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      02-15-2018, 05:52 PM   #1
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BMW Level 2 Charger Installed!

Just had the BMW level 2 charger installed! Electrician had to work miracles to fish a wire from my basement panel to the garage. I'll update this thread after seeing how much quicker this unit charges vs. the current all night routine with level 1. Biggest surprise is how far the cable reaches, I can stretch the cord across my entire garage and charge the I8 in position #3! Opens up possibilities for another EV in position #2 (Tesla, I3, others?)...
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      02-16-2018, 07:12 PM   #2
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Got home today with 3 mile range left. Got to full charge in less than 2 hours, level 2 charger is a winner!!
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      02-17-2018, 03:25 AM   #3
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I charge from a regular household socket from empty to full in 2.5h. It is possible to set in the menu how fast it should charge and I have it at the highest setting, perhaps that is not possible in the US?
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Because you are 240v already?
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We’re 240v in the UK and get a full charge from a standard wall socket in about 2.5 hours too.
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      02-18-2018, 08:13 PM   #7
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Thanks! Wife drives the X5 diesel, my daily was the frozen blue M6 convertible until I got the I8. Now rotating daily between these two cars. I also have a Toyota Tundra TRD Pro that I use on weekends.

It was 70 degrees and sunny today in Atlanta, driving the M6 with the top down was really nice!!
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      02-20-2018, 12:48 PM   #8
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We’re 240v in the UK and get a full charge from a standard wall socket in about 2.5 hours too.
Same here. Having played around with a heavy-duty mobile charger on a variety of outlets - all the way to 400V 32A - I noticed that 240/220V 16A is all the car can take. You can hook it up to more powerful outlets, but it won’t charge any faster than 2 hours. Seems like BMW gave it a rather mild charge controller to go with the small battery size.
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Same here. Having played around with a heavy-duty mobile charger on a variety of outlets - all the way to 400V 32A - I noticed that 240/220V 16A is all the car can take. You can hook it up to more powerful outlets, but it won’t charge any faster than 2 hours. Seems like BMW gave it a rather mild charge controller to go with the small battery size.
Correct - unlike the i3, the i8 only has a 16A on-board charger.
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Level 2 charge from empty to 18 miles required 90 minutes, on average.
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Thanks! Wife drives the X5 diesel, my daily was the frozen blue M6 convertible until I got the I8. Now rotating daily between these two cars. I also have a Toyota Tundra TRD Pro that I use on weekends.

It was 70 degrees and sunny today in Atlanta, driving the M6 with the top down was really nice!!
My 3 car garage fits 2. Too much junk! Where do you keep all your stuff?!
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My 3 car garage fits 2. Too much junk! Where do you keep all your stuff?!
Too funny! We're empty nesters so no more kids stuff all over the place. We also have a basement for golf clubs, bikes, lawn mower, etc. Finally after our last house move we committed to streamlining our possessions vs accumulating tons of seldom used items. It was very liberating...

No way I would leave nice cars out in the weather if I had an available garage bay. Good luck!

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My 3 car garage fits 2. Too much junk! Where do you keep all your stuff?!
Too funny! We're empty nesters so no more kids stuff all over the place. We also have a basement for golf clubs, bikes, lawn mower, etc. Finally after our last house move we committed to streamlining our possessions vs accumulating tons of seldom used items. It was very liberating...

No way I would leave nice cars out in the weather if I had an available garage bay. Good luck!
Ah that explains it. No basements here in CA. Can't wait to be empty nesters for phase 3 of our lives.
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Same here. Having played around with a heavy-duty mobile charger on a variety of outlets - all the way to 400V 32A - I noticed that 240/220V 16A is all the car can take. You can hook it up to more powerful outlets, but it won’t charge any faster than 2 hours. Seems like BMW gave it a rather mild charge controller to go with the small battery size.
Yep, I've got a fixed 30amp charger for my other EV, a fixed 16amp charger and a plugin 13amp charger - not a lot of difference between them (240v supply here). Fast charging doesn't do the battery any good anyway and such a small capacity means no point in a big charge capability.
I'm even tempted to set mine to the slowest charge in the menu for longevity...
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