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Was it ever determined if BMW updated the I3 to avoid this issue. This was one of the reasons we sold our 2014...being in Phoenix we wanted to avoid exposure to such a high repair bill. This issue and range drop to low 50 mile range was enough to sway us to sell it to Carvana last year. Really...

Yes I called Scottsdale BMW who has replaced a battery from what I have been told and they would need to do the same test....and probably get the same is with in limits from BMW corp... :roll:

We have considered a 2017 or newer model I3 but I think the price would be around the same as a 2017 Chevy Bolt with twice the range. If it were not for the uncomfortable seats in the Bolt I think we would try one. We only ever charge the I3 in our garage with the standard 110 plug provided...

Thank s for above reply. Yes as much as we love driving the I3 I don't feel electric does well in this PHX heat. The older it gets them more worried I would be about the AC condenser failure I have read about on this site. I know its a slim chance and based on low value of the car now it would...

Don't post much but I check in here now and then. We have a 2014 51,000 Gigiworld we purchased here in Phoenix 02/17 with 14,000 miles on it for $20,000. We got it so wife could use for commuting to work and alleviate some rush hour traffic stress. Unfortunately replaced that stress with range...

I just checked my I3 and it is showing 12.3 on kappa max. Does outside temperature affect this reading?

We have a 2014 BEV I3 that is showing around 50 miles range after charging overnight. We had it checked at Chandler AZ BMW awhile back and they said BMW Corp said it was still within specs. That was when we were getting around 60 miles on a charge. Been debating getting it back in there for a...

Update on car pick up from dealer last week. BMW corp response was the residual capacity of the high voltage battery is still sufficient. They did a software update of some sort and range now shows around 70 when fully charged. I did a test run today to my wife's work and back home 45 miles...

I hear our cooling system kick in when we plug in to charge with our level 1 charger so not sure how level 2 charger would help? No real need to precondition in the AM as garage keeps the car ok for morning run with ac kept at about 76.

So update from our dealer BMW Corp sees no issues with battery at this time. We have not been to the dealer to pick up as they were apparently doing a software update and it crashed (Windows 98 anyone?) so they need to start the process over on Monday. So I do not have any other info at this...

Hello all, I have been reading a lot here and thought I should let you know our current situation with our I3. We purchased it used about a year and half ago, BEV model only. It was purchased so the lovely wife could get in the commuter lane and beat some of the grueling traffic here in...