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However, my understanding is that as of this year, if you have the dealer take the credit, you can do that twice per year. It’s been a while since I looked at this, but it would have been in the info for dealers taking the credit. Maybe in the IRS FAQ questions for the credit? From...

In SF Bay Area, there seem to be a lot of CPO and other off lease 2021 models available now. I think the 150 mile range deters BEV novices, as do more general newbie worries about battery health. Also Hyundai at least is offering some dirt cheap leases on their latest EVs.

I think my my20 production date was mid 2020, so after the steering tsb production date interval. In service date was right at beginning of January 2021

My 2020 i3 goes off basic warranty in about six weeks. Have recently had brake fluid done and 12v battery replaced. Seat heater seems to work ok. About 40k miles. Are there any checks I should perform for common issues before the warranty runs out?

Just bumping this thread - looking for an independent i3 mechanic in South peninsula, say Santa Clara to Menlo Park.

Maybe an I level update? I think mine is a 2022 I level on my 2020 i3; wonder if there's anything to be gained by getting the latest one.

Looking good! Would be interested in hearing about your hitch experience.

In the US I believe the basic warranty lasts 4 years or 50k miles from 1st purchase date. If still within those limits, any authorized BMW dealer can sell you an “official” extended warranty which will have more exclusions than the basic warranty. Some dealers advertise this online, offering...

And just on the news: the new administration is planning on cancelling the EV tax credits. I assume 2024 purchases would not be affected.

I don't think that's necessarily the case. It's hard to get oil out of even an open oil filler neck. It's also hard to get an actual oil fire started, even once exhaust components get hot. However, I wonder if potentially oil could have leaked out somewhere else in the engine? Again, there...

The oil filler cap to my understanding is only there to prevent minor spills and contamination from outside dirt. It's not pressurized. The report suggests that some (likely spoonfuls) oil eventually spilled out of the (uncovered) filler opening and caught fire on hot engine components. That's...

Aren't the above two separate issues? The slower charging after 80% is just to accommodate battery chemistry - as with filling a box with footballs, it's fast and easy to toss in the first 80% but after that it takes time and effort to fit each additional football in with the others...

The second listing seems to be based in China, and I’m always wary of adapters, especially higher voltage and current, that may suffer from material/design/construction shortcomings. The first listing is not an adapter and seems to at least have a phone and physical presence in the Bay Area -...

The first two results you list only apply to production years after you bought your car. The third may apply to yours, you can enter your VIN to determine if the recall applies to your car and to determine whether or not the correction was applied if applicable. If it does apply to your VIN...

Changing story, missing basic info, photos seemingly sourced from Twitter, etc.

The wireless dongle should still be useful with smartphone apps to read diagnostic info etc

FWIW, here is what my i3’s unbroken seat looks like. Seems to me that besides moving the seat, stashing something behind the seat that catches on the plastic part might pull it loose especially if it were already damaged.

Wish a white one was available when I was shopping for my used i3. Didn’t realize so many cool looking i3’s were living the good life in Hawaii :)

Zooming in on the pre/post photos you uploaded, it looks like that plastic part was already loose/out of place/damaged on the before photos. I would think that reclining or moving the passenger seat forward or back could have easily knocked it loose. The “pre” photos unhelpfully have the key...

Keep us posted on what/how you end up installing a hitch and bike rack, please. Aren’t the Torklift folks in the Seattle area? You could road trip it :)