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The EP500 is a summer tire, and it's not recommended to use it when the temperature drops below 40F or about 4C. The rubber becomes harder as it gets colder, and you could literally cause it to crack if it gets really cold and it gets stressed. Plus, it will have nearly zero traction on snow...

You might try a lock deicer and spray it into the locking mechanism...once you may get that operating, some WD-40 may help prevent it from recurring for awhile. If there's any ice preventing the latch on the plug from fully engaging, that prevents the interlock from closing, which will prevent...

Which tire setup do you have on your vehicle? That can make a difference as can the alignment and tire pressures.

FOr about $50 you can buy the OBD-2 device and BimmerCode license (versions for both Android and iOS - download it and run in demo mode to get an idea - that doesn't cost you anything) and do it in a few minutes. Go to www.bimmercode.app before you buy an adapter to make sure you get one that...

The i3 always is running off of the electricity (there's no connection of the engine to the wheels), but when the REx is on, it is applying power only to the motor and any excess back into the batteries. But, the REx engine is quite small, so if you let the batteries get drawn down near empty...

Once the vehicle reaches 'full', sometimes, it will do some cell balancing, so can turn things on/off for a few cycles as it monitors the modules' status. Normally, each cell absorbs energy at the same rate when new...that can change as they age, and heat and other effects start to show their...

Batteries are rated at a certain number or recharge cycles. A larger battery over the same distance will wear down less since you won't make as many cycles. FWIW, a cycle is 0-100% and ten charges 90-100% is still one cycle.

Don't know if it's available everywhere, but RainX also sells washer compound both as an additive and diluted so you can just pour it in. That should overcome any washing away you might get with regular washer fluid. Running that fast in the US would likely elicit a moving violation...in...

People have been working on Sodium-ion batteries for probably at least 10-years. Recently, a university demonstrated one that has 19% higher energy density than the best Lithium-ion ones out there. They need to do further testing to determine longevity and recharging rates, but sodium is like...

Post a picture of the charging socket in your vehicle...your existing cable may only have N and L1 connected, L2 and L3 may be empty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_connector To be able to charge with 3-phase, N, and L1-3 need to be populated.

The rear doors on the i3 have two latches, one at the top and one at the bottom so that door is very secure to hold the front door and seat belts. So, while it can look and maybe feel closed when only one is fully latched, they both may not be. You don't have to slam the rear door, but you do...

https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/i3_winter_tire/ And, sometimes, the dealership is cheaper. These are decent. The Nokian R3 is a better tire for deep snow and ice, but that doesn't seem to be your problem.

The fastest charging you can do at home (for now) is if you have a level 2 EVSE that can put out something like 30-32A or more. The charging system is in the car when using an EVSE and can handle a maximum of 7400W. Power = volts * amps. My normal input voltage is around 247vac, so my (older)...

It seems that most of the rest of the world gets amber turn signals...flashing red lights can be confusing. And, tying it into the brake light seems wrong, too. The US has some stuck in the old world lighting laws. BMW has much more capable headlight systems that (as of now) we cannot get...

Out of curiosity, front tires or rear? It seems it's more often the rear because if a front one hits something, it can cause it to tumble, and be on end so it can penetrate a rear rather than just going over it if it's flat. Mine's approaching 7-years old and I had one in a rear tire. When I...

FWIW, the contacts on a USB port are actually pretty small. SOme devices can draw a fair amount of current. That can heat up the spring contacts, and eventually, they'll lose their tension, leading to a poor connection.

I agree, but, people associate a running engine with full functionality. That's not the case with a serial hybrid. The i3 is one of the only hybrid vehicles out there that's that format, so there's no experience, and when you apply typical ICE experience, it does not apply...so, there's a...

Toyota is planning a prototype vehicle for 2021 with solid state batteries they claim can be recharged in 10-minutes. Now, we're getting somewhere! They don't think general production will happen before MY 2025, though. Now, where you'd be able to find a charging station that can handle that...

The stock BEV 0-60mph is around 7-seconds, so 0-100kmph isn't much of any different unless that was on a REx.

The engine is fairly small, and the exhaust isn't all that long like it is on many where it needs to travel the full length of the vehicle to exit from the rear, so it should come up to temperature fairly quickly. What's not great for any ICE is lots of short, cold starts where it does not get...