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My 2014 BEV has Bridgestone Blizzak LM-500 and I do not feel much regen difference after I swapped them in January. The regen is about the same strength and I am still able to stop on a flat service like before without using resistive brake. The only thing I notice is there is a whining...

get the level 1 (120 v AC) plug in 20 amps, especially it is a new install which the cost different between 15 amps and 20 amps is almost nothing. You can set the charging to maximum without any issue.

The folks in the Harley store is pretty nice and they don't mind any other EV to charge either. That station is charging 10 cents/min with 24kW output. the cost is reasonable, if it actually works. They don't know why it does not work for the i3 either, and suggest me to contact Chargepoint...

Dear frictioncircle, Thanks for the tips and sharing your experience. I will call up BMW genius Monday to see if they can help about the DCFC charging issue. My local BMW doesn't do anything goodwill since they need cash in the maintenance dept all the time. They were looking to sell me an...

I planned to keep my 14' BEV, about 50K mile, (turning 5 years old in Dec) till it falls apart. The resell value is so low that there is no point to sell or trade. The GOM is now reading 60miles in Comfort mode (80 in eco+) measured in 90 degree day in summer. My other ICE (Nissan and Lexus)...

Have a 2014 BEV with DCFC option. Have not been able to experience Level 3 DC charging during the first 4 years when vehicle is still under warrantee. Recently there are some DCFC station (managed by chargepoint) popping up in my area. Station A (from a Jaguar dealer): After account...

I am in the US, New Jersey. I have same issue with the connected app on iphone that charging status and the battery meter not displaying corresponding charging status. But the Connected app on an Android phone gets the corrected status. So the issue sems not in the car not sending the status...

I had the same message last month. Ignored it for a week to make sure it is persistent issue. Then i changed the cell battety in the remote, and the msg disappear.

I got the same email message last month. In my case, it is caused by the communication between the car and BMW Server not working. I found this out because my iRemote in both iPhone and Android not getting latest status from the car, i.e. keep showing the old miles driven and the state of...