alohart said:Even though the i3's battery pack is liquid-cooled, this cooling occurs only when the car is running or when the battery pack is being charged or preconditioned. So while an i3 is parked in a hot garage, its battery pack's temperature would increase to that of the surrounding air which could cause increased battery cell degradation.
I believe preconditioning during cold weather can take as long as 3 hours. Do we know whether a similar time limit exists when preconditioning during hot weather?
To minimize battery cell degradation, I would probably precondition our i3's battery pack if we lived in a very hot climate. Although the battery pack would still become very hot before preconditioning starts, the amount of time it would be at a hot temperature would be reduced.
Mikeyb said:Thanks for the info. My friend just bought a 2015 with range extender and I found it fun to drive. Surprising acceleration! Probably won’t buy until the lease is up on my Q5 - a year from now.
Also wondering if the range extender is worth it if I only drive around town. Extra maintenance and extra cost. Some of the posts said they hardly ever used it. On the other hand my friend drove from LA to the desert and stopped for gas twice to keep it going. That leads me to believe that if you are willing to fill it up every 20-40 miles you can keep going forever!
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engineear said:I can spin the tires at takeoff every time in the Volt, not in the BMW. Not a big deal but I get a kick out of that. Have done so with the I3 but usually off of a sandy start.
Anyway, I have the Rex and love it, though, I rarely use it. .
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