So who's getting an i3?
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TallTony said:
Thanks Mids, and seeing as the range means I would have to charge it every day anyway then there is no point in driving it like a granny!
Exactly and seeing as the leccy is so cheap you don't worry about how fast you drive. I have a similar commute to yours, there's no danger of running out of battery so I get to enjoy it properly.ajprice said:
Question, the instrument panel screen behind the steering wheel was a small tablet/big phone shape, but the screen only seemed to be a letterbox shape strip across the middle of the panel, is it just that strip as the instrument panel? I thought the screen would have been bigger, the same size as the box like the console screen.
Yeah, it looks a bit naff when turned off but there are a lot of warning lights above/below the strip so it's all used. I read an explanation about the warning lights having to be like that (individual bulb/fuse) rather than having them in a big LCD screen but not sure how true that is.
RossP said:
I love my i3, but I do take issue with BMW's marketing regarding the range.
They quote 80-120 miles range. In everyday driving I think 65-80 miles is more realistic.
I'm not sure that they are so far off (at least in current conditions). My average range (driving normally) is 80 miles but I can easily get that to nearer 100 if I drive efficiently. It's easier to get to the quoted electric range figures, than it is to achieve quoted mpg figures in BMW ICE cars. They quote 80-120 miles range. In everyday driving I think 65-80 miles is more realistic.
Amateurish said:
I'm not sure that they are so far off (at least in current conditions). My average range (driving normally) is 80 miles but I can easily get that to nearer 100 if I drive efficiently. It's easier to get to the quoted electric range figures, than it is to achieve quoted mpg figures in BMW ICE cars.
I have had some journeys where I have tried really hard to drive efficiently and I can still only get 80 miles and that's using Eco Pro+I'm going to get them to check my car out.
RossP said:
I have had some journeys where I have tried really hard to drive efficiently and I can still only get 80 miles and that's using Eco Pro+
I'm going to get them to check my car out.
Can you define driving efficiently in your view?I'm going to get them to check my car out.
The best I've done on my journey home (60 miles) was an average of 6 mi/kwh which should result in total electric range of 113 miles. That was a warm day (20 C) and probably averaging 50mph on the A34 (rush hour traffic). But never exceeding 60.
eta: there's a bloke on the i3 forum who got 116 miles out of 93% charge with his Rex. So total range 125 miles.
Edited by Amateurish on Monday 16th June 11:47
Amateurish said:
Can you define driving efficiently in your view?
The following really:Edited by Amateurish on Monday 16th June 11:47
- Gentle acceleration
- Anticipating traffic so using regen to slow for traffic
- Generally low speeds <50mph
- Using Eco route on the Nav
- Using Eco Pro+, i.e. no a/c or heating
I haven't seen 6mi/kwh but I have seen low to mid 5's
[quote=Fish]I cane ours everywhere and just plug it in when I get home..... It did a mercy run to A+E a while back at 95 on the limiter all the way...
tting it, 40mph on nsl roads driving on ecopro+
While we are talking about max range, what does your display read when freshly charged and switched to ecopro+? mine never goes above 88, EVER, i never get much past 70 miles out of a charge, so i have no idea how slow and careful you'd have to drive to get 100+
tting it, 40mph on nsl roads driving on ecopro+
While we are talking about max range, what does your display read when freshly charged and switched to ecopro+? mine never goes above 88, EVER, i never get much past 70 miles out of a charge, so i have no idea how slow and careful you'd have to drive to get 100+
Edited by Greg_D on Monday 16th June 13:09
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