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Mini has announced that the new EV Mini, to be released in March 2020, Base model will be priced at $30K. The Base model spec looks to be pretty good. In TX, the Fed Tax Credit and the State rebate will bring the actual cost of the Base Mini to about $20K--even better in CA, I think. In the...

Will the 8 year Battery Capacity Warranty apply to subsequent owners? Do second/third buyers "register" their ownership with BMW?

Another Forum site is reporting a BMW press release about new Bridgestone tires for the i3 and i3S. Are these the ones we already knew about for the i3S? If so, the presser seems to be saying that these will also be fitted to the normal i3.

The current issue of Motor Trend has a short article on the teardown and analysis of the Tesla Model 3. It was done by the same company that did the i3 teardown and analysis back in 2014. The most interesting comment, to me, was that the Model 3's structure was unnecessarily overbuilt and...

Anyone found out what the size of the new, wider rims will be for the new "Sport" version? Also, what size tire will be used? Hopefully, it's a size that has more than one manufacturer.

Word now is that the i5 project (which most believed would be an extended version of the i3 CF shell and larger battery) has been cancelled by BMW and a statement that their electrification activities would concentrate on electrified versions of their regular lines of autos ie; 530e, 330e, etc...

I think that all of us would rather replace our tires with something other than the OEM tires, but we are hampered by sizes that are specific to only the i3, and there are no signs of another supplier coming on board. It's possible that the deployment of the i3 in some police depts for admin...

I push the button, and no message on the screen. I pull the mechanical cord in the Frunk (green tab) and nothing happens. Check Engine light is on. I have to make an appointment with BMW dealer with loaner, because in all of my four previous services I've never gotten the car back in less...

So our battery is warranted for 70% capacity. My usual range on a full charge is 65-70 miles. 70% would be a range of 45 to 49 miles, if the correlation with battery capacity to range is linear. It can be measured by BMW techs, but is there any way for owners to do it? The battery coolant...

My wife came out to our i3 from a shopping stop and found both front windows fully retracted. She locked the car when leaving, with windows up. Nothing taken. Anyone have an idea what happened here?

Green Car reports has an article on BMW making available a 100 amp DC fast charger for it's "affiliates" at a cost of about $6000. Reportedly "affiliates" are their dealers and other repair shops. This is apparently going to be rolled out at dealerships. Does anyone have any technical info on...

After completing and hooking up my Juicebox EVSE kit, I had problems with trips after a few minutes of charging. Got involved with the manufacturer in resolving the issue (very responsive and helpful), which turned out to be a defective brand new 40amp circuit breaker, and not the EVSE at all...