61-13-6-842-870 (High Voltage Charging Socket, Central Locking Drive) had failed. With a new one installed by the dealer, I'm now 2 for 3 in high-speed charging (versus 0 for ∞ before the repair). Today I ran into an issue with an EVPump EVSE. The i3 locked the DCFC cable to the car (as expected) bu...

If you're driving an i3 in a warm environment and your legislative environment allows, step one would be to tint as many windows as you can, as darkly as you can. Aircon is a major power draw for any EV and the i3 has high IR gain from its huge windshield. In terms of driving, I haven't had the oppo...

Excellent post, bwilson4web, thank you for sharing!

At 60+ pages it's going to take a bit to get through this but it looks like the Auto Club did a very good job here.

TheMK – Thanks for those newTIS links! Drilling down to the i3, there are a LOT of subheadings that seem to make no sense whatsoever. "28 Twin-clutch gearbox (DKG)"? :lol: I think my problem is with the plug locking mechanism, but I decided to take it to the dealer before tackling bumper removal. A ...

Five years into BEV ownership I remain highly impressed with what BMW achieved with the i3. The i3 was ahead of the market in 2014 (and in many ways it is, still). Understandable that BMW would take a breather and regroup. As a very happy owner I want the model to continue. BMW AG's "on-again-off-ag...

Phamile's original message is quite old by now, but, even without coding, the rear-view camera is available at low speeds. Press the Parking Assist button on the center console (marked with a "P", positioned rearwards from the Comfort / Eco Pro / Eco Pro + mode switch). Once the parking menu display...

I think I'm suffering from a similar issue which is preventing me from charging at a DCFC unit with my 2014 i3 BEV. Normally when plugging in with a CCS connector, the operation of a servo is heard. This is the car locking the CCS plug into place. Recently the car hasn't been activating the servo du...

Regarding a 2014 BEV with DCFC... I've got about a 50% success rate with L3 EVGo / CCS charging (L2 charging works 100% of the time). When trying to charge from an EVgo CCS station, half the time (having connected the CCS cable) the EVgo station refuses to start charging. I've made a solid mechanica...

Over the past month or so it's been possible to spot a 2018 or two (NON-s) on the road road here. An i3s is still a rare bird.

Applause to all the i3s-version buyers! So good to see that driving enthusiasts are staking their place at the EV table!

I have a 2014 BEV (April 2014 production) and couldn't believe BMW's curb weight claims were real.

In frustration, I took my i3 to a local truck scale. With zero persons in the car – and perhaps 40 lbs. (max) of detritus in the car, I got an empty weight of 2,880 lbs. (1306 kg).