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Overnight, look for a J1772 at the motel. CHAdeMO is useless but you can use a CCS-1 but usually for an excessive fee. Bob Wilson

You smile at them and say, "OK, get out your insurance card and let's exchange information." Take a photo of theirs and their license plate. Encourage them to do the same of yours. Then, take a photo of the EVSE to see what it says is going. Get in your car and see if you can remove the plug...

I'm using the BMW i3-BEV for metrics as we have a BMW i3-REx: I own a 2019 Model 3 and a 2014 BMW i3-REx, using BEV version for metrics: Model 3 - Need to get roll-down metrics to determine if it was drag reduction. If drag reduction, it would be rolling resistance which we can tune. BMW i3 -...

We have two cars: 2014 BMW i3-REx, 42,211 mi, bought May 26, 2016 ($2.90/100 miles) 2019 Std. Rng. Plus Model 3, 16,837 mi, bought March 27, 2019 ($2.50/100 miles) If your requirements are met by a diesel, go with God. I'm sure the next owner of your BMW i3-REx will appreciate it. Please let...

Round trips from Huntsville AL to: ~600 miles each way - Stillwater OK ~600 miles each way - Coffeyville KS ~120 miles each way - Nashville TN The protocol: fill a 2.5 gallon, Briggs and Straton spare can and put in frunk make sure you have a patch kit and working, 12 V air pump top tires to...

Ask these guys: http://store.evtv.me Bob Wilson

Using 7:45 AM scheduled departure, this is what my EVSE records: ~4:50 AM - a short, low level charge event. ~7:15 AM - another short, low level charge event. ~7:30 AM - the main cabin warm-up begins ~8:05 AM - the main warm-up ends My recommendation is schedule the warm-up about 20 minutes...

These curves came from GPS recorded data on our 2014 BMW i3-REx: GPS samples every second so low end accuracy is limited. Can re-run tests with high resolution accelerometer data IF someone else has any. There are multiple smartphone apps that can record GPS and acceleration data. Use yours and...

Source: https://medium.com/@comma_ai/how-to-write-a-car-port-for-openpilot-7ce0785eda84 openpilot is an open source self-driving agent. Currently it performs the functions of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS). Anyone taking a look at this for our BMW i3? Bob...

They may be able to read engineering data like battery temperature, cell/module voltages, oil pressure, and spark advance (for REx.) Bob Wilson

This just in: Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-results/tesla-filing-shows-u-s-sales-tumbled-39-in-third-quarter-idUSKBN1X81NM U.S. sales, which account for the biggest share of the company’s total revenue, fell to $3.13 billion from $5.13 billion a year earlier. Sales in China...

Guess I should offer some editorial advice: "everyone thinks that EV's will be taking over the automotive market" - this is proven false by the essay."using Tesla as a benchmark" - curious how many 'Tesla killer' titled articles are around followed by the anti-Tesla and anti-Musk articles. For...

I don't buy a car because of someone else's choice or wordy dissertation. My Tesla Model 3 and BMW i3-REx meet my requirements and I'm very happy with the results. Time for poetic relief: Source: http://markandrewholmes.com/effieshead.html here is little Effie's head by E.E. Cummings here...

Roughly every 60 days for ~6 minutes. Bob Wilson

It might be useful to print a copy of the fuel tank schematic and ask if they've checked the various valves. If my memory serves me right, there is a canister protection valve. Bob Wilson

Within half a mile from picking up the car, I had it coded for 75% enable. Within 12 miles, I enabled the REx and drove 465 miles home over a mountain pass. A former Prius owner, driving 63 mph or following a semi-trailer truck and you'll get closer to 65-75 miles per tank, ~1:15 (hh:mm.) It...

Considering the disaster i8, a good decision. Now if they could just re-hire and hire equivalent engineers who made the i3 ... Bob Wilson

A beautiful Fall day, I needed to bring the battery charge down to 75% versus parked at 100%. What a fun car! Unlike the longer wheel base, Tesla Model 3, the short coupled BMW at first, a little over control but then the muscle memory came back and 'I want to be there!' took over. How nice to...

Let me suggest running some early benchmarks and saving the data. If in a year or two you perceive a loss of performance, you'll have the earlier data to compare: REx MPG - run three benchmarks of 10 miles at low, medium, and high speeds. EV SOC - same as above. Good luck and Welcome to the...

There are some codings you might enjoy: ECO mode - moderates acceleration to extend EV range with little impact on driving. tire temperature and pressure - something I use to see if a problem is developing. Bob Wilson