Buy Your BMW EV Online for Less

August 12th, 2012 by Zachary Shahan

BMW’s upcoming i-brand EVs look sweet. If you’re interested in buying one, you might like to know that they’ll be available for less online. Here’s more info:

Digital Dealerships? BMW Will Sell EV’s Online For Less (via Gas 2.0)

Industries like retail electronics have adapted to the Internet smooth and effectively, allowing individual companies to sell the same goods at a significant discount. The auto industry, however, has not adapted nearly so well to the rise of the Internet. And while I doubt auto dealerships will disappear…

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Online EV Digital Dealerships….a long name. Why not just OnlineEV or LuxuryEV followed by dot com.? I’d love to receive a call from BMW headquarters about my EvDomains and their huge EV targeted traffic.
Pass the word……
Anne

“The
economy-minded i3 and supercar i8 will have a limited appeal among
luxury car buyers, and BMW has no doubt seen the struggles of other
automakers selling electric cars”

Luxury electric car maker Tesla is not exactly struggling, they are sold out until May 2013. If you nail it in terms of performance, handling and especially range, there seem to be more than enough people willing and able to buy a $50,000+ electric vehicle. I expect BMW to make their vehicles as good or even better than Tesla and their established name enables them to charge a premium price for it.

The sales model of BMW is a copy of what Tesla is doing with quite a bit of success.

I wouldn’t be surprised if BMW forged an alliance with Tesla for their customers to gain access to the Tesla superchargers. By the time BMW starts selling their ev’s, their customers will find a network of fast chargers waiting for them.