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2014 BEV i3. Had an issue where the fan would come on all the time. This is a fan in the front of the car and was extremely noisy when driving. Would not ramp up immediately, but maybe after 10-15min of driving and spun down when speed < 30mph. Turned out the EKK was bad. That's the...

Lucky you. Was charged $500 for a replacement keyfob, then told it'd be an additional $400 to program the key. Thanks BMW of Bellevue.

Old news. This article is from May :(

- Sporadic logouts have been fixed - Improved stability of Remote Services - Improved search for Charging Stations Thank god they fixed the logout issue, that was really annoying. I need to test out to see if doing things like pre-conditioning the car go faster than the 30-60sec it takes now...

I think the majority of i3 owners do not have the i3 as the only car in the household. As such, the i3 is great for the majority of needs since most of the time (but not all the time), our range requirements fit well within the i3's range, even without REx support. EV's are transformative to...

http://www.wsj.com/articles/bmw-loses-core-development-team-of-its-i3-and-i8-electric-vehicle-line-1461086049 tl;dr: the designer of i8, the i powertrain engineer, the head of design for i, and head of BMW i product management just left to goto a newly formed Chinese electric car company.

I'm not quite sure what this has to do with anything. If a new car is coming out that people are excited about, they will go and pre-order it. The customer really could care less if about going to a dealer or a manufacturer directly. My point is that more people have pre-ordered the new Tesla...

This is a great discussion and lots of good viewpoints. Some I agree, and others, not so much. Just want to point out that customers are continuing to vote with their pocketbooks and Model 3 pre-orders are now somewhere north of 325,000 for a car most have not even seen in person yet. I'm...

The URLs you posted got trashed. Here are the working URLs --iPhone 6 Holder (If you're not using a case on your phone): http://www.shapeways.com/product/Q8MFTQHQA/bmw-i3-iphone-6-holder --iPhone 6s Holder (If you are using the standard Apple case on your phone)...

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/10/20/bmw-recalls-6073-i3-mini-replace-airbag/ Looks like there is a problem with the passenger side airbag. Unknown if that's all 2014/2015 models or just a portion.

Speaking of setting a destination, how do you save a destination so you can quickly pull it up in the car without having to manually enter it in every time. I see where there is an option to navigate to a saved destination, but where do you enter in these saved destinations?

I'm thinking of installing a dash cam on my i3. Has anyone done this? Thinking of a Finevu CR500HD but is there a way to wire these things up so we're not using the 12V sockets? The interior of the car is beautiful and don't want to have any visible cables. Any pointers or help would be...

I am located in WA

I'm expecting to pick up my i3 in a few days time and have been going back and forth with my dealer. Just got news that the dealer will not offer Owner's Choice or Owners Choice w/Flex financing. They will only offer straight financing. I'm pretty sure it's not because of my credit (which is...

Hi Surge, Dunno what you read, but yes, this is one topic. I believe Tesla's importance is directly related to the disruption they have caused in the automotive industry. This disruption would not have organically happened in the foreseeable future from the current automotive leaders. To...

The title of this post is a quote from an analyst at Morgan Stanley. Here is the article: http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-tesla-most-important-automaker-20140620-story.html Personally, I agree. In the industry, I hear other people talk about how the Tesla Model S is an iphone...

Quick question. What is the total interior volume on f a BMW i3? Not cargo volume, but the entire inside?

http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/bmw-debuts-smart-charging-app-for-2015-bmw-i3-and-i8.html Not really sure I understand the article. Sounds like it will allow i3 owners to have better control over when and how an i3 will charge at home to make the most of lower electricity prices during...

Question: If you use this car hotspot snap-in adapter, will you still be able to connect up your phone to your car so you can make/receive calls without resorting to a bluetooth connection?

Sorry to hear you've had such a bad experience. I think this message is a cautionary tale of what we should be expecting from the i3 experience during it's first year of production. Unfortunately, since this is a new car for BMW in many senses of the word, we should expect less reliability...