BMW i3 can use BMW X5 SUV loaners for longer trips

Bloomberg and other industry sources report that BMW i3 owners will be provided with BMW X5 vehicles when needed for longer trips. This is a part of the loaners programme that BMW will implement to deal with range anxiety. Bloomberg reports that full-sized X5 SUV will be offered for several weeks a year for family trips or as a backup. The feature is an option for the BMW i3 purchase but no pricing was set at the moment and the offer seems to be market specific and exclusive to USA customers.

BMW will also offer an optional combustion engine, REx which has a range of 60 to 90 miles on a single charge. The two-cylinder engine comes from the Motorrad Division and will extended the driving range to 250 miles on a tank of gasoline. There will also be house calls for recharging cars.

The BMW i3 is sold at a base price of 34,950 Euros for the BMW i3 in Germany and will be available to customers in Germany in November 2013.