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I can confirm my 2014 behaves the same way: once the seat belt is used once, the car will release the parking brake if you hit the accelerator while in "Drive." Out of curiosity, I even tried this sequence: Car on, belt on, belt off, shift to drive, hit accelerator, and it still released the...

For whatever it's worth, it seems somewhat common for "new" batteries to not always be fully charged so unless you charged the battery before installing it, the 12v *might* still be suspect. Was one of the noises a compressor sound? If so, I assume the heat-pump/AC compressor was working...

As a point of clarification, both of these statements are generally true, but not necessarily 100% of the time. Tesla has opened some of their superchargers to other brands. This is easier and more prevalent in non-US countries where all EVs use the same plug. In the US, only Superchargers...

The vertical axis is kilowatts delivered by the EVSE to the car. That's why I say the battery warming is about 1.3kW because that's about where the rectangle looks to be on the graph. A few additional thoughts on the i3 in very cold weather in case they haven't already been mentioned: 1)...

In my experience, this aspect is tough to understate: the battery is big (even if not by EV standards) and it takes a lot of energy to change the temperature of 500+ lbs of mass. 20 minute trips didn't seem do much to warm the battery when I had to go somewhere without battery preconditioning...

It's a limited production, rear-wheel drive, mid-engine, carbon fiber vehicle from BMW that is so performance oriented, no existing tire was good enough so BMW had to have Bridgestone make a tire specifically for it! :lol: Honestly, I'm a bit bummed you didn't road-trip it back (I was like...

I have to agree with Arm that you will probably be disappointed with BMW's technology in the i3 if you are familiar with Tesla's approach to software. BMW's app will be slower, less capable, and probably less reliable. It routinely took 2+ minutes for commands to go through to the car back...

I'd say the biggest reason is this: :lol: Generally speaking, the main negatives of the i3 that you will definitely run into are: 1) the tires are expensive, wear fast and can be harder to find than more common sized tires 2) the clamshell doors are annoying in certain circumstances (loading...

I’ll echo what others have said, and agree that it’s always wise to have one or two backup plans for charging. The worst case scenario is slightly better than running out of gas, but only if you are somewhere you can plug into 120v and hope for 4miles/hr recharge rate. In the middle of the...

Yes, I think the confusion (mine at least) comes from your comment of "bypassing the cell towers", so I'm not exactly sure what solution architecture (or feature set) you're describing. If you find an aftermarket module that replicates functionality (charge schedule, specifically) of the BMW...

I'm going to guess their frustration may have been related to the claim that they have an adapter that doesn't exist. :lol: Most likely they have a Tesla/NACS to J1772 plug which would seem like it correctly plugs into both the car and the supercharger cable, but it won't work with...

The speed is pretty amazing. Actual, concrete details seem to still be thin even for the brands that have announced, so maybe BMW doesn't feel rushed. Or maybe they're waiting for SAE to standardize first? Some folks thought the Germans would be last to switch, but Mercedes has already...

This is what the one I just pulled out of my 2014 looks like. The previous owner allegedly replaced it around 2018 and I'm inclined to believe him since the vent tube wasn't hooked up correctly and it seems unlikely one of these would last 9 years. I certainly don't see a date on it though...

Does this statement mean you are planning to recharge the car 100% of the time at a public station? If so, owning an i3 is probably going to be less convenient than a gas car. How much inconvenience are you willing to put up with to go electric?

I got a chance to play around a bit with it today. Unfortunately the backup files aren't easily readable (to me, at least). However, even in non-expert bimmercode it appears the fold and unfold actions are separated which is good news. I tried turning "fold mirrors with convenient closing" to...

Just to confirm-- is your desired setup the same as what you had before? Specifically, I'm wondering if BMW tied "Lock=fold and Unlock=unfold" as a single option instead of "Lock=fold" and "Unlock=unfold" as discrete settings. If you already had it the way you want it now, they must be...

With this driving style and your location, I would think you could get by with the BEV, assuming: 1) You can charge to full overnight (an L2 EVSE would be needed for that). 2) On the rare case you need more range in a day, you are comfortable stopping at a DC fast charger in town for 15-30...

I'm no longer in the market for winter tires on my i3 but for anyone who might be, do you have an asking price? The 428 wheels are a good look for the car!

Russ Hanneman from Silicon Valley would be willing to drive one then! :lol: "the doors of a billionaire!"

Can you post a picture? (will need to be posted in shareable format to google photos, ImgBB or some such site then post a link here) I've never heard of missing the frunk and boot buttons... can't imagine they were an option from the factory so it sounds like someone maybe modified your car?