[Bimmerfun82]

Manual says after 300 miles the full power is available. Anything else I should know?

[LVBMW]

Originally Posted by Bimmerfun82

Manual says after 300 miles the full power is available. Anything else I should know?

I don’t think power is limited during the break in period as with some ICE vehicles, but drive cautiously and avoid launch control starts for the first 300 miles. That’s all the manual says about the matter.

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by LVBMW

I don’t think power is limited during the break in period as with some ICE vehicles, but drive cautiously and avoid launch control starts for the first 300 miles. That’s all the manual says about the matter.

My reading comprehension needs some work. “Drive restrained” v “driving is restrained” for the first 300 miles.

Thanks!

[Paladin1]

Unlike ICE cars, I think the motors are ready to go from ground zero. The recommended 300 miles is to wear-in other moving or contacting components like any vehicle - brakes, wheel bearings, suspension, steering.

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by Paladin1

Unlike ICE cars, I think the motors are ready to go from ground zero. The recommended 300 miles is to wear-in other moving or contacting components like any vehicle - brakes, wheel bearings, suspension, steering.

Makes sense. I took it easy for those components, especially the tires and brakes (and assume the drivetrain as well). Soon I’ll unleash the beast. But honestly the car is so luxurious I’m not in a hurry to blitz a stoplight.

[SawyerFoley]

I would love to see pictures.

[JSTARR]

Mine is at 2k miles, and it is still evolving (i don't like the term breaking in) and getting better and more efficient.
The acceleration and motor braking have lost their jerkiness and are now nice & smooth, and all the controls including steering feel better as the switchgear gets use.
Mileage is seriously increased. 100% charge gives me almost 400 miles of mixed driving, up from around 300 when new. Some of that may be my interphase with the car improving, but I'm sure that most of it is the car, which seems to get nicer on every trip.

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by JSTARR

Mine is at 2k miles, and it is still evolving (i don't like the term breaking in) and getting better and more efficient.
The acceleration and motor braking have lost their jerkiness and are now nice & smooth, and all the controls including steering feel better as the switchgear gets use.
Mileage is seriously increased. 100% charge gives me almost 400 miles of mixed driving, up from around 300 when new. Some of that may be my interphase with the car improving, but I'm sure that most of it is the car, which seems to get nicer on every trip.

Which regen mode are you in? My efficiency at 500 miles is up from 2.3 mi/kwh to 2.8 mi/kwh. I use adaptive or pop into B as needed. On the highway it's too easy to drive at higher speeds and kill my efficiency - car is SO quiet and smooth, especially relative to the tesla!

[Kennethjk]

I don’t think the “range” shown in the car is completely accurate.

Max average I have gotten is 3.3 on one stretch of highway. With a useable battery of 105 that’s a max distance of 346.

Most of my driving is about 3.1 =325 so even if the car says 380 for example, I take that with a grain of salt.

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by Kennethjk

I don’t think the “range” shown in the car is completely accurate.

Max average I have gotten is 3.3 on one stretch of highway. With a useable battery of 105 that’s a max distance of 346.

Most of my driving is about 3.1 =325 so even if the car says 380 for example, I take that with a grain of salt.

Good info thanks. Also, I wonder how the range is affected by preconditioning or sitting in a carpool line for half an hour. Seems like the average is including those factors.

[JSTARR]

I did a trip of 380 miles this last weekend, up & back to Saratoga Springs. Small roads meandering up, Interstates straight back down. Efficiency mode, air temp was perfect in the beautiful spring wx. Thought I would be DC charging somewhere, but I got home with about 22% battery left, 3.1 mi/kwh, by far my best yet.
Got to see Peter Rowan at the iconic Cafe Lena folk coffee house. Great times!

[javapro]

Originally Posted by JSTARR

I did a trip of 380 miles this last weekend, up & back to Saratoga Springs. Small roads meandering up, Interstates straight back down. Efficiency mode, air temp was perfect in the beautiful spring wx. Thought I would be DC charging somewhere, but I got home with about 22% battery left, 3.1 mi/kwh, by far my best yet.
Got to see Peter Rowan at the iconic Cafe Lena folk coffee house. Great times!

Do you mean that you started with 100% SOC, drove 380 miles and still had 22% of battery left with an overall efficiency of 3.1 miles/kWh?

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by javapro

Do you mean that you started with 100% SOC, drove 380 miles and still had 22% of battery left with an overall efficiency of 3.1 miles/kWh?

Haha, that math doesn’t check out, unless the battery is 157kWh.

[JSTARR]

I looked at My trip history and my miles driven were indeed a bunch less than what I had route planned. No wonder I didn't need to charge on my way back.
Needs work. I miss having an odometer I can zero out.