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Why the BMW i3-REx

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    How to make a BMW i3 drive:

     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    How to make a BMW i3 body:


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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    How to make the stuff to make a BMW i3 body:


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    Just got a driver side airbag recall notice in the mail for my i3 today.

    Stay safe.
     
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    how goes the drag/cd improvement project ... anything ?
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Waiting until closer to the end of the manufacturer warranty, Dec 2018. But I can work on the technical approaches.

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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    With a reasonable understanding of the Prius Prime in cold weather, I turned my attention to the BMW i3-REX:
    [​IMG]
    Finding the car charged, I enabled "precondition" and got the second graph. I suspect the initial charge happened because the earlier charge session had warmed the battery. Then the rate of charge follows roughly the battery decline until about 2kW. I suspect this is the base heater load.

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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Thanks to @RCO, this 22:38 (mm:ss) YouTube discusses more options to tweak a BMW i3-REx:



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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Found a nice YouTube review of the BMW i3-REx:


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    that is quite a long video. maaaaybe i'll watch it some other time...

    in your personal opinion are these apps worth the investment for a non REX i3 or no?
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Setting the default mode to "Eco Pro" gives more range by default yet you can still 'stomp' the accelerator as needed. The rest makes the car trimmed to fit. For example, turning off the passenger seat warning alarm makes it easy to carry grocery bags in the passenger seat.

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    welp you sold me on the alarm alone.


    my 70 lb shepherd husky mutt loves to ride shotgun.


    nearly at 50k miles on the beamer. a little pricey for registration and insurance, but i charge for free at work about 90% of the time. it's an odd car.
     
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    markabele owner of PiP, then Leaf, then Model 3

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    I generally like most of Alex's videos. He is very fair to alternative energy vehicles, I assume mainly because he drives one himself.
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Back in August 2017, road debris took a bite out of the passenger side, rear tire:
    Something took a bite of my tire - BMW i3 Forum

    After about 3-5k service miles:
    [​IMG] [​IMG]
    • left tire ~20k service miles
    • right tire ~3-5 service miles
    • BMW reports 5mm depth on all four tires with even wear
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    if going this route you want a bottle jack

    but honestly I'd just remember the cell phone next time ;)
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Another summary source: BMW i3

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    from that link:

    [​IMG]

    crazy.
     
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    markabele owner of PiP, then Leaf, then Model 3

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    curiously no Model 3 on there
     
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    iirc when that list came out epa hadn't released their data yet.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    It's an old list. Note that the Model S on it are the 60 and 85 kWh packs.
     
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