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    Range collapse - software update, cold weather or both?

    I have been a very happy i3 driver since 31 March 2014 and throughout that period have experienced ranges of between 85 and 75 miles from a full charge in Comfort mode in all conditions and ambient temperatures sometimes driving in boy-racer mode (11 per cent efficiency score in the app) and...
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    Fast DC (CCS) charger on M25...

    Today I used the fast charger at Pease Pottage services at the end of the M23. 30 miles of range added in 10 minutes. Was a wonder to behold (and free).! Well done and thanks Ecotricity. And their Electric Highway map seems to have been updated for fast chargers ( in yellow).
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    BEV only experiences

    JPCruising, I have had my i3 non-rex since 1st April and have had no technical issues with it at all having covered 3,402 miles. The overnight off-peak charging failed a couple of times but that was down to the clunky electricity supply in rural south east England and not the car. It's a fun...
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    Noise for Pedestrians

    Turn up the music and keep alert. I have not run over any more pedestrians in my i3 than in my ICE cars!(Total count zero in 37 years of driving). And just get a camera fitted to protect yourself from the majority of bicyclists who appear not to have read or understood rules 59-82 of the Highway...
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    Mapping BMW i3 Owners

    Map away! Mark Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK
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    What Car? BMW i3 long-termer

    Count me in - Thursday/Friday evening late June fine by me.
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    Windscreen reflection

    Yes - although at least with dirt it can be removed with screen wash and wipers. I have provided feedback to BMW including a request for a black marker pen to colour in the white/grey fibre bits.
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    Welcome to the BMW i3 Forum

    Hi. My name is Mark from mid Sussex in the UK. Expecting to take delivery of an i3 non-rex early April to replace the Alfa for the day to day commute, a 40 mile round trip to Redhill Surrey using a mix of roads. Have lurked on the forum for a while which has proved to be a great source of...
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