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      06-26-2015, 09:48 AM   #2
jadnashuanh
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Drives: 535iGT x-drive; i3 BEV
Join Date: May 2010
Location: USA

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There are some fairly long grades in SoCal, so, given that, and the speeds on the freeways, you probably could not expect 80-miles especially if you've got the a/c cranking. You do have the advantage of lots more CCS units in the area, and more coming, so a quick top off could easily let you do that if you're willing to stop for say a cup of coffee and to check your messages. But, people have gotten over 100-miles. Throw in the rare time when it's actually cold outside, and that takes a bite out of range. If you wanted an i3, you'd probably be better off with the Rex version. All of my use on the i3 is local, and rarely more than a 40-mile round-trip. If I have to go much further, I generally take my ICE, but that doesn't actually happen often.

The community of i3 users are averaging around 4 miles/Kw. The i3's usable battery capacity is somewhere between 18-19Kw. I have seen trips where I've gotten nearly 6 miles/Kw, and some get better if they really try, but I don't really try.
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