BMW Considers Upping i3 Production

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What's with that unspoken rule among auto designers to make electric cars look really weird and ugly? I'd like to drive an electric car, but not one I'd be ashamed to own !

It almost seems they're doing it on purpose to cast shame on you if you buy it. You'll be "that woohoo guy". I just want to drive the frigging thing.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

Except Tesla, goes without saying. And that's my point.

It's BMW, a German constructor with a minimum good taste expected, a history of coolness. It wouldn't have surprised me coming from Chevrolet or Ford or other European constructors like Renault, Peugeot or Citroën (which even the regular cars they make look hideous).

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