Recent content by petern12

I am in the exact same predicament as you, having a 2014 i3 REX with a bad HV battery (11.7 Batt Kappa Max - 45-50 miles range). I came across this article(link below), which may be of help to us. An automotive journalist named David Tracy at Autopian in Socal recently bought a 2014 i3 REX...

Along this line, does anyone know if the replacement 60 Ah pack from BMW is of an updated or different make/design/chemistry which may makes it less susceptible to degradation than the original pack?

In a perfect world, BMW would offer i3 owners with 60ah battery packs requiring replacement with these options: 1) upgrade to 94ah for $3k out of pocket, 120ah for $6k out of pocket 2) Declare vehicle a total loss/salvage and cut owner a $12k - $15k check ( mileage/condition dependent. This is...

7yrs and 11mos. Wow, talk about being saved by the bell! Glad to hear you got the whole pack replaced. Hopefully my 11.7 kWh will also means the only remedy is to replace the whole pack. Fingers crossed.

I called a few Socal dealers while I was down in Irvine visiting my kids. Pretty sure it was BMW of Irvine that confirmed the in-service date and battery still under warranty. I will call some Norcal dealers this week and see if how soon I can bring the car in for the capacity test, hopefully...

Thanks for pointing this out. Will export personal profile onto a usb stick and check. Pretty sure this i3 has an integration level l001-18-5xx as my dad did mention paying for a software update when he had it in for a major service in early 2020. This might end up saving me the cost of a...

Indeed I was shocked by the "shockingly low" number, that's why I repeated the full-charge/re-test cycle for a whole week. And interestingly my dad's i3 only has 56k miles and he has never fast charged, but does plug in every other night using a 16amp Level 2 at home. Yes $250 for the in-house...

Hello everyone. I've just "inherited" my 2nd 2014 i3 from my dad, who is fed up with the depleted range and already got himself an iX. Here's what I've done/gathered so far: 1) Charge to full daily for the last week and then also run Batt Kappa Max daily. Results have been consistently...