Ooops !! Think someone forgot to plug their I3 in

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Travelling round Manchester City Centre today in between appointments and I happened to see what I recognised was a BMW i3, ooh I thought nice to see one on the road.
However what I did not expect to see was the car with its hazard lights on and a couple of slightly embarrased what I am pretty sure were BMW technicians stood at the side of it.

Guess someone forgot to check the range before they left the dealership



Regards

Tim

[Stig]

Coming to a road near you - soon.

[McWigglebum4th]

Of course all cars stopped at the side of the road have run out of fuel

Also

Does any BMW dealers have a non range extender as a demo?

[hoganscrogan]

Oxford bmw HAS a BEV demo.

[RossP]

Stratstone Derby also have a BEV demonstrator

[Atommad]

Is it a dealership car? I haven't seen any with graphics on.

If I were cynical I might think it had been made to look like it is out of juice because of the attention it would draw to whatever they are advertising?

[Terminator X]

McWigglebum4th said:

Of course all cars stopped at the side of the road have run out of fuel

Also

Does any BMW dealers have a non range extender as a demo?

You doth protest too much.

TX.

[Pvapour]

do any of the recovery companies offer charging recovery?

I know the AA were looking at arming their fleet with a few equipped trucks for such occasions but they've scrapped the idea apparently, not sure on Green Flag or RAC

[McWigglebum4th]

Pvapour said:

do any of the recovery companies offer charging recovery?

I know the AA were looking at arming their fleet with a few equipped trucks for such occasions but they've scrapped the idea apparently, not sure on Green Flag or RAC

Doudtful as the present demand is basically zero

[RossP]

Pvapour said:

do any of the recovery companies offer charging recovery?

I know the AA were looking at arming their fleet with a few equipped trucks for such occasions but they've scrapped the idea apparently, not sure on Green Flag or RAC

BMW assist will sort out a stranded i3. Not sure how though.

[mcflurry]

RossP said:

BMW assist will sort out a stranded i3. Not sure how though.

A tow to a plug?

[Matthen]

Reckon you could jump start one?

IE - sit with the jump leads hooked up until you've got enough charge to get to a plug....

[Shurv]

Not a good advert for EV's.

[randlemarcus]

Does it have a separate battery for the hazards then?

[dvs_dave]

You should theoretically be able to tow charge one through the regen braking system. I imagine a few miles tow charge would give you enough juice to get home, or at least to the nearest charging station?

[0a]

A reason for EV owners to pay more tax than normal cars - the congestion caused by cars running out of range on a regular basis will become massively more common as the numbers on the road increase.

[McWigglebum4th]

0a said:

A reason for EV owners to pay more tax than normal cars - the congestion caused by cars running out of range on a regular basis will become massively more common as the numbers on the road increase.

Apparently Tesla are working on a highly intelligent solution to this.

They are considering fitting a small gauge visible to the driver that tells them how full the battery is.

It's fking radical man but it might just help.

[IN51GHT]

0a said:

A reason for EV owners to pay more tax than normal cars - the congestion caused by cars running out of range on a regular basis will become massively more common as the numbers on the road increase.

Only if the person driving the EV is the sort of Tw4t that runs out of fuel!!