James May’s taste in cars is quite odd and you can’t really predict what he’d buy next. Before he bought his Fiat Panda, you wouldn’t have thought about him getting one of those, did you? Well now, he’s said to be looking at a BMW i3, specifically the more sensible range extender model (REx).
The news was heard during a BBC Radio 4 show he was invited on. He even admitted to “quite liking” EVs.
May said “We’ve known for a long time that the electric motor is the ideal way to propel an electric car. We’re discovering that there’s a different sort of pleasure in motoring in an electric car because of the smoothness, the silence.”
When asked about the hurdles EV drivers still faced and the limits of the current level of tech, May explained that he thought the tech was fine but that “the problem is still electricity, the difficulty in charging, the difficulty in storing it” – a point well made.
He didn’t say when exactly he’ll be ordering one, though, or if he already has.
By Andrei Nedelea
Story References: Transportevolved & BMWBlog
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