Recent content by Artbishop

I ordered a launch configuration with giga world instead of tera and will probably have to wait until June for the custom build ($1,000 deposit). Dealer has 24 electronauts and the salesperson did not know how many ordered i3s. The dealer's launch edition allocation is 23 Rexs and 20 BEVs. One...

Two of the traveling-3s were at the dealer on Friday and Saturday. I briefed my salesperson on i3 events and we are pointing to the June build for a giga. I took a ten-mile drive, salesperson as passenger, to show my wife. Fun to drive, as it was at the LA Auto Show, the Econ pro plus might work...

Southern California Edison offers two EV plans. One combines your residential and EV use. The minimal cost period is from midnight to 6 PM at 9 cents per kWh. The second plan is a dedicated meter for the EV. The minimal cost period is from 9 PM to noon at 11 cents per kWh. My contractor did a...

YouTube of i3 ride and auto show. http://youtu.be/-emvl3rZYcQ

Bmwi3 ride and auto show, Nov 24, 2013 Instant acceleration, quick, agile, a wonderful feel for the road, and a pleasure  to drive in light traffic in downtown LA on a Sunday morning. Sign in, here's your car, your route, and no BMW person goes with you. Good luck, this is downtown LA, only a...

Consumer test drives for the BMW i3 will begin on Friday, November 22 through Sunday, December 1 at the BMW Pavilion located at the Staples Lot 6 on the corner of Figueroa Street and 12th Street. The complete test drive schedule follows: Friday, November 22: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday...

CA Auto Show, Anaheim, Oct 3-6, 2014. "Only i3 on West Coast", coming in 2Q of 2014. http://youtu.be/YKc7LGjFjWU

Wifi. Add wifi capability to CONNECTEDDRIVE. I estimate almost all i3 owners will have tablets or computers at home and use wifi routers. Many have smartphones, many do not (I don't). For the next 5 years the i3 charging will be almost all from the home. A typical scenario would be the i3...