Recent content by johnheddy

I think that is what the dealer did when they installed my battery.

Ok, confused by your math. Why are you calculating 1/hours and calling it C? Why not divide 33kWh by 50 kW and get 0.66 hours charge time? Isn’t that more useful? And the car can’t charge 33kWh. There is reserve at top and bottom that can’t be used. That is why it is ok to charge to100% at...

Saw video on using i3 to run an inverter as emergency power. It said to fasten drivers seat belt while outside car, put car in park (on), turn lights and radio off, and the car would provide 12v that you can run the inverter from. IE DC/DC converter will be on. That could be used to charge a...

I would not have bought my 2017 i3 without the REX. There are no charging options near me above level 2 until I exhaust more than half my 120 mile battery range (summer). My REX gives me 90 to 100 actual highway miles per tank if full. I regularly travel 320 miles (twice a month) and use the REX...

Also, when I picked up the car, the interior was all fogged up like the car had been left running for an extended period of time with no defroster running. If they had just parked it and left it off, it wouldn't be like that.

I recently had my 12V battery die on me while 320 miles away from home on a trip. Ended up having to "jump start" my i3, and drive directly to dealership to get it changed out. They said it would take 1.5 hours and cost $500 to $550. After waiting, they told me they sold the last battery that...

Also, when I first started driving, I was letting the REX run until it shut down due to lack of fuel before refilling (lost some SOC in the process) and I was able to pour a 2.3 gallon gas container into the tank without it over filling and running out the neck. My second container is 2.5...

For people who have had the check engine light and been told they destroyed the evap canister by over filling the tank... Have you pulled the OBD codes and checked what is really happening? There is a problem with corrosion on the temp/pressure sensor for the tank, and when it fails, you have to...

When I bought my used 2017 I3 Rex in PA, the dealer coded it for me so that the hold state of charge at 75% was available and pressing programmable button 8 turned on hold state of charge if below 75%. I regularly drive 320 miles each way from PA to MA every month (640 miles round trip. I fill...

Ok, so no spacers needed, but they claimed the LM500 would not fit the 19x5.5 stock rear rims, only the 19x5 stock front rim... so I needed to buy at least two of their $211 19x5 rims to mount the rear LM500s, plus two TPMS units.

I just ordered the Blizzak LM500 snow tires from tire rack to have them installed on my 2017 i3 REX. They called me back after the order was placed and said they would not fit my rear factory wheels which now have 175 60R19 tires. But it seems like what I am reading here says they will fit just...

Wow, I just did the math, and if the fuel gage is right, 1/4 of 2.4 gallons is 0.6 gallons, and the trip was 30 miles (2/3 highway). That means the REX had a net fuel economy of 50 MPG while holding the same state of charge I had when I left the house. That seems high for a series hybrid design...

I like my REX, especially since the car is coded to let me turn it on at 75% SOC or lower. It is handy if I forget to plug the car in at night. I have a 60 mile round trip to work and back each day, and the 2017 model has around 120 battery only miles on a full charge. It is a bit scary getting...

I was recently showing a friend my "new to me" 2017 i3 REX and let him drive it and showed him the emissions control test mode... anyway, while playing around, I think we cut off a test in the middle and I got a check engine light. I bought an OBD2 reader and it called out as an EVAP valve...