Torquenews compares Prius Prime to BMW i3-REx

those are great i suppose, but should i care as i'm rising out my $48,000.?

 

I think you can opt out a F150 to close to that amount, and others start around that price, and the few that have a plug or are even a hybrid are much more.

The i3's contribution to automotive history isn't in being a plug in, but in being the first mass produced, affordable carbon fiber car.

 

exactly. some may care to fund their r&d, i prefer to get more bang for my buck. i'm funding enough r&d just buying alt fuel vehicles.

 

Kind in mind what Toyota got when BMW partnered with them for fuel cell technology.
Access to BMW's carbon fiber manufacturing know how.

 

okay, but it still doesn't matter to my wallet. to the world, maybe.

 

If this speculation is at all valid. Just a speculation.

 

not a fact?

 

It might have made the Prime hatch economic enough for Toyota to use as opposed to sticking with aluminum.

 

The speculation?

 

i would have preferred aluminum and regular glass. new version does nothing for me. and then they could remove the guppy gills to make up the aerodynamics.

 

It definitely seems to improve the view out the rear a bit.

 

i hope so, but i wouldn't pay 48k for that.