Became known the first details about the price of a new electric car, scheduled for 2013. Appeared the first information about the prices of the new BMW i3 electric car, existing only in concept. As said the head of the Bavarian company Norbert Reithofer in an interview with Handelsblatt, "the New i3 will be no more expensive than a BMW 5-Series. Thus, the price of a new car will not exceed 40 000 euros - that much is a BMW 5-Series on the German market. Previously, the manufacturer did not give any hints about the price of the BMW i3, and now can say with certainty about the upper limit value of the car. For comparison, another electric car brand Opel competition is in Germany 43 000 euros. In addition, Reithofer told about the extensive use of carbon fiber to reduce the weight of the BMW i3 and, as a consequence, the increase of power reserve. The CEO also added that while the manufacture of parts is carried out manually, but last week in the U.S., BMW and SGL group has formed a joint plant for the production of carbon fiber. As a result, a further reduction to novelty also not excluded.