BMW i3 - A novices first long-distance trip, with motorway charging. The good and the bad!

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3 ай бұрын

#bmwi3 My first time charging away from home, and my first experience of a lower journey. Some good, some stressful! Plus active cruise and lane control, how does it work, and is it useful? What was the cost V's petrol?

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@goldieandblackie

Too much pissing around with stopping and charging.

@loonymoon1 21 күн бұрын

Membury is very poor and I did the same thing of approaching from the wrong side, and yes Tesla's not open there. But Reading services are much better. Worth having the tesla app on phone so you can see which ones are open. I've been drivign i3's for 4 years now - it does get better with experience etc. BTW I never ever use eco-pro plus. and usually cruise at 68 or so

@12alocin

The biggest problem without any doubt is the unique tire size, they will always be EXPENSIVE!

@nicholasroy1025

Seriously great video and glad you gave that little i3 a chance!! 🤣 TBH it’s a fantastic car when you know its limits! Love that you got the gold, and lodge interior! It’s special really!! Like a concept car but it works really well!! 👍✅ Big heavy EV’s are not the future! But the i3 could be!! Or something like it..? I bought an i3s in January this year and have loved every minute with it! Keep it for its simplicity! When ever are you going to find a car built with carbon firbre at this price? 🤔

@jamesvdv0

I do agree that every MSA should have at least 20 - 30 chargers. My i3 (only 94Ah battery ~120 miles range) has the REx option. With the high cost of public charging, I tend to run it on petrol on long trips nowadays as the equivalent cost of petrol "charging" is currently 59p/kWh.

@gonville1964

Most of the audio is very poor. Need a separate microphone if you are going to do this. Also don’t ever stop at a services with only 2 chargers. There are plenty of hubs with 13-16 chargers. Gloucester north and south.

@ClipPerTDM

Mate, your stream-of-consciousness blithering at the shenanigans that other road users get upto is like being inside my own head....😂

@glengosling5636 5 сағат бұрын

Brilliant show. I wish I’d seen this before I bought my Mercedes 😊

@ianboulstridge9290

The time displayed when plugged in is the estimate for it reaching 100% 👍

@paguk2000

Zap maps and a better route planner will help you a lot also there are more Tesla supercharger now open to all brands of ev, with the Tesla superchargers you know there will chargers that will be working.

@glengosling5636 4 сағат бұрын

Brilliant

@jellyd4889

Great car. Stilllooks like something out of the future, also made like it. Keep it.

@jamesvdv0

On the return journey at Membury, I would have used the type 2 connection and had my noodles. In half an hour you would have added 22 miles of range, giving you more options to either swap to DC at Membury after your food or move on.

@uspaint

The color of this car is beautiful. Thinking of buying one.

@stuartgifford8672

i have been on many trips from St Albans down to weymoth, Folkstone, Brighton, and i have had zero issues with chargers on the way.

@justice4g

The way you can toss stuff in the back so easy thanks to the suicide doors makes me wonder about reviewers who talk about it being a negative, it's not like most people are going to have passengers back there all the time.

@EricTheBlue61

Nice video. I'm up and down the M4 quite a bit in my i3 and I don't use Membury at the moment because it's behind the times on EV charging. Those 'legacy' ex Ecotricity chargers can be unreliable too. Also Gridserve are very expensive at the moment. On your journey I'd have used Reading westbound where the Tesla chargers are open to all makes and much cheaper. Unfortunately they don't have them eastbound so the alternative is Tesla Wokingham. (I paid 44p off peak on Saturday evening)I'm not sure you'd have made Upton on Severn without another very quick stop but you'd have saved a bit of money and wouldn't have to worry about queues.