2018 Rex
My short experience with scheduled charging is that a departure time must be set in the idrive settings to enable a time period in which the i3 charges at home at the lowest utility rate. Being that I have TOU rates, that would be 12am-6am.
After reading some more posts, should I infer that since I have set a scheduled departure time, the i3 will precondition the battery and climate for that departure time?
I set the depart time simply because I thought it was necessary in order to use the charging timer in the i3, and not because I have an actual regular depart time. My concern now after reading some more posts is that there will be a daily and regular preconditioning activity initiated by the i3 that will consume battery capacity, or electricity when plugged in, when I actually don't want that to occur.
Anyone with specific info on that one?
Thanks
My short experience with scheduled charging is that a departure time must be set in the idrive settings to enable a time period in which the i3 charges at home at the lowest utility rate. Being that I have TOU rates, that would be 12am-6am.
After reading some more posts, should I infer that since I have set a scheduled departure time, the i3 will precondition the battery and climate for that departure time?
I set the depart time simply because I thought it was necessary in order to use the charging timer in the i3, and not because I have an actual regular depart time. My concern now after reading some more posts is that there will be a daily and regular preconditioning activity initiated by the i3 that will consume battery capacity, or electricity when plugged in, when I actually don't want that to occur.
Anyone with specific info on that one?
Thanks