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Long drive home tomorrow
I'm picking up my i3 (BEV) tomorrow morning at Crevier BMW in Santa Ana, CA. It is 264 miles from my house. I plan on stopping at a Level 3 charging station in Hermosa Beach, then at Valencia BMW for a 4 hour charge up and then finally stopping at Bakersfield BMW where I'll have a tow truck meet me to take me home. I didn't want to charge for another 4 hours in Bakersfield and then have to charge again before getting home late at night, so it'll be quite the adventure. It will take a lot of luck, some good planning and hopefully this heat wave won't be so bad because I'll need to do ECO Pro for the portion of the grapevine. I guess I'll see how it does up hills/mountains.
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Buy a brand new car and you need a flatbed to get it home…………………. I get that this car isn't made for long trips, but surely there is a better way. Everyone that thinks the Rex goes against the car's intended purpose still feel that way?
In any event, looking forward to your updates on how the ride went and how you like the car so far. Last edited by chrisny; 07-07-2014 at 11:56 AM.. |
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It's a fun little car, why wouldn't you want to take it on the occasional day or weekend trip to grandma's or whatever, or even short vacations (that don't require a ton of gear, of course ).. That's all I really meant. |
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For 95% of my driving the 70 mile range would be fine, it is just the occasional longer weekend travel where additional range would be a real asset. Most here have read Tom Moloughney's well documented exploits. He seems to be getting along fine with his rex and managing trips by stopping for gas every hour. He is a better sport than I, though he does demonstrate what can be done. If the USA rex could be directed to kick in the assist with 25% SOC as they can across the pond then you could run to the end of the tank and still trundle on to the next gas station. That and the extra half gallon would make this proposition a great deal more palatable for me. I hope others chime in and join this chorus and that BMW USA will take heed.
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