark/">2014 Chevy Spark EV</a>.<br />
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Sure, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/15/2014-bmw-i3-review-first-drive/">we've already driven the BMW i3</a>, but the production version of the BMW EV - promising the interior space of a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/3+series/">BMW 3 Series</a> - will be unveiled next week at simultaneous ceremonies in New York, London and Beijing. <a href="/2013/07/22/bmw-i3-to-start-at-41-350/#continued">Scroll down</a> for BMW's brief press blast regarding its upcoming i3.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/bmw-i3-to-start-at-41-350/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW i3 to start at $41,350*</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/bmw-i3-to-start-at-41-350/">BMW i3 to start at $41,350*</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:15:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/bmw-i3-to-start-at-41-350/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20672546/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/bmw-i3-to-start-at-41-350/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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