electric range and weather impact on the i8?

ericsi · 10-24-2014, 06:14 AM

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With the weather turning colder, a lot of i3 owners complain that their range has been reduced from 85 odd miles to 65 odd miles.

I mean temperatures in the UK have moved from circa 20-22c to 10-14c. It is not a massive drop but still appears to be impacting significantly the electric range.

Any current i8 owner suffering from the same problem?

Carac · 10-24-2014, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ericsi

With the weather turning colder, a lot of i3 owners complain that their range has been reduced from 85 odd miles to 65 odd miles.

I mean temperatures in the UK have moved from circa 20-22c to 10-14c. It is not a massive drop but still appears to be impacting significantly the electric range.

Any current i8 owner suffering from the same problem?

Similar temperatures where I am now. Down to 100% meaning about 16-17 miles instead of 18-20. Seems comparable to the i3. It's why I'll never be completely sold on all electric until they "solve" things like that, if they can. My fuel tank doesn't shrink over time and doesnt flucuate with weather...but batteries do.

Arezzo · 10-24-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Carac

Similar temperatures where I am now. Down to 100% meaning about 16-17 miles instead of 18-20. Seems comparable to the i3. It's why I'll never be completely sold on all electric until they "solve" things like that, if they can. My fuel tank doesn't shrink over time and doesnt flucuate with weather...but batteries do.

I get 18 showing when fully charged on the instrument panel,
I tested in edrive and barely got 17 and it's 84 F here! Is there a means of testing and determining the actual delivered capacity of the battery ?
Somewhere I read that replacement would occur when delivery capacity falls to 70%

Tilum · 10-28-2014, 06:30 AM

Had my dealer's demo car for several days. And I also noticed that the max. electric range has dropped since I test drove it back in July when the weather was warmer. Back then max. electric range was 18 miles, whereas now (when it's circa 12-15 deg C) it has dropped to only 15 miles when fully charged (see pic). My concern is how much more the electric range will reduce by when the temperatures drop further as we go through autumn and winter.

ericsi · 10-29-2014, 02:49 AM

Yup, not great that. Curious to see / hear what winter does to them.

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ericsi Lieutenant 124 Rep 410 Posts Drives: On my 2nd i8 already Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: London iTrader: (0)	electric range and weather impact on the i8? Featured on BIMMERPOST.com With the weather turning colder, a lot of i3 owners complain that their range has been reduced from 85 odd miles to 65 odd miles. I mean temperatures in the UK have moved from circa 20-22c to 10-14c. It is not a massive drop but still appears to be impacting significantly the electric range. Any current i8 owner suffering from the same problem?
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Tilum Private First Class 3 Rep 153 Posts Drives: i8 (on order) Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Had my dealer's demo car for several days. And I also noticed that the max. electric range has dropped since I test drove it back in July when the weather was warmer. Back then max. electric range was 18 miles, whereas now (when it's circa 12-15 deg C) it has dropped to only 15 miles when fully charged (see pic). My concern is how much more the electric range will reduce by when the temperatures drop further as we go through autumn and winter. Attached Images
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ericsi Lieutenant 124 Rep 410 Posts Drives: On my 2nd i8 already Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Yup, not great that. Curious to see / hear what winter does to them.
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