i3Panda
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I've had my i3 Rex for 2 days now. I've noticed that it is taking way too long to charge. The first issue I had with it is, I took it to a DC Fast Charger station and the charger would never connect to the car. Today, I was trying to play catch up on charging and plugged it into the Level 2 220/240v charger at 5:46PM and at almost 10:00PM the car is STILL not done charging. I've been hunting the internet on issues with charging and I can't find much on i3's that are taking too long to charge. Based on the time the car tells me, it would have taken 6 hours to charge on a 220/240. I have a 2014 Fiat 500e also, and I can charge that car in 3 hours flat. The BMW advertises the same charge time (3 hours roughly). I am using the same charger that I use with my Fiat. Why am I getting twice as long a charge time. I even adjusted the charge setting to reduced (as I read another person did) and it increased the charge time. The charger is putting out 22kwh...
It's like the car isn't getting the full power. I have an appointment to take it into BMW service to address the charging issue on 220 and on the DC Fast Charger which was a complete fail. The car never would charge.
I am very frustrated. Aside from this, I am loving the car. Don't get me wrong. I can't keep people off of it.
It's like the car isn't getting the full power. I have an appointment to take it into BMW service to address the charging issue on 220 and on the DC Fast Charger which was a complete fail. The car never would charge.
I am very frustrated. Aside from this, I am loving the car. Don't get me wrong. I can't keep people off of it.