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I bought the 45e because many of my trips are 3-miles or less. This is terrible for an ICE, and being in town, the speeds are low and there are a bunch of stoplights between me and anywhere I need to go. While it weighs more than the 40i, the power/weight ratio is essentially identical and the 45e is slightly faster in the real world while getting better mileage, but that isn't a big issue to many. While you may lose the federal tax credit next year, if you could find one today, it might be something to look at.
On my last BMW (an ICE), if I didn't put the battery maintainer on it, the frequent short trips would kill the battery in about a year. AFter the dealer replaced it after the first year, I learned, and the next one lasted like 7-years...a long time for a 12-vdc battery after using the battery maintainer (I used a Bosch, smart one set to AGM mode).
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