EVs are just superior

Since no car shop seemed to have the basic skills to paint plastic panels... I decided to do it on my own and learned a lot about paint, priming and how to do all this without a spray gun i.e order cans. I was lucky to also find an online shop that could get me 4 cans of the paint needed to match my car's body. Below is how I did it... I waited 2 days for it to cure then installed the panel. No docs were available so I had to improvise but pretty straightforward...

The battery capacity hasn't dimished a bit. So long for the perception Li-Ion will degrade after a significant mileage. On my side I still drive up and down canyon, explore the backcountry and drive long distance with the added satisfaction of instant torque, quietness and no vibration. Sadly a couple of months ago my driver side door was dinged by a city bus. After some research I found out the panel of the door is the easiest thing to change. In their teutonic wisdom BMW decided on making the i3 a lego car... simple to maintain (like ZERO maintenance) and easy to repair with simple plastic panels. It has more in common with a Humvee and its replaceable metal panels riveted together than a complex molded metal Lexus where a simple ding costs a fortune to repair. So far what would be a 2k job on another car is: - $300 driver side door plastic panel ordered OEM from the dealer. - 6 cans of primer at $6 bucks each - 4 cans of body paint matching my cars color ordered from