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Following on from the 'whos getting an i3 thread' I though this probably warranted a thread of it's own.
I have been driving sensibly today. I also reset the journey computer - as advised by BMWi but not convinced it makes any difference.
So, I've averaged 5.2mi/kwh today. Got home, fully charged it and its still showing just 67 miles!!
Arrgghhh!
Surely it should be nearer 98 miles??? 18.8 x 5.2? Maybe my battery isn't holding a full charge?
I have been driving sensibly today. I also reset the journey computer - as advised by BMWi but not convinced it makes any difference.
So, I've averaged 5.2mi/kwh today. Got home, fully charged it and its still showing just 67 miles!!
Arrgghhh!
Surely it should be nearer 98 miles??? 18.8 x 5.2? Maybe my battery isn't holding a full charge?
RossP said:
So, I've averaged 5.2mi/kwh today. Got home, fully charged it and its still showing just 67 miles!!
We know the range indicator can be a bit flakey. Why not try a really low speed journey to see what your car will do? Wasn't your 80 mile trip including a bit of motorway? One REx owner who'd done over 100 miles posted his trip computer screen and his average speed was just 28mph, I think this is true for the majority of these big mileages that some owners are telling us about. They are prepared to drive a lot slower than we are used to :/RossP said:
Surely it should be nearer 98 miles??? 18.8 x 5.2? Maybe my battery isn't holding a full charge?
Are you monitoring how much electricity you consume when charging?Mine equates to 21.8kwh on average for a full charge (16% charging losses). E.g. last night I charged from 21% SoC and consumed 17.0kwh. That might give you an indication of how much charge your battery is holding?
When you did your 5.2 mi/kwh journey, how far did you go and what percentage of your charge did you use?
eta my range was showing as 70 miles this morning, but I did 58 miles and had 42% charge left at the end (i.e. projected range of 100 miles). My driving efficiency is fairly consistent, so it's clear that the projected range at full charge is very conservative.
eta my range was showing as 70 miles this morning, but I did 58 miles and had 42% charge left at the end (i.e. projected range of 100 miles). My driving efficiency is fairly consistent, so it's clear that the projected range at full charge is very conservative.
Edited by Amateurish on Wednesday 18th June 11:42
Nope just battery. I think in ecopro+ I've seen 90> once. It certainly drops quickly initially as the heating system kicks in then when this throttles back the range can sometimes increase...
I'm not driving it at the moment Lisa is but it will become my daily drive when the kids break up so I'll report properly then.
I'm not driving it at the moment Lisa is but it will become my daily drive when the kids break up so I'll report properly then.
Eeking out the range is a great game 
I did have to do this because for some reason the car didn't charge overnight (more irritating that it then used the batteries to condition the car for departure !!) --- used Eco Pro + ad got five stars for all but acceleration, and saw efficiency of 100% ??
Is this a reactive scale to encourage ??
For some reason I am also seeing a much higher recovered energy due to anticipation than the average ??
I did have to do this because for some reason the car didn't charge overnight (more irritating that it then used the batteries to condition the car for departure !!) --- used Eco Pro + ad got five stars for all but acceleration, and saw efficiency of 100% ??
Is this a reactive scale to encourage ??
For some reason I am also seeing a much higher recovered energy due to anticipation than the average ??
You might find this useful - http://www.mybmwi3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&am...
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