I must be missing something here... The BMW i3 has about 18Kwh of usable energy. This is a 24Kw DC fast charger. 80% of 18Kwh is 14.4Kwh. 30 Minutes of charging at 24Kw is 12Kwhr of power assuming no losses or charging taper at all.
How does that equal 80% in 1/2 hr????
I mostly agree with you...
Since you are primarily focusing the environmental impact, you do need to factor in the additional impact of the gas, oil in the hybrid system... They are not trivial...
In my case I think that the Model S probably has a lower over all carbon foot print that the i3...
It is possible for the i3 that is equipped with the SAE Combo fast charging port to work with a Tesla SuperCharger with an adapter. The two extra big pins on the combo port are for DC charging.
Both the Tesla Supercharger and SAE Combo are base on the extended J1775 standard. In fact the...
Thanks... The Thing is a lot of fun to drive..
That is good news. It sounds like the REx was able to hold SOC with some spirited driving as long as you had fuel....
It is interesting that you lost 5% SOC on that one leg. Here in the US we would not be able to activate the REx until it was below 5% SOC. That would probably have cause a limited power mode. If you don't mind me asking, How fast were you driving?
I think I made the best decision for my situation in going with the Model S vs the i3, but after spending some time on some of the Tesla Forums, I can say that I greatly prefer the quality and level of discussion on this Forum.... ;)
I came over here to read a little sanity...
I am glad that I decided not to order the i3 REx. It looks like the extra weight really makes the real world range about 60 miles on a charge... I would have thought a solid 70-80 miles would have been possible... It also looks like the decision of the U.S. REx to kick in at 5% charge is a...
This looks to be real...
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12221040/1/bmw-suffers-big-setback-against-tesla-in-california.html
Now there is NO good reason for BMW not to allow you to start the REx under 80% charge like the rest of the world and put in a little bigger fuel tank.....
If this is...
Tom,
That was the best and most fair article I have read about BEV vs BEV+REx. As you know I really liked the i3. I thought it was one of the best EV designs that I had seen from a major manufacturer. I like the light weight design. People who have never driven light weight cars will simply...
It would make sense that a 2700lb car would have a lighter foot print than a 4700lb car with similar drive lines. I also think you are being a little too friendly with the Model S in the Georgia example. 63% gas operation seems a little too high % of operation. I drive a lot in and around...
For me it boiled down to this. I would have to have the REX to handle my daily driving. The tesla could easily hande it in EV mode only. I just did not like having to put gas in my electric car. It removes some of the best things I like about EV's....
If the i3 had 150 miles of EV range I...