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Depending on your intent, you may want to experiment with removing the rear seat bench. It pops out easily and may allow the seat backs to fold flat. But I'd double check that doing so doesn't over-rotate against the hinges, and that there's something there to support the folded-down seatbacks...

These two blurbies are from the Dakota Lithium FAQ and worthy of consideration: Dakota Lithium batteries perform best when charged by a lithium compatible charger. Lead acid or SLA chargers, on-board chargers for AGM batteries, or other non-lithium chargers will charge a Dakota Lithium battery...

Nothing quite as invigorating as strolling out of the store with a 3x5 sheet of tile backer and the assumption "of course it will fit," only to realize "phew! I barely squeezed that in" (after sliding my seat forward a few notches into a barely comfortable but not quite contorted position).

When you're looking at this, is this in one long distance go? Or the culmination of multiple trips? I tend to only consider "usable range" a single leg full to empty excursion. There are a lot of variables at play that can throw off this range figure when driven over multiple sessions.

VW sells a rebranded Westabo EVSE with similar dual voltage capabilities, just to help broaden your search. I use a Zencar dual voltage unit that maxes out at 16 amps (similarly 120 or 240). Zencar sells the same unit with 32 amp capability, but only advertise it as a Level 2 box, but I'd bet...

Lol I think autocorrect just auto invented!

Also, with the exception of the non-sunroof roof (CFRP), hood (aluminum or steel) and tailgate (glass) the body panels are plastic -- ABS, I believe. I imagine pretty similar to what Saturn was doing with their SL series cars in the 90s, and what a lot of bumper facias are made of on lots and...

Tesla hasn't opened Surchargeers to BMW yet. For now, there are adapters for AC Tesla charging, but that's only useful it you're parked overnight at a hotel or airport, it some other longer duration stopover.

I believe you're in good shape, but worth plugging your VIN in to mdecoder.com and verifying DCFC is present. All 2015s supposedly have it as standard equipment, but it was an option in 2014 so just in case... S4U7 FAST CHARGING DC If not, the charge port will look like the one in the photo...

Congrats, welcome. I distinctly was in the "I'll never own a BMW" camp prior to giving the i3 a try. I'm not sure my attitude has changed, just that I made an exception for i3... twice!

The "fix" was included in an October or November 2019 update so if your car is on original software, it's worth checking in about it..

Welcome to the i3 forum!

@rcpmac there is no need for the hostile tone. The REX doesn't fit cleanly into many preconceptions of PHEV / BEV and we can't expect any non i3 owner to understand the nuances of how this drivetrain works. If the person from ClearWatt had taken the time to understand our particular car (or, for...

This isn't correct. The 2017 i3s have 4G modems and are fully supported. My 2017 was an early production (July 2016 build date) that had a 4G modem, and this aligns with the changeover date when searching through the BMW parts catalogs. And you can be sure of this, because if yours had a 3G...

Welcome to the forum. Where are you based? My first i3 was a 2017 with 20-something thousand on it. It was my first foray into electrification and after 2 years I had been enjoying it so much that I doubled down and traded it for a new 2021. It's truly a unique EV with no peer. I hope you get...