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one day CEO of Fiat says don't buy EV and most of the salesmen at nissan and now BMW not interested in selling EV. It looks like they have hidden but open secret that kill the alternative option to gasoline car...
More than Tom M who is an expert? (mini electric, active e, i3 rex) - The Electric BMW i3Yes, lots of stories about BMW completely dropping the ball on teaching their sales reps anything about the i3. Dealers are literally hiring bloggers to teach their salesmen about the car.
3. I was impressed by the acceleration. It starts out kind of slow but after 15mph or so it really kicks in. I was able to floor the car about 20-30 times and from 20-50mph it’s accelerates decently fast.
I believe it exists on the Spark EV also. Without a limiter you can probably easily chirp your tires at every launch.i get the same impressions from the fit ev and 500e, i think it has something to do with the traction control systems or a sluggish drive-by-wire curve so these cars dont vaporize their low traction tires.
I know the i3 has been roundly criticized here by many for its unconventional design and I'm sure I'll get more than a few "It still looks like crap", :biggrin: but I had mine wrapped red and made a few customizations. Look any better? Worse?
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I know the i3 has been roundly criticized here by many for its unconventional design and I'm sure I'll get more than a few "It still looks like crap", :biggrin: but I had mine wrapped red and made a few customizations. Look any better? Worse?
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I know the i3 has been roundly criticized here by many for its unconventional design and I'm sure I'll get more than a few "It still looks like crap", :biggrin: but I had mine wrapped red and made a few customizations. Look any better? Worse?
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The wrap looks nice. How do you like your i3 overall?
I know the i3 has been roundly criticized here by many for its unconventional design and I'm sure I'll get more than a few "It still looks like crap", :biggrin: but I had mine wrapped red and made a few customizations. Look any better? Worse?
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So far so good. I have a host of small issues, but I'm a perfectionist and feel that way about every car I've had. Here's a quick run down:
Likes:
Hill Hold: It's different than any hill hold I've ever had. The car won't roll backwards at all, even if you don't touch the brake. You can roll up to the top of a steep incline and the car just holds itself without applying the brake. Very neat feature.
Adaptive cruise control with brake assist: It works just as implied. It will even stop the car by itself and then accelerate as the car in front of you does. You basically only need to steer and you can set it to maintain four different different distances from the car you are following.
Acceleration: It's no Model S (what is anyway?) but the thing is damn quick, especially in the 10mph to 60mph range. It feels like it can keep up with anything in that zone.
Efficiency: It's very efficient. I've been driving electric for five years now and it's crazy for me to see consumption rates of 5+ mi/kWh without even really trying to be efficient.
Interior: Where the exterior fails a bit, the interior shines. It's one of the nicest and well laid out interiors of any car in my opinion. Visibility is great and it has tons of room for such a small car. Being tall and boxy does have some advantages with regards to space.
Dislikes:
No proper state of charge gauge with numeric representation. Inexcusable. I have talked to BMW about this extensively and I do expect it to be added in a future software update.
Choppy ride. I did get the 20" low profile wheels so I may be partially to blame for it, but you do feel every bump you drive over.
Connector locks to the car and won't release. I hate this. When the car is locked and you are charging, the connector locks to the chargeport and will not release, even once your charging is complete. I would like to see it release once you are finished or have it configurable in iDrive.
Software glitches. I should have kinda expected this, but some people are reporting a variety of software glitches which really shouldn't happen. Yeah, it's a first generation car, and BMW's first EV, but they have been beta testing these things for five years now and I expected it to be rock solid out of the gate.
What good makes efficiency if it still has miserable range?Efficiency: It's very efficient
More it goes over 5 mi/kWh, more efficient the car is.I've been driving electric for five years now and it's crazy for me to see consumption rates of 5+ mi/kWh without even really trying to be efficient.