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    Re: Buying an i3 for a teenager

    Posted on 20/Sep/19 - 5:32 am

    My 16 yr old son is one who could car less about what he drives with the exception that he is already found out that he is not a big fan of “burning” money at the gas pump. Where we live electricity is substantially less expensive than gas. He is also a highly motivated young man who is currently attending college and will likely finish his bachelor’s degree by the time he turns 18. Tomorrow my son is getting a new i3 REX (dealership loaner). It will be our second one in the family. After all incen [...]

    Re: My 2017 i3 lease is up

    Posted on 20/Sep/19 - 5:20 am

    Where are you? I think you're already on the right track cross-shopping what's on the dealer's lots. Here in the San Francisco region a fully loaded 2017 BEV with under 20k on the odometer is being advertised for $26k, and a REX version at $29k. But I know first hand that there's room in those numbers, in my case another $2k. Because the supply is high, and because there are new options from other brands at similar price points, AND 2018 models trickling in freshly off lease, it seems to me the high-dolla [...]

    Re: 2017 94 Ah CPO: 98 miles range displayed w/ full charge?

    Posted on 20/Sep/19 - 2:28 am

    Why is it difficult to drive in Eco Pro mode on an open freeway? Because of the way the throttle is remapped under Eco. It's great when I want to be reminded to drive constrained, but takes the enjoyment out of "flowing like water." Always driving in Eco Pro, my experience has been that its power pedal mapping makes its response feel somewhat sluggish during the first half of power pedal travel but more sensitive than Comfort mode during the second half of the power pedal travel with the result being the sa [...]

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    BMW sends out postcards to i3 owners confirming 50% more range for 2017

    Posted on April 29, 2016

    Via the Facebook BMW i3 group, BMW has mailed out postcards to owners in the UK stating the 2017 BMW i3 will have a 50% increase in electric range, which would equate to around 120... Continue reading ->