Test drove today: motion sickness?

[Rower]

I drove the i3 for the first time in the city and loved it. Great car. Just makes one happy driving it.

I had two boys with me and we all felt slightly queasy afterwards. I thought I was reasonably smooth but the short wheel base and city roads were bumpy.

Does anyone else feel motion sickness from the car?

The only other things that I didn't love were 1. The seats were a bit flat and uncomfortable sort of and 2. Shouldn't the key release be for the rear trunk? What's the point of the front? Have a button inside.

Not sure how parallel parking will be. I assume easy. But need to get used to where the nose is.

 

[Les2014]

Uh...maybe you are looking to much at the screens mixed with attention for your kids , I know how it is, but I have to say that when the car is under cruise control and completely stop by itself I fell some motion sickness...
I think the key should have 2 key releases, front and trunk, but with keyless option you will not need it.
Les

 

[BoMW]

Motion sickness indeed. I suffered this, driving back home after collecting my car from the dealer. It was mainly due to the regenerative breaking, it needs some fine tuning in order to slow the car gently. Gets better after time.
I seem to have a boot release inside my i3 to the right of my accelerator, I also felt discomfort initially with the seats but again the more I drive the less annoying I've found them.

 

[PhilH]

Shouldn't the key release be for the rear trunk? What's the point of the front? Have a button inside.

The <> button on the fob releases the rear trunk (hatch).

 

[nowtta60]

I drove the i3 for the first time in the city and loved it. Great car. Just makes one happy driving it.

I had two boys with me and we all felt slightly queasy afterwards. I thought I was reasonably smooth but the short wheel base and city roads were bumpy.

Does anyone else feel motion sickness from the car?

The only other things that I didn't love were 1. The seats were a bit flat and uncomfortable sort of and 2. Shouldn't the key release be for the rear trunk? What's the point of the front? Have a button inside.

Not sure how parallel parking will be. I assume easy. But need to get used to where the nose is.

Make sure they look out the windows. One of the biggest casues of motion sickness is your brain getting movement signals and not the other inputs from visual system that confirms you are moving. If they sit their playing on ipods will incude pukiness quite quickly. Especially around town. Out on the freeway at constant speed seems to be less issues.

A hunch ... as the i3 is so quiet, it may increase the effect on brain being confused by apparent motion and lack of audible confirmation.

I don't have my i3 yet - but even in my ICE I don't let my son use his ipad till we are out on the open road. Twice he's fired it up before we get out of town and the resultant mess got me to spot the pattern. I also remember an incident as a kid where we were travelling in a camper van and my younger brother was colouring in a book. He looked up and said I don't feel well, covered his mouth to try and stop it... I was sitting opposite and basically got sprayed, and chain reaction ensued. Not good!

Windows are good.

 

[Pio]

My mum always complained that she feels a bit of motion sickness when she drives as a passenger in the i3. I haven't experienced it myself yet.
This ''problem'' is due to the use of the regenerative breaking when releasing the power-pedal (or gas-pedal, but it is not gas.. )
This is something you will have to get used to. the one-pedal-drive system is wonderful if you know how to use it correctly! But this takes some practice, so understandably yours kids suffered some motionsickness in your testdrive.
The most recent software update makes it all a bit less aggressive and smoother. This reduces the risk of motion sickness as well.
You will get used to it. But just get in the car as a passenger and have someone else drive it for a while, you will experience it yourself

 

[noakey]

My mum always complained that she feels a bit of motion sickness when she drives as a passenger in the i3. I haven't experienced it myself yet.
This ''problem'' is due to the use of the regenerative breaking when releasing the power-pedal (or gas-pedal, but it is not gas.. )
This is something you will have to get used to. the one-pedal-drive system is wonderful if you know how to use it correctly! But this takes some practice, so understandably yours kids suffered some motionsickness in your testdrive.
The most recent software update makes it all a bit less aggressive and smoother. This reduces the risk of motion sickness as well.
You will get used to it. But just get in the car as a passenger and have someone else drive it for a while, you will experience it yourself

Driving in ecopro helps too in that the acceleration is smoother more like an ice.

I think some of the motion sickness is caused as there is no time gap between breaking and accelerating... as the brain us accustomed to in an ice...

However... i dint let my youngsters play tablets unless on motorway environment....

 

[Rower]

It sounds like it wasn't imaginary then.

Neither of the kids were using an iPad or screen.
I wasn't staring at the display either and I felt it.

I was reasonably smooth, so the salesperson said, as I am used to the regen from a Prius.

When we switched back to the 335i none of us felt the motion sickness.

I loved all else but am nervous about buying it if I have to worry about this.

I also didn't feel it in the Tesla so maybe it's because you sit so high with a short wheel base too?

 

[jadnashuanh]

The US models do not have a button to open the rear hatch on their fobs...silly, but at least for this year, that's the issue.

As you lift from the go pedal, it changes from power gradually through coast, and when fully released, maximum regeneration. Instead of quickly, fully releasing the pedal, do it more gradually, and if you do need to coast, the indicator on the main screen is your friend...the indicator would be exactly in the middle of the bar.

The vehicle does sit up higher than some, so just like being on the top deck of a ship, it will sway a bit more over road imperfections than a lower seating vehicle. I've not had issues. Don't look close to the vehicle while it's moving...look further away and watch the go pedal.