i3 New Class

[JohnnyUK]

Hi All

Went to see the new i3 today in the flesh - I have to say it is very attractive inside and out!

But.....the key reason for considering this car is the range.

The car was plugged in to a charger in the showroom and was showing 80% Full Battery and the range was just 240 something....which was underwhelming!

The actual milage on the car was 27 miles - any ideas why the range is so low?

The sales chap said when they had an iX3 on the same platform, the range displayed was at least 480+ on a full battery.

Any ideas? Is it some weird algorithm based on the first 27 miles of its young life? :-)

Thanks!

John

[LivLL]

Probably just depends how it has been driven so far. You'd have to scroll through and find the consumption average to work it out.

They have a massive battery but the WLTP range used isn't really accurate. This should give you an idea of real world at least.

https://ev-database.org/uk/car/3290/BMW-iX3-50-xDr...

From the iX3 for the big battery.

Was the showroom i3 you saw the 80kWh or 108kWh version?

If it was the smaller, 80% for that range would be about right realistically.

Edited by LivLL on Saturday 3rd October 17:11

[JohnnyUK]

LivLL said:

Probably just depends how it has been driven so far. You'd have to scroll through and find the consumption average to work it out.

They have a massive battery but the WLTP range used isn't really accurate. This should give you an idea of real world at least.

https://ev-database.org/uk/car/3290/BMW-iX3-50-xDr...

From the iX3 for the big battery.

Was the showroom i3 you saw the 80kWh or 108kWh version?

If it was the smaller, 80% for that range would be about right realistically.

Edited by LivLL on Saturday 3rd October 17:11

Thanks! It was the i3 50 xDrive - the launch edition.

[steveatesh]

Almost certainly based on its driving in those 27 miles and not really sufficient to treat as reliable. On my Tesla I look at percentage rather than the supposed range as it does vary a lot with driving style, city/motorway/temperature etc.

I have one on order, I’ll be able to tell you in a few weeks time

[JohnnyUK]

steveatesh said:

Almost certainly based on its driving in those 27 miles and not really sufficient to treat as reliable. On my Tesla I look at percentage rather than the supposed range as it does vary a lot with driving style, city/motorway/temperature etc.

I have one on order, I ll be able to tell you in a few weeks time

ooo, yes please!

[matt21]

My local dealer had one too. 29% battery showed 140 mile range