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IMG_8850 by Nigel Cooper Via Flickr: DJI Action Camera

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Europe's Top 10 Best Selling Electric Vehicles

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Toaster: 2014 BMW i3 REx

After converting the daily drivers into electric, I was ready to add it into the long-haul mix. The Range-extended BMW i3 let us hold the battery charge at 75% and run off the 2-gallon repurposed-BMW-motorcycle engine/generator to charge the battery/power the motor in a series fashion. Its quirkiness was on the level of a Volvo, and it was actually the first Electric Car I’d ever ridden in.

Service Stats

In Service Date: 7/30/2016 In Service Mileage: 13,134 Out of Service Date: 9/15/2020 Out of Service Mileage: 67,031 Service Life: 4 years, 53,892 miles Avg. Miles/yr: ~13,473

The History & Story

My husband, who works for a BMW dealer, brought home a dealer demo 2014 i3 Tera to drive while volunteering with a BMW Car Club of America Teen Driving School. I liked the car, but it reminded me of a pug and that made me take pause. It felt weird, and it was made with weird materials. But as my husband said, BMW’s attitude was “this is the future, deal with it.” Ah, so very German. What I remember of our weekend with the i3 was that using a long extension cord (which in hindsight we know wasn’t up to snuff to safely charge the car) will reduce the added range significantly. 

So why then, did I buy one? Well, the gas engine did mean I could road trip with it and keep transporting rescue animals on weekends. It also was going to do it cheaper than the Mazda5 we had at the time. So after putting together a plan, I settled on a vehicle in Atlanta, Georgia. The dealer beat my out the door offer, much to the complete shock of the salesman, and I got 1.0% financing plus $2500 off for being a recent college graduate -- and to date this discount is the only thing I believe my diploma has gotten me. I digress, the deal worked out on this vehicle was really good -- less than what I was paying on the van.

I sold the Van to my dad, who used it to shuttle around my grandfather who had recently moved in with him and my mother. Dad got the van for payoff plus trade of his 2001 Passat with well over 150,000 miles on it. The Passat’s air conditioner gave out before I’d even crossed into Alabama from Mississippi, and there was no way I was driving another car without air conditioning through the heart of the south in July again. Whatever the dealer agreed to, I was taking that i3 home. When they handed me the keys the guy said it had 53 miles of estimated range, how did I plan to take it home to North Carolina? And I said, “I plan to drive it. You can refill the gas tank like any other car.” The look on his face was priceless.

The drive home was an adventure as I left the dealership and didn’t even know how to use the cruise control on the car. I hurried to IKEA where we bought the first part of our new sofa, and then hurried back home. After stopping for fuel in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the car threw a drive train error but said continued driving is possible. I made it the rest of the way home without any issue, other than the warning message popping up. 

This was a really good little car to me. When it had big issues -- like when the cooling fan failed and the Range Extender wouldn’t turn on, or it had a flat tire! -- was close to home and in the best possible conditions. Even with the fuel filter door release broke and I had to use the emergency pull, it was on the way home from a rescue run. The little car was so base it didn’t even have DC fast charging, but at the time the DC fast network didn’t really exist -- Electrify America wouldn’t be a thing for nearly three years when I bought this car. I knew at that time that getting a DC charging car was a moot point, as we’d be looking to replace it in 3-5 years time anyway.

I loved the traditions with this car, like the waltz to open the back door and bringing home our Christmas trees. I rented this car to my best friend on Turo so he would have a million dollar insurance policy to drive it down to Florida and back -- the longest trip this vehicle has ever been on, over 100 miles longer than the Canada trip!

I will always hold a special place in my heart for this little car, it was my first and only BMW and I had a very good ownership experience with it overall. 

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BMW 3 Series in AUTO BILD

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Die Cast Car of the day: 2015 BMW i-3 by Matchbox Cars #toys #toy #cars #diecastcars #bmw #BMWi3 #2015bmwi3 #matchbox #matchboxcars

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Possédez-vous une BMW i3 ? Attention au risque d'incendie !

Possédez-vous une BMW i3 ? Attention au risque d’incendie !

BMW organise une grande campagne de rappel de sa i3 électrique, en raison du risque d’incendie lié à la batterie de 42 kWh.C’est la journée mondiale du VE ! 🚗+🔋=💚 ⚡️& @BMWGroup, une histoire d’amour & de passion : – CE 04 100%⚡️ – Rolls Royce Spectre 100%⚡️ – #BMWi continue sa croissance – MINI Cooper SE et bientôt #MINIConceptAcemanTous descendants d’un pionnier, le #BMWi3. #WorldEVDay…

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Keep the Frunk of your BMW i3 clean and dry with this revolutionary new Frunk Extension. Fill in the poll at www.5spurs.com and get on the list to receive one! #i3 #bmwi3 #bmw #bmwi3s #bmwi #bmwinsta #ev #electriccar #bmwlife #bmwlove #bmwgram #bmwclub #bmwnation #bmwperformance #bmwfan #bmwlifestyle #bmw❤️ #bmwrepost https://www.instagram.com/p/B8NG2fFldy5/?igshid=1o0xtiwjnijxg

[dmcjeff7]

Good afternoon from #Toronto #Canada #Summer #BMWi3 #BMWi3s #BMWCanada #EV #ZeroEmmissions #ElectricCar #Ikea (at IKEA Vaughan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0y0GQxDwze/?igshid=1cryfrjkw7bg

[carpornpowerwomen]

Gouden gloedje #BMWi3s #electric #bmw #carlife #electriccar #carporn #carlove #carlust #cars #futurecars #twotone #blackgold #carspotting #carspotter (bij Amsterdam, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtrAx49lEXz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t5x9hmo34yns

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Naše průběžné 4. místo v českém poháru resp. 5. ve světovém se ani v první půlce 2. etapy nezměnilo. #czechnewenergiesrallye #newenergiesrallye #ceskykrumlov #prestavka #lipno #bmw #ecorallyteamcz #bmwi3s @bmwcz #smarty #matadykamose #smartydrink #smartyblack #onbavi #foxpark #onsankuje (v místě Lipno Nad Vltavou, Jihočeský Kraj, Czech Republic)

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Fin des essais de la @bmwfrance #BMWi3S et des découvertes qu’offre @rencontresarles, je ne veux pas partir ! . . #end of the #testdrive of the #BMWi3 and i can’t imagine my #life withou this #car ! . . #auto #voiture #hat #sunny #day #testdrive #red #black #life #lifestyle #lifestyleblog #bmw3i #lifestyleblogger #travel #arles #igers #igersarles #igersfrance #photooftheday (à Fondation Luma)

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BMW i3 (Neue Klasse) in AUTO ZEITUNG

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Ready for more another weekend full of joy. The BMW i8 Coupé and the all-new BMW i3s on the Road To Coachella. (Photo: BMW)

[k3ro]

#i3 #stretchlimo . . . . . #bmwi3 #bmwirepost #bimmernation #i3s #acschnitzer #bmwi3s #bmwlife #bmwworld #carstagram #evcar #electriccar #bimmerworld #bimmerpost #leica #leicaphotography #leicatyp116 #leicaq @bmwi3 (at Frogtown (la)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJUV-m2DCm0/?igshid=1crwd1x7n2klo