Hello, I just purchased a used 2016 i3 REX model with 39,000 miles. I was wondering if I could get help with the following:
1) I have 72 hours to evaluate the car. If I find any major issues I can return it on Monday. Any advice on what issues to look for? I already tested the range extender and that worked fine, and the A/C was great.
2) The car does not charge to the original 81 mile range and I assume this is due to the reduced capacity of older batteries. How can I check what the capacity is of my batteries?
3) Some electric cars, like Tesla's, instruct owners to not charge to 100% each time in order to preserve battery life. Is this the case for the i3? If so how would I limit the max charge?
4) Is there an iPhone app that owners can use with the car? If yes, what is it and what does it do?
5) I see different info online about how much distance you can get from the range extender. What is the consensus on this? I also notice that the range stated in the dashboard changes as I drive even though I had about 20 miles left on the batteries. Yesterday it started at 50 miles range for the range extender, and then after a while it was up to 58 miles. Why does this change? Is this due to regenerative braking? If so then why would it not just add this extra range to the battery distance?
Thank you!
-Charles
1) I have 72 hours to evaluate the car. If I find any major issues I can return it on Monday. Any advice on what issues to look for? I already tested the range extender and that worked fine, and the A/C was great.
2) The car does not charge to the original 81 mile range and I assume this is due to the reduced capacity of older batteries. How can I check what the capacity is of my batteries?
3) Some electric cars, like Tesla's, instruct owners to not charge to 100% each time in order to preserve battery life. Is this the case for the i3? If so how would I limit the max charge?
4) Is there an iPhone app that owners can use with the car? If yes, what is it and what does it do?
5) I see different info online about how much distance you can get from the range extender. What is the consensus on this? I also notice that the range stated in the dashboard changes as I drive even though I had about 20 miles left on the batteries. Yesterday it started at 50 miles range for the range extender, and then after a while it was up to 58 miles. Why does this change? Is this due to regenerative braking? If so then why would it not just add this extra range to the battery distance?
Thank you!
-Charles