Recent content by Boatguy

Yes, tried that. FAT, FAT32, ExFAT, etc.

I cannot get the s/w update to be accepted. I tried this first on my Mac with no luck, then switched to Windows 10. Formatted a 2GB USB stick Entered my VIN and downloaded the file (UPD05074.bin) Copied the file to the USB stick Powered up the car, selected S/W update and inserted the USB...

I played the same app as before today and it worked fine all the way home. However, I did delete the app and then reload it, for a reason entirely unrelated to the bluetooth issue. In any case, it worked fine today. So maybe everyone should give it another try?

The same content from my phone over Bluetooth works fine in my Tesla so I'm not sure this is an Apple problem. In any case I've reported this as a bug through Apple's bug reporting system for developers and we'll see what they say.

Yes, I've encountered the same problem. iPhone shows the music playing, i3 shows the music playing, but no audio. As you described, the audio starts up and then almost immediately cuts out. In the short term, plugging into the USB port worked fine for me. As far as I can tell there is no...

In response to @alohart, sure price would make a difference. If the i3 was $5,000 less than the Bolt, I'd consider another. In fact if BMW makes me the right offer I'll keep my 2014 as the range is sufficient for my local driving and current resale values, almost a year before my lease is up...

My i3 lease is up next year. Obviously I need to drive the Bolt and make a property comparison of real cars, but for $10K less than a comparable equipped i3 (and the i3 still won't have CarPlay or decent phone integration), why would I lease another i3? It seems like the Bolt will give us all...

Art is correct, however you can also use the phone app to "pre-condition" the car and turn on the climate control while charging. Again I think it will shut off in 20-30min, but you can then turn it on again. It doesn't have one of those complex diagrams showing all the systems and the energy...

Your spreadsheet does not account for charging efficiency which is roughly 90% and increases the effective cost of the EV. In any case, that's a silly article for a number of reasons: 1) Car and Driver (http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2016-toyota-prius-two-eco-test-review) only managed...

I got the 36 month lease in August 2014. I think the resale value will be very low by next August, when the new longer range i3, the Bolt and maybe a few Tesla 3's are on the market, plus assorted used Leaf's, Kia's, etc. I think BMW is dreaming that they will sell any 2017 shorter range i3's...

The iPhone app (EV JuiceNet), also an Android version, is pretty nice.

The range is based on consumption the last 18 miles and then a projection for the future based on the history, and on the HVAC system. I've also ended up with more range than I started with if my driving on a particular trip was very frugal. When you punch the Eco or Eco+, you're telling the...

If I'm approaching a car in what it thinks is too quickly, I'll get a warning from the forward collision system; but that's obviously from the camera as it's not close enough for the ultrasonics. Only once or twice has it intervened and slammed on the brakes, both times for pedestrians when it...

The car doesn't need an excuse, I believe it was going to stop. The problem is that as experienced driver's we sum up the situation and don't want to wait to find out; we quite literally have a longer perspective than the ACC camera and act rather than wait, as we should. When my i3 or Tesla...

The Tesla will set the speed to the current speed zone (plus a user specified offset), but only in response to a pull on the TACC stalk. It will not increase or decrease the speed when the speed limit changes. So if you go from a 45 to 35, it's going to continue at 45 unless you again pull and...