BMW Says 100,000 People Booked Test-Drives for the i3 EV


BMW has about 100,000 reservations from people who want to test the i3 electric vehicle, sales boss Ian Robertson said. He added that the carmaker also has “significant numbers of deposits” for the car, declining to give the exact number. The interest for the i3 leads the executive to believe the car will be a game-changer in the sector.

"We are confident that with the i3 and i8 we will shift the needle because we will shape some of this technology" in the EV sector, Robertson said at the Automotive News Europe Congress today.

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