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BMW’s Electric Car Circles Berlin in Search of an Outlet

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BMW’s little electric hatchback is still rare enough to turn heads even in the most gentrified corners of Berlin. That comes at a price when you’re looking for a place to charge it.

In a four-day test drive a year after the i3’s German debut, the car got kids and adults excited, managed distances only hard-core cyclists would tackle and had the space to transport four people comfortably.