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    Car unstable, jerking left and right, swerves

    Last week my wife was driving the 2017 I3 on the freeway and the steering became really unstable like she got a flat.. She pulled over and didn't see anything wrong. She continued to drive and same thing happened. After calling the SOS, they told her try turning traction control off. So she...
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    Level 3 charging past 80%

    Is there any issues charging past 80% with the level 3 DC chargers? I've been using Electrify America to charge on longer trips, and I thought its suppose to kick me off at 80% but it seems to keep going. I usually grab food while the car is charging, I manage to unplug the charger ta 92% but...
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    Hold state of charge, question

    I just coded my car and tested the HSC feature. I drove and hit the button at 50% and it seem work fine.. Then I turned it off... WHen I got close to home, the battery was below 10% and I assumed the regular hold state of charge would kick in but it didnt.. So I manually turned it back on...
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    HSC vs public charging

    My super off-peak electric rates is $0.09 / kWh so it makes charging cheap. The public rates are like $0.43 /kWh which seems like it makes the car more expensive to drive than normal gas powered vehicles. Is it more cost efficient to use the HSC when traveling past i3 range, or is it cheaper...
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    What exactly is departure time used for?

    So I set up low cost charging and it makes me set a departure time.. I just set it for 9AM every day... I know its suppose to do some kind of warming up of the battery... My low cost charging time is 12AM to 6AM... Is there anything bad for setting a 9AM departure time? Sometimes we drive at...
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    Driving on Gas only.. Can I drive 200 miles

    I live in San Diego and need to drive to Orange County. Assuming a full charge, and full gas tank.. and stopping by the gas station to refill when gas is low, can I drive the i3 with range extender okay for 200 miles? Most of the miles will be on freeway... Once the charge goes down, will the...
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