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For anyone interested I own a 2014 i3 BEV still going strong at 78k miles. Range is still the same i.e 100 miles give or take and everything works fine except the engine mount which was leaking and broken.. This is actually subject to several recalls in the world i.e EU etc,.. but not in the US...

I have a 2015 i3 BEV (NO REX!), dumbass salesman never mentioned the Level 3 factory option for $750... in their extensive knowledge of EVs in 2015, so I drove since then with what I had and not what I wished I had. For some of you if you remember I had a blog abut my long distance commuting...

Went very smoothly... the fasteners at the front were a biatch but got it all in after repaining it myself too. Definitely proud of a good job... Here is the link to how I chronicled it. http://superiorev.blogspot.com/2017/06/painting-panel-and-installation.html

I reinstated my blog with a better name: http://superiorev.blogspot.com The car is solid as a rock... the difference is with my i3 I feel no need to ever go to another car. Now sadly my door was dinged by a city of San Diego bus but luckily only the main panel was affected. I found a way to...

I put down my blog as the car is simply ordinary in the high mileage it can achieve. For those in the know I got it 2 years ago and have been racking up 2-3k per month due to a set of circumstances i.e long commute then just taking advantage of the free charging everywhere. Only downside seems...

http://practicalbev.blogspot.com I cannot fail to notice the war against EVs taking place. As Tesla is way too popular... it needs to be crushed, nipped, annihilated in the bud. I wouldn't be surprised one bit of Elon Musk has an accident or gets arrested on some weird ass charges or his...

Went to a dealership yesterday... the idiot employee told me their chargepoint charger was off limits if I didn't buy the car there, then jokes about how EVs need to "get plugged in all the time". I can feel the fear of conventional dealerships and the fossil fuel lobby against EVs. For me...

The car is perfect for mountain driving. And yes I have a NON REX with NO FAST DC. Oh the irony :) Check my blog.

The energizer bunny that is my i3 just keeps on going and going. Check my blog for updates... but at many times the rate of mileage of a gasoline car it just seems the EV will last forever, will stay forever young and will indeed match its 40+ years lifespan (at least for the battery as I expect...

Is there such a thing? gated communities that would outright BAN gasoline cars in their confines. As I breathe cleaner air by the very fact I drive my i3 and no toxic fumes or the like enter my cabin, I became sensitive to outside pollution which is beyond horrible. I wonder if a class action...

Nice milestone... turns out there is 0 range anxiety and I incorporated charging into my lifestyle to such a degree it is invisible... I just drive everywhere and average 100+ miles a day. EVs make you drive more as you know the footprint is smaller and it is a hassle free maintenance free...

http://practicalbev.blogspot.com/ What can I say? the perfect car... kind of like an eternal appliance. Like a vampire an EV will be eternally young as electric components have "youth errors" and a mature phase but hardly any old age, like those subjected to Carnot's tyranny.

On a BEV with no Fast DC nonetheless. As usual my blog keeps track of it. Nothing has changed... the car is eternal. Battery capacity still same, not a single solitary problem.

The i3 already uses it to adjust the distance to the car ahead so I was wondering if there is a software upgrade in the wings that could let the i3 maintain lanes if condition permits... just like the last Tesla upgrade. This would be a definite killer app and could improve safety quite a...

http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/05/autos/faraday-future-concept-car/index.html 1000 hp... at least it makes for good publicity on the superiority of EVs. Sometimes in 2012-2013 the performance of electrics matched those of gasoline cars with the Tesla, and now the curve just keeps on going...

http://www.fiaformulae.com/ All electrics... their performance matches that of regular ICE Formula One/Indy cars.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a18489/two-thirds-of-early-tesla-model-s/ 60k limit? I am at 22k on my i3 and stills runs same as new, and after 6 months. So I expect to hit 60 k within 2 years. I suspect BMW did its homework and the car will last its intended duration of...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/11/07/oil-change-costs-quick-lube-castrol-nexcel/74615512/ Looks like car oil manufacturers are seeing the writing on the wall. This above is a bit like polaroids or whatever desperate actions film makers did at the onset of digital cameras. There...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/09/12/bmw-lapd-patrol-car/72139634/ Of course the MSM calls the car "puny" when in fact its acceleration and city behavior matches a supercar and is only second to the Tesla P85D.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/31/1417018/-Consumer-Reports-calls-latest-Tesla-best-vehicle-they-ve-ever-tested-right-wing-goes-nuts# I also talk about it in my blog http://practicalbev.blogspot.com/2015/09/first-they-ignore-you-then-they-laugh.html The Emperor has no clothes... The...