BMW teases its future BMW i3 [
Official i3 Info] smartphone app on its
facebook page ahead of the i3's market launch in 2013.
Looking like something out of the movie Tron, the slick looking app will allow monitoring of the i3's battery charge status, lock/unlock doors from the smartphone, schedule a trip time so that the i3 can thermal precondition ahead of time, and a smart charging mode which presumably sets the i3 to charge when household electricity usage is lowest or most affordable.
There is also a navigation feature with charging station and public transport info.
Via BMW:
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The application-based integration of mobile devices in the context of BMW ConnectedDrive in the BMW i3 will go well beyond what we know now: Charging, thermal preconditioning, locking and unlocking the car - you will be able to control many different aspects via your smartphone.
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