Interesting Irish POV on the i3 (REX)

[tiburonh]

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/bmw-s-i3-electric-has-power-and-range-but-stalls-on-price-1.1679368?page=1

 

[MikeS]

Yes, I read it yesterday.

The tester obviously decided he would not like the car from the beginning! He states ‘sudden racket’ when he describes the range extender operating………. well I tried it on 2 separate test drives both at speed and around tow. I was sat in the rear seat just so I could listen for any noise and at speed I could not detect it at all and around town I could hear the range extender but it certainly was not that obvious or intrusive! After reading that paragraph I decided the rest of the article was not worth paying any attention to - and this was born out.

 

[Ross]

I've not been an i3 REx but it does seem it sounds a bit noisy from the outside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEP0hnYKbrU

 

[mrsmith]

The comments at the bottom are hilarious! Suggestions to bend the laws of physics then a treatise on electronic hammers!

 

[noakey]

I guess this is an opinion.. but I must say that the Rex which I borrowed for an evening had a pretty quiet range extender... I could only hear it from within the car if I listened really hard, it certainly doesnt generate any more noise than a bulk standard gas car.... I don't know what this guys expectation was but a gas engine does make noise.

Also, one should question how accurate is the instrumentation and range estimates on a gas car.. it also depends on how you drive, just like an i3. The i3 does not re-invent physics.

His comments on range are well know though, and yes this is a new trailblazing area of motoring which I, and 10,000 others can't wait to get 'plugged in' too. This is a town and short run about solution, plugging a big gap with a great machine.

There... rant over lol... Roll on June.

 

[tiburonh]

I've not been an i3 REx but it does seem it sounds a bit noisy from the outside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEP0hnYKbrU

Very hard to tell from this video just how noisy it is. But it is a gas motor - certainly it's not going to be silent.

 

[stumbledotcom]

How many times have you let your phone run out of power, for instance? On a stormy night last week, I simply couldn’t muster up the motivation to fiddle around with plugs and cables. That’s where the range extender in this i3 proves its worth.

I've never had a phone, tablet, et al run out of power because I couldn't be bothered to charge them overnight. You base your evaluation of emerging technology on your own sloven habits? No thank you. The only sane conclusion?

Michael McAleer is an idiot.