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i asked around for those with BEVs and have signed up for time-of-use electricity plan. my conclusion is that it doesn't save you much by switching to this plan. i think you save about $20-$30 (in reality) per month but you also have to be cautious about using electricity during prime time...

yeah i eventually figured out that i had to press that sos button to set up things. how absurd. i3 remote app is nearly useless. hopefully they will update the app soon.

thanks for good info. i have another question. is there a way for me to set up i3 so that it will stop charging once battery reaches about 75%?? this way i may avoid last 25% of slow charging. i haven't (unfortunately) used i remote app yet, but i guess it should let me check the charging...

when i got to bmw connected drive website, i don't see US as option among all available countries/regions. what could be wrong? also, bmw salesman sent me username/pass for me to use, and when i type those into i remote app, it tells me there's no i3 registered and that i have to register i3...

thanks for info. i just did some reading on PGE website, and i'm not sure if time-of-use plan will save money for my case. i could try to charge during non-peak hours only, but if i continue the usage during peak time, cost may balance out and end up with same result as my current plan. if i...

i am a new i3 owner. i charged my i3 using regular home outlet throughout the day to reach full charge for 2 consecutive days now. i can see from my pge (california) account, that usage skyrocketed. i'm afraid my bill may come out to be like $300 if i charge this way. i'd like to know cost...

hi. i just got my i3 and i love it. i installed i remote app, and the first screen asks me username and password, but i don't see how i can register for the first time. can anyone help me?

wow. thanks so much for your inputs. i am very glad that i asked the question here. especially the information about battery deterioration over time. i did not think about that. i live in sunny california so the weather is perfect for BEV. but i guess i3 doesn't fit into my use case. sigh. i...

sorry if i'm posting too many questions. it's just that i have lots of questions before i make the decision to buy i3. my daily commute is about 75 miles round trip. my work place has a charging station. it's a big company but only 6 lots for electric car charging. i commute during traffic...

i think i meant comfort access key. according to http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2014/bmw/i3/base_hatchback/324/packages_options/ megaworld doesn't have this. i wonder if this means that megaworld doesn't come with a push start button. i am very close to making a deposit for a megaworld i3...

megaworld trim doesn't seem to include 'smart access' key. what am i going to miss here? does this mean that i have to push a button to unlock the car and put the car key in to start the engine? or is it something else..?

i finally got to test drive i3, and it was amazing. regen braking is something that i'd have to get used to, but other than that, everything was great. i'm most likely paying a deposit tomorrow for a white megaworld i3 which is arriving in few days. it only has carseat heating option.. :( but...

thanks guys. i am registered for tomorrow's bmw i3 test-drive event. can't wait to see it in person and drive it!!

so i've done few homeworks and here are my findings. $700 (in US) DC fast charging option is for using public DC fast charging station (just as i suspected). anyone in US let me know how long it actually takes to charge from empty to full using regular outlet? also, i clicked the turbocord ad...

i live in california and am seriously thinking about purchasing i3 very soon. i have a test drive (bmw event) set up on 5/7 at a local dealer and have contacted several dealers nearby to get inventory information. i'd like a gigaworld version (non-rex), but it seems like only available ones...