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I've never felt the need to get one given the charger locations and having the REx backup, but I would be a lot more likely to if I had to rely on public chargers around here. Regardless, my point is to plan carefully and don't make any assumptions about charge availability in some areas. (But...

Not sure what it's like in the sound area, but the charging options here in Eugene are pretty much crap for trips out of town. In the last year, here is what I have experienced with just 5 trips: Trip 1, north to Salem, 65 miles: Fast charger mid-trip only has one connector, and it was...

Every 3-6 months, I travel to a doctor appointment out of town. It's 65 miles, with only one DC charger about 40 miles into the trip. With less than ideal weather, I would not make it to the dr. office without a charge mid-way. In that case, it really means TWO charges for my 2015 to make a...

Not to derail the thread, but the REx is a "true hybrid". People are simply more familiar with parallel hybrids where both motors can power the drivetrain directly, unlike the REx, which is a serial hybrid. More specifically, it is a 'serial hybrid plug-in electric vehicle'.

That spare is something like 4" wide. Add an inch to the width and you likely would have contact with the aluminum hub carrier. Most people just grind it a bit to fit 18s. I was not comfortable doing that with mine (and wanted fat rubber anyway), so I put 19x8 wheels and flares on.

I don't believe the fob works that way. I believe it automatically looks for the fob and wakes it up when a mode change (from ready to drive) is requested. More than one person has been caught out by that however, as they have gotten into the car with the fob and turned it on, then for whatever...

Yeah, that is actually possible due to needing to meet California's standards for the car at the time. Until somebody actually measures this however, it's a pointless discussion beyond knowing that overfilling compromises the EVAP canister.

Or perhaps they didn't convert anything but actually measured it. The point is that their published figures provide higher precision for gallons, extending it to two decimal places vs. whole numbers for liters. Did BMW lie or is their metric rounded? Only way to really know is to measure it...

KISS: i3s owners don't need to worry about this because BMW already did. End of story.

I don't think that is going to be something available on any accessory tank. I am guessing any approval would have to relate to specific installations, and the multitude of mount possibilities makes that impossible to apply on a broad level. An OEM tank in a non-OEM location likely automatically...

I'm trying to figure other ways to 'Smokey Yunick' the fuel system and that is an interesting idea I had not considered. Sadly, I doubt much more than half a gallon or so could be added by relocating that however.

Fair point, but that would buck scientific and engineering convention on the handling of significant digits. They cited a greater degree of resolution in gallons with the rounding error in the hundredths. If they were simply running it through a converter, it should only cite tenths.

Not to be contrarian, but I am not clear on your source for the 2.3 gal figure as I have only seen I01 info. This is from BMW's 2014 REx pub: Don't use their liter reference, as it represents a rounding error for significant digits that is better calculated in gallons. My interpretation of...

2.1 gal should be the nominal capacity after coding. While an additional 0.3 gallons can be trickled in, it is technically overfilling it and can potentially spill over into the evaporative venting and foul the system.

Yep yep! The Curt lift hitch levels it out nicely too. I just try to stick to the GVWR for the car, which is almost 4000 lbs. Subtracting myself and the weight of the trailer leaves almost 500 lbs available to haul stuff.

Helps a lot with this. I just wish the i3 were a little better at actually clearing water aerodynamically. At 55MPH, it's not quite enough. I've had other cars where it was, but I can't imagine a fix for that.

I don't understand how they would boost charge rate, regardless of battery, as my understanding is that it would require a completely different charger setup. But perhaps that is completely decoupled from the AC charge controller and strictly a function of the HV BMS when using DC.

Interesting discussion. I'd love to know it has a usable intermittent mode with the rain sensing. It won't matter though. Wiper settings never seem to be right in any car for more than a few seconds no matter how they work. :P

Yes, it is mounted with 1/8" thick aluminum angle. But like the safety briefing at the hillclimbs I had installed it for, 'it's mostly there to put yourself out after you run away'. ;)

Looks great. I will never do it though due to the increased glare. Considering going with a very dark stain on mine.