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I believe you're in good shape, but worth plugging your VIN in to mdecoder.com and verifying DCFC is present. All 2015s supposedly have it as standard equipment, but it was an option in 2014 so just in case... S4U7 FAST CHARGING DC If not, the charge port will look like the one in the photo...

Congrats, welcome. I distinctly was in the "I'll never own a BMW" camp prior to giving the i3 a try. I'm not sure my attitude has changed, just that I made an exception for i3... twice!

The "fix" was included in an October or November 2019 update so if your car is on original software, it's worth checking in about it..

Welcome to the i3 forum!

@rcpmac there is no need for the hostile tone. The REX doesn't fit cleanly into many preconceptions of PHEV / BEV and we can't expect any non i3 owner to understand the nuances of how this drivetrain works. If the person from ClearWatt had taken the time to understand our particular car (or, for...

This isn't correct. The 2017 i3s have 4G modems and are fully supported. My 2017 was an early production (July 2016 build date) that had a 4G modem, and this aligns with the changeover date when searching through the BMW parts catalogs. And you can be sure of this, because if yours had a 3G...

Welcome to the forum. Where are you based? My first i3 was a 2017 with 20-something thousand on it. It was my first foray into electrification and after 2 years I had been enjoying it so much that I doubled down and traded it for a new 2021. It's truly a unique EV with no peer. I hope you get...

If you can lock / unlock and see its location on the app, it would appear you have an active subscription. With the US i3s, Connected Drive is paid for for the first four years after purchase. After that, it's a subscription. Details are behind a little shopping bag icon on the bottom row of...

Hi Pam and welcome. The first and most obvious question is are you subscribed to the BMW Connected Drive service? Do you have access to other remote functions such as door unlock, cabin climatization, and setting departure schedules?

How about a backyard grill? Deconstructed, of course! I mentioned in a previous post that I picked up a net. This is made by Gladiator and is their 4' x 4' version. It comes with 4 straps and a carrying case. All told it cost me about $125 at Zoro after coupons or discounts and such. The...

That wasn't my point. The Aptera's unusual form factor is in theory largely responsible for its excellent efficiency, which in turn may make integrated solar panels a worthwhile endeavor. But I'm not sure we'll ever get a similar benefit out of solar panels integrated to a more traditional...

It's not just low coefficient of drag. Aptera has a much smaller frontal area, lighter weight, one less wheel, hub drive motors, and therefore reduced frictional loses. So 10 theoretical miles gained in the Aptera may be the equivalent of only 5 miles in the most efficient Tesla – although the...

This would be the i3 Carrying Car-Go 'n Nothing, or alternate title, i3 Carrying Most Valuable Cup Holder.

I've been pretty happy. They've constantly evolved the app with useful features and the overall aesthetic, and it's only become more reliable over the 4+ years I've been using it – and I open it just about daily. I don't recall the last time I had an issue, and on the grand scale, this one...

Hmm... I didn't need to reinstall anything. The most I did was log out / log in on day 2 or 3, the day before it fixed itself late in the afternoon.