Recent content by Tomasz

Try bluetooth update. It fixed the problem in my case. http://www.bmw.com/com/en/owners/connected_drive_services/mobile_devices/bluetooth_software_update.html

This is OWT (Old Wife Tale.). While it is true that Li-Ion batteries like to be kept less than full and never discharged below certain level keep in mind that for an Li-Ion cell full means 4.2V per cell and empty means about 3.2V. your BMW is equipped with sophisticated battery control module...

No but you can get different EVSE (or modify your existing one) to accommodate the changes. Assuming of course that your wiring is capable of handling 30A as well.

I'll ask again - did you wait about 3 minutes to confirm that result? My i3 is instantly drawing 30A on L2 Max, but on L1 Max it draws about 15A for first 2 minutes and then ramps up to full 30A:

Is the i3 you're testing with equipped with latest KLE and firmware?

Did you wait for the i3 to ramp up it's current? When you plug in i3 on L1 with pilot over 24A it'll initially draw limited current (in my case it was 17Amp) and then after about 2 minutes something kicks in and it starts drawing up to 30Amps. I've run full set of tests over an hour long...

I can spare you all the trouble. i3 is capable of drawing 30Amps no matter what voltage. I charge it every day at work on 120V/24Amps, I've tested it before on 30A L1 and it worked just fine. P.S. Also no matter what voltage it won't draw more than 30Amp so the only time you can get 7.4kWh is...

Probably, but the list of options did not include 9_liter, only 8_liter.

Was wondering when i3 will start showing up. I've tried to add mine two months ago after positive experience with truedelta.com and my previous cars.

BMW manual suggests leaving car fully charged (and plugged in if possible) for extended periods of time. I'd rather stick to manufacturer's suggestions than to some 'common knowledge' from the Internet

No you don't. Dealers can trade cars between themselves. Ask the dealer for the exact configuration you want, and make him earn the money. I've told my dealer what I want and he found one in Chicago (my dealer is in Des Moines). They had it trucked in within 3 days.

I'm one of the very few that actually prefer guessometer. The range depends on so many different factors than just SOC %. And i3 seems to be much more accurate than Leaf. And you have 'quasi' SOC % display on the instrument cluster anyway (4 blocks of 25%, you can pretty much get the SOC down to...

The SOC display is there right now, just no change to hold limit algorithm.

There is no improvement. it was pushed back to the next update. All that current one does is to display the warning when you're down to 2%.

No and No. The chemistry went long ways since first cell phones. You can charge it however high you want and discharge it however low you want. Built in electronics provide safeguards against your habits destroying battery. The only time where charge level matters is prolonged storage (as in...