clipper creek HCS-40. IMO I think the price might not matter since you can get a tax credit next year for what you paid for the EVSE. You also get a 30% tax credit on the installation fee.
Thanks! I saw your post and have tried it out a couple of times as wfm is on my way home from work (sort of). I really like it and nobody else seems to use it (I does not work with the nissan leaf). The display on the orange box showed charging speeds varying from 22kw/hr to 10kw/hr. I would be...
there is another way to make it a bit more affordable: multiple security deposit. If you have some extra cash in hand you can put down a deposit w/ BMW FS (7 monthly payments) to drop your money factor. It dropped my lease pymt about $25/month. The deposit is refunded at the end of the lease. It...
cmj, i leased a 2015 i3 BEV in Warwick, RI in Aug for $11.5k off sticker price (including federal tax credit which BMW financial got). With gas being $2/gallon they are not selling too many i3s. The salesman told me in august that my i3 was the third they had sold this year. I think they will...
You are right. I have never heard the cooling system fan while the car is parked and not connected to an EVSE. From my reading on this forum I assumed that the car would not allow the batteries to become dangerously hot if you park in full sun in the middle of August. I thought high heat was...
I have only had the car for a week but from what I gather there are a few things which I think decrease your range:
1. AC on always - significant impact
2. Hot weather - batteries are kept at operating temperature even when the car is parked and this drains them slowly. Do you park in the shade...