2015 BMW i3 Electric Car: Quick Charging, Seat Heaters Now Standard2015 BMW i3 Electric Car: Quick Charging, Seat Heaters Now Standard

The BMW i3 electric car appears ready to enter its second model year with a few more items on its list of standard equipment.
DC fast charging, seat heaters, and satellite radio will be standard on 2015 BMW i3 models, according to an interview with a pair of BMW executives.
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Jacob Harb and Jose Guerrero–Department Head and Head of Product for BMW i in the U.S., respectively–revealed the updates in an interview with BMW Blog at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show.
There’s been no official announcement from BMW just yet, but the information is clearly legitimate.
BMW i3
Regarding the soon-to-be-standard DC fast-charging port, BMW now feels that there are now enough public stations using the i3-compatible Combined Charging Standard (CCS)–or perhaps will be soon–to justify making the feature standard equipment.
It’s also planning a major infrastructure expansion program for calendar-year 2015, with details to be announced at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in January.
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Along with the confirmed new features, BMW, is considering offering U.S. buyers the configurable key fob already available in Europe.
Another potential future addition to the optional equipment list for future model years: a previously-nixed heated steering wheel.
BMW i3 at DC fast-charging station
The carmaker is also investigating ways to give customers a simple battery “state of health” readout, so they can keep track of any loss in capacity as the battery pack ages.
This has apparently been a cause for concern for many i3 drivers. The information can be pulled up by technicians using diagnostic software, but BMW wants a more “formalized” way of presenting it to consumers.
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Model year 2015 will be the first full year on sale for the i3 in the U.S. 
The first units were sold here in May, and the results have been fairly upbeat so far, with 4,263 cars sold through the end of October.
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