The BMW i3 is an amazing and revolutionary vehicle, but when it comes to repairing, only the German technicians can offer a closer look inside the repair shop.

Inside the repair shop, all you can see is carbon fiber anywhere, as the model makes intensive use of this component. The component weighs 50 percent less than traditional steel and around 30 percent less than the aluminum.

Other than that, we might as well be talking about the most important part of the i3 electric, which is the Drive Module, which houses the 22 kWh battery, the chassis as well as the 170 horsepower electric motor.

Thus, when talking about repairs made on the BMW i3, we are actually talking about a total repair process, with the components being completely taken down and replaced.

In terms of costs, the German based automaker stated that the expenses on the i3 are rather similar with those from the BMW 1 Series, since once the carbon fiber is broken, there is no room for repairing, only for replacing.

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We cannot image the happy face of the first US customer that has recently received the keys of the BMW i3. The customer is Charles Rabie, a professor at Tufts University, who got the electric from the BMW`s dealership in Boston.

Others will follow to get the long-expected BMW i3, with a flood of deliveries to be carried out at the Port Jersey Vehicle Distribution Center in Jersey City, NJ.

The pictures here showing professor Rabie in his long-awaited BMW i3 electric, give us a closer look at the car, while the professor is taking the car out for a spin to show how far the EPA will be going with its full charge 22-kWh battery.

Dave Buchko, the chief at BMW Corporate Communications said in an interview that the “government agency has given the i3 an official range rating of 81 miles.”

Perhaps the professor will not have some strange experiences in dealing with the sub-100 mile range, since we are talking about a former BMW ActiveE driver, with a lot of opportunity on his behalf of driving a battery-powered vehicle.

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