BMW i3 update in July

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Amateurish

7,697 posts

221 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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I'm sure it will be cheaper and easier to part ex into a new one.

RossP

2,523 posts

282 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Sam All said:
nbetts said:
RossP said:
Love that protonic blue and the extra range. Might be time for a swap!
Yes, I think I will too.
I suppose lifestyle of many current owners will have changed to need the longer range. Expensive swap?
Trying to find out...

Richyboy

3,739 posts

216 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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So 50% more range, could it crack 200 miles in everyday driving? Would be nice if they tried to compete with the new tesla with auto pilot and no need for a Rex.

JonV8V

7,177 posts

123 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Richyboy said:
So 50% more range, could it crack 200 miles in everyday driving? Would be nice if they tried to compete with the new tesla with auto pilot and no need for a Rex.
The new tesla is a pipe dream for 2-3 years - I've no real doubt that by the time you can have a model 3, there will be 300 mile range i3, leafs, and the rest

skilly1

2,700 posts

194 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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I will be getting one of these when my lease on my curent i3 comes to an end in 8 months, unless something comes out to compete with it.

chandrew

979 posts

208 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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I'm very happy if the option of swapping the battery is true, mostly as I think it sets a great precedent. I'm not convinced that I'd swap this time but will seriously consider it if there's a next-generation battery in a few years time.

aceparts

3,724 posts

240 months

Wednesday 4th May 2016
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Surely 'upgrading' and the costs involved will immediately outweigh any fuel savings that may have been made? From an environmental perspective, keeping the car you have is much more efficient still?

nbetts

1,455 posts

228 months

Wednesday 4th May 2016
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aceparts said:
Surely 'upgrading' and the costs involved will immediately outweigh any fuel savings that may have been made? From an environmental perspective, keeping the car you have is much more efficient still?
Correct on all fronts. Still would not mind a new one though. I must just be weird. smile

ncbbmw

409 posts

183 months

Wednesday 4th May 2016
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aceparts said:
Surely 'upgrading' and the costs involved will immediately outweigh any fuel savings that may have been made? From an environmental perspective, keeping the car you have is much more efficient still?
Buying an EV to be Green, made me chuckle... smile


KTF

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9,788 posts

149 months

Wednesday 4th May 2016
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ncbbmw said:
Buying an EV to be Green, made me chuckle... smile
That's like people who spend a load on a new car to 'save money' wink

Sam All

3,101 posts

100 months

Wednesday 4th May 2016
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aceparts said:
Surely 'upgrading' and the costs involved will immediately outweigh any fuel savings that may have been made? From an environmental perspective, keeping the car you have is much more efficient still?
Upgraditis - money spinner.

TransverseTight

753 posts

144 months

Saturday 7th May 2016
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One thing no one had mentioned yet... the onboard charger has been upgraded from single phase 7kW upto 3 phase 11kW. Not much difference for home charging but if you are reliant on public charge points you'll only have to spend 2-3 hours in the pub waiting for it to charge instead of 3-4. Likewise I'd your off out somewhere far far away and will be parked up for a while you'll come back to a much fuller battery. A lot of charge points installed by councils are 22kw 3 phase though more are 7kw.

You'll def be able to do 200 miles in a REX my 22kWh version can do 160+. And don't forget when the petrol runs out its the fastest rapid charge on any EV currently available. 80 miles range in about 3 minutes on pay at the pump. wink For the number of times you do more than 125 miles in 1 go I think REX is a better bet than loads of batteries.

The only reason I'm not upgrading is I need 5 seats in my next car.

The cost of the battery update was going to be £10,000 so they decided not to offer it in the UK. You'd be better off with px.

chandrew

979 posts

208 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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TransverseTight said:
One thing no one had mentioned yet... the onboard charger has been upgraded from single phase 7kW upto 3 phase 11kW. Not much difference for home charging but if you are reliant on public charge points you'll only have to spend 2-3 hours in the pub waiting for it to charge instead of 3-4. Likewise I'd your off out somewhere far far away and will be parked up for a while you'll come back to a much fuller battery. A lot of charge points installed by councils are 22kw 3 phase though more are 7kw.
Good catch. This is interesting (and I wonder if it is upgradable). In Switzerland we have 3 phase into our houses. It seems very few people have home chargers as other cars - including the Tesla which is so dominant here - can charge natively with 3 phase.

At the moment I'm just using a standard socket but several times a month one charge per day isn't good enough. If having 3 phase onboard was similar in cost to a wall charger I'd certainly consider it.

wemorgan

3,578 posts

177 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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BMW i3 Hatchback 94Ah 5dr Auto (Business Contract Hire deal)
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