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In the U.K., the basic mains voltage is 230 volts, which is about 2 times the voltage used in North America. So while my 'basic' charge takes about 30 hours, in the U.K. yours will take 15 hours. I spent about $1000 to install a higher power EVSE at home (240 volts at 32 amps), which charges...

The recirc button goes from A to M, M to blank, and then blank back to A. Any idea what recirc is doing when blank? Does A ever do anything but mix in outside air?

I think this means you accelerate poorly. ;) PS My commuting efficiency numbers typically are in the 3.5 range. So you must be doing something right.

I feel your pain. I have the same in my 2017 i3. I think German cars in general don't do as good of a job with air conditioning as American cars. The Germans, until recently, were never fans of air conditioning (not a pun) and it was rare to find an office building or home in Germany which was...

I'd call an electrician and see if he can upgrade to 240v. 240v uses the same gauge wire as 120 v so the upgrade could be relatively inexpensive if you don't need to pull new wires. In most cases, pulling the wire is the most labor intensive and expensive part of an EVSE installation, so using...

I haven't been tracking temperature, but I made a 90 mile trip yesterday, where the temperature was in the mid 70's F, and I started with 100% and finished with 39% charge. There was a good amount of traffic so my average speed was moderate but there was plenty of stop and go. So, my...

I have a Juicebox Pro and I'm pretty happy with it. I have it installed in my garage and I normally park on a driveway outside of the garage. It would be nice to have a better cable management holder supplied with the EVSE. Since I don't have TOU, I don't bother using the JBPro timed charge...

Interesting observation. I'll need to keep an eye on this. I usually go down to around 20% before I charge. I have a 2017 i3 Rex, and in the winter I was estimating 90 miles for a full charge. Now in the summer I'm getting close to 140 miles (estimated). I'll try charging more often to see if...

I ignore the range display, since I find it very inaccurate. The algorithm BMW uses for this display seems to be seriously flawed. But I do like to see if I can squeeze out as many miles on a charge as I can. Instead of monitoring the range display, what I do is reset the tripometer each time...

Hey evman: this question is off topic but I see you're using a solar powered TOU plan. How is this working for you? I'm considering solar but I can't seem to justify the TOU savings. I'm paying a flat $.175 per kWh and my electric bill is about $50 higher per month now with my i3. I used to pay...

Nice deal. Congrats! What are you planning to do for a level 2 charger? When I got my 2017 rex, I used the level 1 charger which came with the car for three months before I installed a level 2 charger. I found the level 2 charger to be a game changer: while my daily commute is only 30 miles...

Thanks for the suggestions. eBay seems to have a pretty wide selection of medium power portable chargers. I simply searched for 'Level 2 charger' and found 3 pages of results. For medium power portable chargers, most used either Nema 6-20 or 10-30 outlets. For a 16 amp 220v charger, you need a...

I have a 2017 Rex with the 94 Ahr battery. Yesterday I had an unexpected round trip of around 190 miles. The range extender came on at around 128 miles (the temperature was 75 degrees F and the road was basically flat). When I returned home, the i3 display showed 14 miles still available for...

Yes, I could carry around the Juicebox. But the Juicebox's 40amp cable will be a challenge to fit in the frunk. I carry the BMW 120v charger now in the frunk, and it would be great to swap it out for a Level 2 charger. Anyone know of a Level 2 charger which fits in the frunk?

"EVSE Upgrade upgraded our Level 1 Mitsubishi i-MiEV EVSE to be a dual-voltage Level 1/Level 2 EVSE. EVSE Upgrade can do this for many Level 1 EVSE's included with EV's, but not the i3 OUC for some reason." Great resource. Thanks for the suggestion.

I don't think you can 'upgrade' (whatever that means) a 120v EVSE to 220v, unless it's rated for 220v. I'm looking at this 220v 16amp EVSE for use once a week: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Duosida-25-Feet-Level-2-EV-Electric-Car-Charger-Compact-16A-120V-240V-NEMA-6-20P/123012052879

For my weekend use, I only need 240v at 16 amps. And it should be portable and plug into a NEMA 6-20 outlet outside the house (there's no garage at the summer house). At home I already have a Juicebox. The reason the Chinese chargers look good is that they are portable and cheap. I would not...

When you say "shaking the KHONS", do you literally mean you shake this unit? Can the KHONS fit in the frunk? I'm looking for an inexpensive EVSE for my summer house. I've been looking on Ebay at some of the Chinese 220v 16amp chargers which run just over $200. I've also been looking at the...

Yes, I've used the BMW connect app to precondition this past winter. It works well on the days when it doesn't say "Car in motion" while it's in my driveway. :-) While I'm not an expert at HVAC systems, my understanding of heat pumps versus air conditioners is that heat pumps have an additional...

The thing I like about my 2017 Rex is the Rex: with Rex I have no range anxiety. I have about 5000 miles on the car now and so far, I've used 2 gallons of gas in 6 months. But those 2 gallons were important to me, coming at the end of longer trips where charging was not convenient. I can...