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BMW i3 is a city car suitable for city driving, but if you ever take it for a long stretch it could be of interest to understand how to drive to arrive to your destination as quickly as possible. High speed increases consumption, reduces range and requires more charging stops, but low speed adds...

BMW customer centre called and said that ’Send to car’ will only work if the car is equipped with ‘6AK ConnectedDrive Services’ and I did not purchase the three year subscription for SEK 3400 (EUR 360). Had I purchased this module I would see ‘My Services’ in the ConnectedDrive portal and would...

My connected drive (in Sweden) has three menu items 1) Status, 2) eServices, 3) Settings. Under 2) eServices there are submenus 2a) Mobility, 2b) Start times, 2c) Efficiency. There is a map under 2a) Mobility where I can see my car and range curves for eco and eco pro but I am not able to google...

Hi, Is there any functionality to send a destination on https://www.bmw-connecteddrive.com ? I cannot find it. There is functionality like that on https://www.bmw-routes.com, but I cannot get it to work either. I can make a route and send it to the car. It says “Ihre Route wurde erfolgreich...

BMW i3 has a large screen ideal for navigation. Google is outstanding at finding your destination. It is possible to combine the best of both worlds. In the post 'Send destination to the car' on bmwi3owner.com it is described how to use the iRemote app to google a business or contact and then...

After reading about other owners having problems with the drive train and 2 - 3 error messages myself the car software was recently upgraded. A happy surprise was that the standard charger is replaced as it apparently falls short of the IP44 it claims. If you have a charger marked 7644241-02...

Totaly agree. The horn should be replaced. Only thing is that when pedistrains do not hear you it is sometimes good that the horn is not too loud. Anyway here is a proposal: http://bmwi3owner.com/2014/09/retrofit-horn/

For many i3 owners it is time to start thinking about winter tyres. With the odd dimensions there are not many alternatives. Bridgestone is the only manufacturer I have found producing the dimension that will fit the i3. Any other? Please find a summary of what I have learned scanning the...

In a previous post Range for Speed it was explained that high speeds dramatically decreases range. If you want to travel far, it is advisable to reduce speed. The post became a blockbuster and like any successful production it is now followed up with episode two (Range for Speed 2) to answer...

Burdi3 is sharing an interesting screen shot and Lecram has spotted the most noteworthy part. With the community service enabled your consumption and other data is compared to other i3 owners. Here some very interesting data can be read. For example that - Average fuel consumption amounts to...

The iRemote app has recently been updated to also work with the BMW i8. At the same time some bug fixes have been made and the statisitcs functionality has been completely redesigned. With the webforum service swithed on your consumption and other data is compared to other i3 owners. Here some...

There are now more than 80 BMW i3 on Swedish roads. 38 got license plates in March. It's a tie with Leaf and Tesla that registered about the same number of cars during the month. Split between BEV and REX is about 50/50 now in Sweden. Read more on http://bmwi3owner.com/2014/04/registered/...

Just a clarification. I am NOT saying that 100 km is what you can expect if you travel at 120 km/h. It can be more or it can be less. I do not know and it will depend on temperature, wind, topography, road conditions, etc. To give an answer to that would require a lot of data collection and...

I will try to find a road around Stockholm that will allow me to go 40 km/h and 140 km/h. Maybe it will be a separate low speed test. I would guess that the difference is smaller.

There are many discussions about what accessories to select to keep power consumption to a minimum (and boost range). LED, heat pump, chargers… Sorry to disappoint all speed lovers, but keep your right foot light on the pedal if you want range. With some simple testing I found that the power...

There are only 11 rapid cargers (CCS EU) in Sweden. Total. Three are in Stockholm and for a BEV the next out of reach (20 km). More on the subject Lack of rapid chargers slows down car sales

There are only 11 rapid cargers (CCS EU) in Sweden. Total. Three are in Stockholm and for a BEV the next out of reach (20 km). I fear that one reason could be that EU politicians could not resist making demands on charging stations. Above all, they require electric customers should have a...

Hi Bill Sorry. Have not seen any such functionality.

For Sweden the numers are... Jan 2014 Nissan Leaf 15 BMW i3 10 Feb 2014 Nissan Leaf 32 BMW i3 22 ...of approx 20 000 cars sold every month in Sweden. The monthly statistics does not show eUP and V60 Plug-in separately. I would guess the Volvo is popular here. Source: Bil Sweden

Hi On an i3 purchased in Sweden I measured low to 6A (1300W) and reduced to 8.7A (1900W). I am guessing max is 12A but i have not had a chance to measure it yet. You can read more here http://bmwi3owner.com/2014/02/charger/