BMW i8 waiting listing over a year long

Sales of the BMW i8 have got off to a scintillating begin in the UK, with a waiting listing that stretches over a year. A business spokesperson confirmed that anyone ordering the £99,115 hybrid sports cars and truck today would have to wait up until the end of next year before receiving it. To date, 200 i8s have been delivered to British buyers, however the buy bank already stretches to well over 400 cars – more than a year’s allowance for the UK. It’s been a bumper begin for the i3 hatchback too, with over 10,000 registrations globally in its very first year on sale. The UK accounted for 1,000 of those with 60 per cent of buyers choosing the more costly range-extender REX version over the pure-electric design – according to BMW’s predictions.    
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• finest electric cars to buy now  BMW has likewise revealed a large 80 per cent of i3 as well as i8 buyers have opted to have the optional house charging point installed. The ‘BMW i Wallbox’ costs £360 as well as thanks to a 32A supply lets you fee the i3 from empty in around three hours. An impressive 57 per cent have likewise selected BMW’s ‘Charge Now’ card, which for a £20 annual charge enables them to utilize public charging points from a range of vendors as well as charges your bank account directly on a pay as you go basis. However, utilizing client comments BMW has discovered that the overwhelming majority of clients are charging at house as well as only utilizing public points as back up – suggesting extremely few i3 owners are getting caught short with a flat battery while they’re out as well as about.
There’s a long wait for an i8 however is it worth it? exactly how do you rate BMW’s hybrid sports car? tell us in the comments section below…