Any i3 owners here in Singapore?
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Someone said the freaking road tax is $1.7k? Why is LTA punishing people for driving eco cars.
Someone said the freaking road tax is $1.7k? Why is LTA punishing people for driving eco cars.
Jon_Lee
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i3 is sold with a charging wall box. A full charge gives a range of 130 to 150km. It also has a range extender, which nearly doubles the range. Never really need to look for charging station so far, although more than 20 Greenlots charging stations are available all over the island. Going longer distance to Malaysia will be problematic. But that's not what the city car is built for.
i3 is sold with a charging wall box. A full charge gives a range of 130 to 150km. It also has a range extender, which nearly doubles the range. Never really need to look for charging station so far, although more than 20 Greenlots charging stations are available all over the island. Going longer distance to Malaysia will be problematic. But that's not what the city car is built for.
Jon_Lee
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You are right about the maximum range. However it is problematic because to achieve this you will have to run very cautiously in Eco Pro Plus mode, which will shut down the air-con (sweat!!). You must also remember to leave enough battery power to drive back, as there is very few charging station in Malaysia to recharge.
Honestly can you imagine driving such a conspicuous car and ran out of power in the middle of the road in Malaysia : )
(actually not likely with the range extender, but why risk it?)
A smarter way is to make use of BMW's Flexible Mobility programme to loan a 320i (up to 5 days) for this kind of road trips.
But driving in Singapore, the range is more than sufficient. Most i3 owners will probably only need to charge once in 2-3 days (better than iPhone)! The cost of running is also nearly unbeatable. I am getting >11km per kWh (cost: 21 cents/kWh).
davidtch;1121023 said:
You are right about the maximum range. However it is problematic because to achieve this you will have to run very cautiously in Eco Pro Plus mode, which will shut down the air-con (sweat!!). You must also remember to leave enough battery power to drive back, as there is very few charging station in Malaysia to recharge.
Honestly can you imagine driving such a conspicuous car and ran out of power in the middle of the road in Malaysia : )
(actually not likely with the range extender, but why risk it?)
A smarter way is to make use of BMW's Flexible Mobility programme to loan a 320i (up to 5 days) for this kind of road trips.
But driving in Singapore, the range is more than sufficient. Most i3 owners will probably only need to charge once in 2-3 days (better than iPhone)! The cost of running is also nearly unbeatable. I am getting >11km per kWh (cost: 21 cents/kWh).
Jon_Lee
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You are right. But this can only be done in Eco Pro + mode, which means no air con (hot!!). U will also need to leave some juice to drive back. The Rex tank is so small that you will need to stop at the petrol station almost every hour. Better to make use of the flexible mobility program by BMW, and loan a 320 (up to 5 days a year) for these occasional long trips.
You are right. But this can only be done in Eco Pro + mode, which means no air con (hot!!). U will also need to leave some juice to drive back. The Rex tank is so small that you will need to stop at the petrol station almost every hour. Better to make use of the flexible mobility program by BMW, and loan a 320 (up to 5 days a year) for these occasional long trips.
Jon_Lee
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Congratulations on your new car! I am sure you'll have a great experience.
I am not bothered about front dash cam. Window film will be a great idea. I also added ceramic coating, which can be used on the carbon fibre roof and glass panel at the back.
kardtoon;1121124 said:
Congratulations on your new car! I am sure you'll have a great experience.
I am not bothered about front dash cam. Window film will be a great idea. I also added ceramic coating, which can be used on the carbon fibre roof and glass panel at the back.
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I did a bit of research and I think you are referring to paint protection coatings. For that, I'd be carrying on my package with Diamond Brite. Still have a few sessions left and will use it.
Will get it to a window tint place first.
I did a bit of research and I think you are referring to paint protection coatings. For that, I'd be carrying on my package with Diamond Brite. Still have a few sessions left and will use it.
Will get it to a window tint place first.
Jon_Lee
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I don't know which trim you ordered. For the lodge interior, the light grey carpet-like floor mat is very difficult to keep clean. The usual black floor mat also doesn't match the colour tone of the seat and dash board. In the end I had to custom make one from 3M. Might be worth considering as well.
I don't know which trim you ordered. For the lodge interior, the light grey carpet-like floor mat is very difficult to keep clean. The usual black floor mat also doesn't match the colour tone of the seat and dash board. In the end I had to custom make one from 3M. Might be worth considering as well.
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Collected my car yesterday and what a pleasure to drive. Silent, great acceleration and full of gadgets to play with.
I was surprised with the sound it makes during part of the charging cycle... Something like a buzzing fan sound, probably trying to cool the battery (?). Irritating.
Collected my car yesterday and what a pleasure to drive. Silent, great acceleration and full of gadgets to play with.
I was surprised with the sound it makes during part of the charging cycle... Something like a buzzing fan sound, probably trying to cool the battery (?). Irritating.
Jon_Lee
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Congrats! Agree with you about the silent acceleration and gadgets. Still having fun trying out the details.
The charging sound you mention isn't very obvious on my car. Possibly it is the battery cooling system. Did this happen after a long drive or on a hot day? So long as the blue light continues to flash, it probably is ok. You can also call up your i3 genius to find out more.
Congrats! Agree with you about the silent acceleration and gadgets. Still having fun trying out the details.
The charging sound you mention isn't very obvious on my car. Possibly it is the battery cooling system. Did this happen after a long drive or on a hot day? So long as the blue light continues to flash, it probably is ok. You can also call up your i3 genius to find out more.
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Spoken with the genius and he believes it's the cooling system. Sometimes happens in mid charging as well but doesn't last through the whole charging time. He says he sees it a lot in their fleet as well.
I did find the updates from the app sporadic. For example when charging with a departure time set, it doesn't update the app so I can't see that it's charging. This doesn't happen when I don't have a set departure time.
Still lots of bugs in the car software and apps
Spoken with the genius and he believes it's the cooling system. Sometimes happens in mid charging as well but doesn't last through the whole charging time. He says he sees it a lot in their fleet as well.
I did find the updates from the app sporadic. For example when charging with a departure time set, it doesn't update the app so I can't see that it's charging. This doesn't happen when I don't have a set departure time.
Still lots of bugs in the car software and apps
