Recent content by jadebox

I suspect they are phishing for DoD or investor money. Their website is filled with a lot of shiny buzzwords like "micro-grid scale energy storage" and "XFC" which have been in the news lately

"What if you could charge your EV for just 5 minutes?" I can. Then I can drive a few miles and charge it for five minutes again.

In a way, a faster charger will give you more range simply by allowing you to add more miles in less time. That's assuming, of course, that you can plug it in during the time period when you are using the range. I have a 2015 like yours and the range has never really been an issue. On a...

Just a slight correction to the post about preconditioning. Preconditioning only happens when the car is plugged in and preconditioning is scheduled. In addition to warming or cooling the cabin to a comfortable temperature, preconditioning warms or cools the battery to give you a bit better...

Based on what I have read online, It seems that the 12V battery is covered under the original warranty, but not by the CPO warranty (in the US). And, the car has to be displaying error messages for it to be replaced under the original warranty. I had mine replaced under the original warranty...

If you have Active Cruise Control, tbe i3 will do a great job of moving along with slow traffic while keeping a safe distance between you and the car in front. Traffic Jam Assist adds automatic steering, but I have found that it turns off too often in the type of conditions that I drive in...

My i3 is no longer alone in our parking lot at work and I have been seeing more of them lately in the UCF area.

I doubt that using HSOC is either beneficial or harmful to the REX or batteries. Neither is doing anything different than when the REX runs at a different State of Charge. What is beneficial is that it gives you more control over when the REX runs which can be helpful at times. For example...