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One of my i3's few disappointments thus far has been the Active Cruise Control. At best, it whizzes along with slightly more intelligence than a standard cruise control. At its worst, it's a worrisome piece of technology that feels unreliable. Perhaps the system is just now being demystified as...

Since I decided to drive efficiently as BMW intended and make liberal use of the regenerative braking, the i3 REX has surpassed my expectations as far as range is concerned netting about a 170-mile range uncoded on my trip back. I'd like to partly attribute this to my driving style, which...

At this point BMW is just throwing every tactic they can to clear out 2015 i3 stock through leases, including an unusually high residual value of 64% on a 30-month lease. Of course this means that i.e. on a base configuration $43,400 sticker price that BMW graciously expects the lease-end value...

If it were up to me and not my sense, I would have my i3 professionally covered all-around in a 3M or Xpel wrap. However, the cost of this makes absolutely no sense in relation to the lease cost. I wouldn't be opposed to attempting to wrap it myself and saving 90% of the cost as it seems like it...

As far as I have researched, the i3 is one of the safest cars on the road since it has technology that can prevent an accident altogether. The only car that may be better in this regard is the Tesla lineup, especially as I have not seen any examples of the i3's frontal collision system working...

Just curious if any clever owners have figured out a way to get even 1-2 miles/hour while parked in a lot that doesn't have chargers of any type, even if it's a crazy method such as the guy who used a Honda gasoline generator to charge it while grabbing coffee.

If I were to purchase an i3 with a range extender I would imagine a lot of confused looks every time I refill the gas tank, as in my state the gas stations are required to have employees filling up tanks. The sheer confusion about where the gas goes as well as why I only filled it with under two...

In theory since the i3 has an 80-mile range, technically you can drive to a destination that is 80 miles away if you're not as concerned about getting back (otherwise then you're looking at 30-35 miles each way being the furthest to responsibly travel in a BEV model). Let's say hypothetically...

It is apparent just from touching the thermoplastic exterior of the i3 that it is a new beast in the industry. I did watch the video where BMW beat up a thermoplastic panel from the i3 with a hammer, and it seems that this could be a great improvement in the fragility of commonplace vehicles...

Based on what I've read, the tread life on the specially-made Bridgestone tires tends to be a frankly dismal 10-15k miles. I have heard even worse numbers as low as 2-4k, but is that true for the majority? These tires have a mostly untested profile seemingly prone to punctures, which is another...