BMW i3 to spawn new family car

I've taken the plunge and ordered one for April next year. Full electric version, to be used as our main commuting car, with an old Picasso as back up for longer journeys and load carrying. Test drive was great fun, very quick car, and despite me using all its performance I got 62 miles from it on a Baltically cold day (and it was the lower range REX version). So the 80 miles seems reasonable. My commute is 46 miles in total, and I'll probably get to charge it at work, so range anxiety will not come into play. Fast charger for home is £315 installed for a 3 to 4 hour full charge. I'll have it as a company car, but economics are hugely favourable vs running my 5 series privately (OK, I know it's not a like for like car, but it is only for getting to and from work in the main). It'll go back at the end of 4 years, so I'm not worried by residuals, and battery life. Cost to power it will be £60 per month vs £240 for the 5 series. It falls in a pretty low company car group in our scale, so I get the difference added to my salary, it's 0% benefit in kind for now, and even when that changes it'll maybe cost £90/month. Overall I'll be £550 better off vs the 5 series that I fund and run myself when all is taken into account. Needed a major think about what I use cars for, and 99% of the time it's commuting or driving to and from Aberdeen, so what did I really need, and what value did I put on that. Peter - the i3 is more than just a box for getting from A to B. Styling is subjective, but I like it in the flesh, although think it might date as it's a bit concept car looking. It's genuinely different and good to drive, seamless torque, quite rapid, and handles well within its grip limitations (better with esp system off). The regenerative braking becomes natural pretty quickly, and I like the challenge to master a new type of throttle control. It's very roomy up front, and OK for medium sized adults or kids in the back, and with a 21 month old rug rat it's easier for me to put him into the child seat. Not a car for everyone, but on a lease that takes future risks out of play then it makes a lot of sense. I won't even try to justify it on environmental grounds because I honestly don't give a fig myself about that, it's about meeting my needs at a low cost and being something that's interesting.