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I got an email from BMW iConcierge BMW of North America stating that I needed a software update even though I have only had my i3 for several weeks. Going in tomorrow and I'll ask for a full charge. On the ACC, I have had mine shut off apparently for no reason several times, but my observation...

Wonder if I could tag on a public charging question to this chain. I recently used a public charger (Chargepoint). This was my second public charge event (my first one was a disaster where I was charged $18 for about $1 of electricity because I stayed at the spot for more than 3 hours - and...

Thanks for all of the responses on this thread. I will explore a TED, which I have seen described before in Home Power magazine. Maybe now is the time to get it. I also have a Kill a Watt, but hadn't thought about charging the i3 for a short stint using 110. Great idea. I appreciate the...

I'm within a week or so of receiving my BEV i3 and am buying it primarily because of its efficiency (though I can't lie - I'll love the acceleration). How will I be able to track my overall efficiency? I understand that my Clipper Creek charger is not going to track the total electricity it...

I'm in the same boat, literally, as AviatorMan. I put a deposit down last November, got my order finalized as soon as BMW Seattle would allow, in January, and am waiting for the Carmen to creep up the coast past Mexico to CA by the end of July with an early August delivery. Painfully slow...

It is also my understanding that the $7500 credit only applies to the extent of your tax liability. You lose any unused credit and do not capture it in terms of a refund. So if you have large losses deductions or other credits, or just not enough taxable income, in the year of purchase you may...