i'm not exactly sure why dealers do this but in a couple of cases when I bought a car, the finance dept. inflated the "purchase" price but then increased the discount so that the bottom line was what we agreed to. Maybe it has something to do with not reporting a "reduced" purcha...

Fifty miles on a fully charged '17 is too low. Depending on temp, speed, wind, etc, should be at least 80-90. Look at the sticker on the driver's side door jamb to make sure of the date of manufacturer, or run the VIN on one of the web based VIN search tools. If it's really a '17, I recommend taking...

nashvegasr wrote:Kind of an interesting question. I have no idea of the answer... but now I want to know too !

Ie - what would happen if lightning struck an i3?

It's bad news if lightning strikes any car.....

Realoem.com might give you some clues.

Thanks Jim
Lots of technical papers out there
Here's one that's interesting:
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/0 ... 30812.html

jadnashuanh wrote:I think you'll find that on an ac induction motor, you can change the regen (the drag) by phase shifting the inputs.

That sounds intriguing. Can you go into more detail or link a website with more info?

Some EV's (Bolt, Leaf) have more than one regen mode whereby the amount of regen can be more or less aggressive. According to my limited understanding, regen is produced as the magnet in the electric motor (rotor) is turned by the wheel, and produces a force in opposite direction to the wheel turnin...

Just got the BMW i3-REx back after, "SAME ISSUE AS LAST VISIT." "CHARGING PORT FAULTY ON THE VEHICLE COMPLETED SHORT TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAULTS FOR DC FAST CHARGE. DROVE VEHICLE TO NEAREST DC FAST STATION AND FOUND IT COULD NOT COMM. WITH VEHICLE. FOUND A KNOWN GOOD I3 A...

I’ve got the car now. It was because of the factory switching to the 120ah cell that meant I couldn’t order. I did well not to take the offers the dealer gave 8in the interrim. The discount increased a lot if I took one when the 120 became available. I’m glad I got the car I wanted! Thanks for the ...

I hate to be a "negative Nancy" but that's a quite challenging project. As you probably know, a 2002 can be a collector car. You might want to restore the 2002, sell it, and buy a new i3. Just a thought.