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I am looking to enable CarPlay on my i3 120, late 2019 model. The vehicle has Professional Nav, version NBTEvo_S and iDrive 6. Some websites suggest that a Wifi Aerial needs to be added to the unit, which is indicated by the fact that the vehicle has no Wifi (hotspot?). Is there a different...

I’ve just finished cleaning our beloved 2015 REx, which we bought from new. In fact, you may find some early posts of mine from 2014/2015, when I researched the vehicle, planned the purchase and waited those months for delivery from Leipzig. Back then, it felt like something very special. And...

Hi all, our 2015 REx (70k miles) has started to develop a strange behaviour re off-peak charging. I have had my i3 for a long time, so I know the quirks. The problem: On multiple occasions, I've noticed that the car is charging immediately whilst being plugged in set as "Off-Peak Charging"...

We’ve had a Brake System Warnung message appearing on both screens this morning. Orange Exclamation Mark, ABS and the Traction Lights are showing on screens. Driving at moderate speed still possible and we’ll take it to our BMW garage next week. When driving, the Regen braking has gone and...

We've had our Rex for almost 3 years now (40,000 miles) and I've done the "battery capacity max" check in the System Menu for the first time. It read 16.9 kWh, which is down 2.5 kWh from the original 19.4 kWh. The car is currently with my BW dealership for MOT and a end-of-warranty check. I am...

Had to book the i3 REx in at our dealer for a couple of issues: - Aircon has stopped working. Fan blows, but even at 16deg setting it only blows the outside temperature - the petrol flap isn't locking anymore and can easily be opened by hand, even without pressing the release button. I can hear...

We've just crossed the 28k mi mark with our i3 REx and the rear set of tyres are very close to the tread wear marker now. First service is due next month (according to the dashboard info), so will probably get them swapped then. Front tyres have at least another 5k miles in them, I'd say...

Trying to use my Solar PV to partially charge the car whenever the British sun makes an appearance, I am finding that adjusting the charging rate in line with PV output is a pain. I seem to remember that the bigger and costlier version of the BMW Wallbox has a PV solar intergration, but not sure...

https://www.zap-map.com/electric-car-values-increase-as-demand-outstrips-supply/

I've just re-applied for a ChargeNow account through Chargemaster, which includes 6 months free of charge and a (rather steep) £7.85 pcm afterwards. I called the Chargemaster helpdesk (very friendly and helpful) and there are some interesting points to note: - subscriptions to ChargeNow, Polar...

Many of you may have noticed already - the site and iRemote iOS app (can't comment on Android) have been updated. The latter now has the logout issue fixed, according to the release notes on the app store. So far so good for me. There are also some minor cosmetic changes and the touchID signon...

That's a bit over 1% of total BMW deliveries in March. Down from 2,871 last month. I suppose the March/April plate change in the UK had some bearing, although the UK market is not as significant as the US. BMW can deliver over 200,000 premium cars in a month...

On two occasions we now have experienced none or mainly no heating during 30-45 minute journeys and I have booked the car in with my BMW dealer. The first time it happened, there was a problem with a public charger we used (red flashing light on car), which I thought may have had a knock-on...

Buying the i3 has been a great decision. It's reliable and a pleasure to drive. Most of our family journeys are covered using it and the car saves us around £800 per year in Petrol/Diesel. I switched electricity provider to Ecotricity, because I wanted to ensure we support a green supplier for...

Noticed the BMW Labs widget in the sidebar the other day and tried to sign up, but was put on the waiting list. https://labs.bmw.com Is anyone on here part of the Labs app trial ?

I read elsewhere the other day that 11,000 were sold in the US alone. http://www.bmwgroup.com/bmwgroup_prod/e/0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/investor_relations/corporate_news/news/2015/vertriebsmeldung_januar_2016.html

Over 2.1k in November alone. That's not shabby, especially when you compare it to sales figures for other models, for example. BMW always planned to produce around 20k i3 per year, so they are well within this range. Also, it is a strong figure given that a battery upgrade has already been...

This guy has managed to do it! :shock:

[shudders slightly] https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/11/reverse-engineering-the-bmw-i3-api/

i5 could become a reality sooner than previously thought. Also, sounds like i3 is to get a range boost in 2016, if this is to be believed. Below is the translation of the German "Automobil Produktion" post. I will post about the mentioned article in "Die Zeit" once I got it. translation...