Recent content by JTM

Electron15, Great shots. Would you mind if I used a couple of these for the next edition of my iBook. "Supercharged Momentum" Will give what ever acknowledgments you wish and obscure registration plates as requested. JTM

My navigation system no longer locates charge points. It still seems to otherwise work perfectly, locating everything from coffee shops to petrol stations - go figure? The dealer was unable to rectify the matter saying I would have to wait for an upcoming software update, but in talking to...

Good to hear that you are also so delighted with the i3. It really would hard to go back to an ICE with all their costs, inefficiencies, inconveniences, harshness and other disadvantages. I think our efficiency with the i3, while brilliant, is not all it could be because we don’t routinely...

10 months, 14,000km, av energy consumption of 13.8kWh/100km, no maintenance or running costs (yet), wonderful drive with glassy acceleration, silence and brilliant control due to one pedal driving and I can't get my wife out of it to have the occasional drive. Still loving it. Can't see...

"BMW spec'd the i3 battery at 200K miles and 20 years". One of the reasons I chose the i3 over the LEAF was the battery management and cooling systems along with significant charge/discharge buffers i.e 18.9 kWH available out of a 22.6kWh battery. Hence I'm interested in reference for the...

Picked up our BEV in early April and just clocked over 7000 km this weekend. Longest trips between retiring has been 110km and this left 43km of range remaining which makes for an easy 150km of range. For the 7000km travel consumption is at 14kWh/100km. Have not seen the dealer since...

Gidday 133t, Always good to talk with another Australian EV owner. Trust you are enjoying your i3 as much as we are ours. I often drive with windows down and so can hear the pedestrian warning at low speed, hence I will frequently turn it off - probably not a good habit to get into. I did...

Very very nice, Would have gone for the orange myself but my wife, who drives this car more than me preferred the silver. still loving it. JTM

hdbrew, I understand some angst around this decision. Big outlay and new concept - we went through the same but after 5000km are feeling very pleased with our purchase. The following is an excerpt from my book "Supercharged Momentum: the century of the electric car" wherein I describe what...

SO what is actually "adaptive" about the LED lights on the i3. I stayed with the halogen as well as the wattage difference would only enable an additional 2km of range if one was driving a full battery charge with headlights on. I couldn't see the value as the adaptive headlight cost over...

In 'good ol' Australia', (where we get taxed on our tax - at least with petrol), the warranty DOES NOT cover maintenance i.e. tyres, brake pads, oil, filters and brake fluids etc. I like the US idea where all is included in the warranty. We really get stung over here when it comes to...

No maintenance schedule here in Australia either. Car says to change brake fluid in 2017 but otherwise nothing. I paid $849 to cover all maintenance costs for 5 years - just as A bit of insurance in case battery needs something- think I have probably wasted my money but at least, if it is...

We did the first long trip in our BEV yesterday. It was a 98km trip so not being used to what the car could or couldn't do went in eco pro via the old highway - a few more twists and turns and occasional townships. This made the trip 110km but arrived with about 30% SOC and 53km remaining and...

Well I can reply to myself on this query as I came across the dealership I was searching for , except it was in Iceland - not Norway. It is the EVEN Store dealership http://www.even.is/ As shown a 'Tesla like’ mall store, that specialises in EVs. Not just one brand but all brands. I think...