Recent content by archieb

It has been more than 6 years since my i3 lease ended. I wanted to buy my i3, but the residual was hundreds more than BMW dealers were selling similar BEVs at retail. I reluctantly turned in my i3 to the Madison, WI BMW dealer I purchased it from. It sat in their back lot for several months...

The maximum I have ever driven on a single charge is 101.3 miles, or 163 km. I still had 12 miles left when I arrived home. This was on a warm summer day and the i3 had less than 6 months of use. The highest range indicated on start up was 129 miles, again back when the i3 was almost new...

I feel the tire issues with the i3 are a problem. If I had gotten 25-30K out of the BMW OEM tires I would have no problem. But, I only got 15K out of my OEM set. The inner thread was not 2mm or even 1mm, it was gone, completely smooth. For a major brand tire rated at 440 they should have...

Tuesday I set the trip meter and ended the day with 93.2 miles on our 2014 BEV before recharging (15 miles remaining). Average speed was 38.9 mph (quite a bit of stop and go city driving) and 6.1 miles per kwh. I live in Wisconsin and with the warmer weather my trip meter runs, usually around...

Here is an alternative that has worked very well for me on my ice car (one car garage which the i3 gets): http://www.capoptop.com It uses the wipers, side mirrors, and an adjustable strap on the rear to secure the cover to the car, Takes only a few minutes to install and folds up into a very...

Just saw a listing on E-Bay for a Pirelli CINTURATO A/S in size 155/70-19. Unfortunately the tire ships from Italy and costs twice what the Bridgestone tires cost in the USA. This at least shows that other manufacturers are making tires for the i3. If someone has an in with a Pirelli dealer...

My EVSE is 5 years old and was originally purchased to charge a Volt. As such it is only a 16A unit. I've used this unit on the i3 for over 2 years and been very satisfied. Compared to a L1 EVSE, even just 16A is a big improvement both in time and the increased efficiency of L2 charging. I...

I agree with you 100%. What surprises me is that this dealer in 2014-2015 stocked, and sold/leased, a lot of i3s. They are located in a city that has many charging stations, including DC chargers, and a large base of EV owners. The salesperson I spoke to has been there multiple years and is...

Contacted the dealer that we leased our 2014 BEV from. They have one REX in stock and will have no BEVs incoming for the remainder of model year 2017. To be honest, there did not seem to be any interest or enthusiasm to sell another i3. Rather than being informative, it was like pulling...

My lease on a 2014 i3 BEV will be up in a few months and I wanted to start looking at what the 2017 i3 BEVs had to offer. My local BMW dealer in southern Wisconsin has none in stock, and has not had any i3s for quite some time. No problem, I thought, Chicago is nearby with plenty of BMW...

All is well. Electrician came out yesterday afternoon, inspected the damaged connection/wire, cut off damaged wire and installed a new clip. I reassembled everything and yesterday evening plugged unit into the i3. Blue light came on and charger functioned properly. i3 was fully charged this...

For gt1: Yes I can hear the contact clicking and all the indicator lights show green. As for smell, it smelled burnt upon opening and the area around the male clip on the circuit board was brown and discolored. The wire (clip/connection) that failed is one of the wires that carries the full...

Last week I got in my i3 and found the battery not completely charged. Odd, but it didn't really bother me. That night when plugging in the light indicator suddenly went flashing red and an error message of "insufficient grid power" was displayed in the i3. Checked the EVSE, all green, no...

Any area where Fall temperature swings are large, like Wisconsin, tire pressure can be a problem. Morning temperature can be in the low 30s and the next day it can reach 75. For me I want to err on the side of over inflated versus under inflated. I checked and adjusted my tire pressures on my...

I live in Wisconsin and winter months I take advantage of all the i3 BEV has to offer as far as comfort/heat features. This includes leaving the heat on when making stops of less than 30 minutes. In October 2015 I was averaging 5.7 miles per kwh since leasing in January 2015. By the end of...