BMW i3 - A novices first long-distance trip, with motorway charging. The good and the bad!

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2 ай бұрын

#bmwi3 My first time charging away from home, and my first experience of a lower journey. Some good, some stressful! Plus active cruise and lane control, how does it work, and is it useful? What was the cost V's petrol?

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@jamesvdv0 Ай бұрын

On the return journey at Membury, I would have used the type 2 connection and had my noodles. In half an hour you would have added 22 miles of range, giving you more options to either swap to DC at Membury after your food or move on.

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

I good idea, but as a novice I didn't think of that! I miss those noodles even more now 😂

@nicholasroy1025 2 ай бұрын

Seriously great video and glad you gave that little i3 a chance!! 🤣 TBH it’s a fantastic car when you know its limits! Love that you got the gold, and lodge interior! It’s special really!! Like a concept car but it works really well!! 👍✅ Big heavy EV’s are not the future! But the i3 could be!! Or something like it..? I bought an i3s in January this year and have loved every minute with it! Keep it for its simplicity! When ever are you going to find a car built with carbon firbre at this price? 🤔

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

It really is superb! As a commuter car, for me it's unbeatable. It literally cost pennies to drive to work now, in a pre-warmed or cooled car before I get into it! But for reliably travelling long distance on a regular basis, as you've said, that's not what the i3 is designed for 👍

@jellyd4889 2 ай бұрын

Great car. Stilllooks like something out of the future, also made like it. Keep it.

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

Odd to think the early cars are over a decade old! It's not often a pruloduction car is so close to the concept. A girl at work said it looks like it's from 2050 🤣

@uspaint Ай бұрын

The color of this car is beautiful. Thinking of buying one.

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

Thanks! It really pops in the sun, and suits the 'concept car' style of the car 😁👍

@loonymoon1 4 күн бұрын

Membury is very poor and I did the same thing of approaching from the wrong side, and yes Tesla's not open there. But Reading services are much better. Worth having the tesla app on phone so you can see which ones are open. I've been drivign i3's for 4 years now - it does get better with experience etc. BTW I never ever use eco-pro plus. and usually cruise at 68 or so

@MrDesmonick 4 күн бұрын

Thanks, it's all a learning curve. I stopped at Membury out of habit, as I normally break there on the same journey when I'm on a motorcycle. But if I take the EV it'll be a more modern services 👍

@stuartgifford8672 2 ай бұрын

i have been on many trips from St Albans down to weymoth, Folkstone, Brighton, and i have had zero issues with chargers on the way.

@jamesvdv0 Ай бұрын

I do agree that every MSA should have at least 20 - 30 chargers. My i3 (only 94Ah battery ~120 miles range) has the REx option. With the high cost of public charging, I tend to run it on petrol on long trips nowadays as the equivalent cost of petrol "charging" is currently 59p/kWh.

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

I agree, and yes, for longer trips the REX makes sense 👍

@ianboulstridge9290 2 ай бұрын

The time displayed when plugged in is the estimate for it reaching 100% 👍

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

Perfect, cheers! 👍

@paguk2000 21 күн бұрын

Zap maps and a better route planner will help you a lot also there are more Tesla supercharger now open to all brands of ev, with the Tesla superchargers you know there will chargers that will be working.

@MrDesmonick 21 күн бұрын

Cheers, it's a big learning curve for an EV novice! 😂

@paguk2000 21 күн бұрын

@@MrDesmonick you are welcome believe it or not I don’t have an ev yet however my next car will be one probably an I3 I love the colour of yours

@MrDesmonick 21 күн бұрын

I've just done a quick video about my life so far with it. I'll be posting it later today 👍

@ClipPerTDM 2 ай бұрын

Mate, your stream-of-consciousness blithering at the shenanigans that other road users get upto is like being inside my own head....😂

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I cut the worst of it out! So many 'C Bombs' that apparently you can't say on KZfaq? 🤣

@justice4g 2 ай бұрын

The way you can toss stuff in the back so easy thanks to the suicide doors makes me wonder about reviewers who talk about it being a negative, it's not like most people are going to have passengers back there all the time.

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

I do like it, but, in tight spaces it can be a pain. But it's so cool I can forgive it 😁

@EricTheBlue61 2 ай бұрын

Nice video. I'm up and down the M4 quite a bit in my i3 and I don't use Membury at the moment because it's behind the times on EV charging. Those 'legacy' ex Ecotricity chargers can be unreliable too. Also Gridserve are very expensive at the moment. On your journey I'd have used Reading westbound where the Tesla chargers are open to all makes and much cheaper. Unfortunately they don't have them eastbound so the alternative is Tesla Wokingham. (I paid 44p off peak on Saturday evening)I'm not sure you'd have made Upton on Severn without another very quick stop but you'd have saved a bit of money and wouldn't have to worry about queues.

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I'll be sure to try that if I use the i3 for that trip again! It's all a learning curve for me, as I normally charge on a 3 pin granny charger at home. At least we all see it, warts and all!

@garygreenwood3826 2 ай бұрын

I went for a long drive yesterday and tried the cruise control for the first time, and my mileage dropped a lot.

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

I didn't actually try it without. My whole journey was pretty much on the active cruise. It would be interesting to see what difference it makes?

@12alocin 2 ай бұрын

The biggest problem without any doubt is the unique tire size, they will always be EXPENSIVE!

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! The tyres are a similar price to the fronts on my Porsche 911! Rediculous! 🙄

@justice4g 2 ай бұрын

I've seen some using 215s and 225s

@rickhirst7870 2 ай бұрын

can you post a link to the i3 phone holder? Thanks!

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195989539952?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=BggYARSXR-u&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=iSYQRLsmTgO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@gonville1964 2 ай бұрын

Most of the audio is very poor. Need a separate microphone if you are going to do this. Also don’t ever stop at a services with only 2 chargers. There are plenty of hubs with 13-16 chargers. Gloucester north and south.

@MrDesmonick 2 ай бұрын

I have a separate mic, but it's fitted to a crash helmet. The audio isn't great. As for the chargers, it was a novices first longer distance drive. So I just planned to stop at services according to mileage. Membury is where I normally stop on a motorcycle on the same journey, so I guess it was a natural point for me?

@goldieandblackie 14 күн бұрын

Too much pissing around with stopping and charging.

@MrDesmonick 14 күн бұрын

Only because I went to a crap services, as I've now been told 😂 Otherwise it was no longer than an ICE car, just charging when I stopped for a leak or lunch.