BMW i3 42 kWh range test
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This design is now 7 years old and I think, it aged very well. It still looks up to date.
i just love the interior, big leg room is totally relaxing, 2 monitors, real switches not touch sensors, no play ground navi "just a navi" to focus on enjoying the car, very very nice material inside
@@niandralade yea the front is nice, and feels really spacious, but no adult can sit comfortably at the back. There’s practically no legroom especially if the driver is 6’ or taller!
@@harsimranbansal5355 i prefer driving from the front
I agree! Never been fond of this car, but I now realize how ahead of time BMW was.
it will be a classic!
“TURN SIGNALS, WHAT A FIND!” 🤣🤣
Legend
I call shenanigans, he didn't show the lights on the outside blinking.
It's true. BMW Mercedes drivers are road hazards bastards
Just a few weeks ago I drove a BMW i3 from Munich to Karlsruhe in Germany in one go without stopping,. That were 296 km. I reached my parking spot in Karlsruhe with 11% SOC left. Admittedly, I used the right lane only and stayed behind the trucks and the weather was quite nice. But still, 11,5 kWh/100km is an impressive consumption.
Geht höhentechnisch von ca 700 m ü.M. auf 114 m. Sonst wären es vielleicht 12.5 kw gewesen.
“This was the best parking I could do. I’m a BMW driver now.”
Like because of that comment..
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Where I live all the Audi and BMW douchebags are switching to Teslas as company cars. The newest Teslas delivered also don't have turn signals or mirrors anymore 🤣
What? BMWs has now gotten turn signals? 🤣
If you think your job is poinless sometimes, remember that there's a dude at the BMW factory installing turn signals :P
@@bjornnyland And I saw him while visiting the BMW i3 factory
Great find 😂 hope many Audi drivers watch this video, too, as I am sure their cars must have this feature as well though seldomly used. 🤪
Thanks Björn for yet another useful, informative and fun review. As an 2017 i3 Rex (with the 30kw battery) owner I thought worth mentioning that there is a very significant difference in range and driving dynamics between the comfort, ecopro and ecopro+ modes. On highway trips we usually drive on a mix of eco pro and ecopro+ and easily exceed 180km of battery range at 120km/h average speed, with 2 adults and 1 child in the car with luggage. Typically when on 500km+ long journeys we would use the range extender, allowing us to do the trip with one charging/refuelling stop. The car is not ideal for long journeys (we made long journeys on a Model 3, which provided a much nicer experience), but for our usage, which is 90% city driving and three or four 1000km road trips per year, it is a fantastic car.
*kWh
Headlights are so important for those of us who drive a lot at night. Thanks for mentioning them.
Don't get the pre-facelift version then, the high beams on those are horrible. Old halogen lamps.
Put LED ones in them, form aliexpress. Problem solved
@@voetbalfans9718 illegal to replace halogen lights with LEDs. MOT failure too
Hi Bjorn. I own the i3 REX and the range prediction you had is correct. The reason why it suddenly decreased 10km is because you changed from a city road (it show you the range if you driving on city roads) to semi-highway: in that case as soon you enter the highway the car adjust the range to highway speed range. One additional challenge for the car was that you didn’t activate the navigation, therefore the car couldn’t know that after the city streets you suddenly jump to highway (with navigation on, it would have know it), therefore the adaptation of the remaining range.
Regards Renato
But I didn't change between city road and highway. I was on the highway all the time.
@@bjornnyland but at 9:55 you said “why before the roundabout...”, that’s why I understood that you were on a roundabout on city road.
Sorry I misunderstood.
In any case the i3 is adapting the range while driving and without navigation on, sometimes such adaptations happens
Man, if they had a 60kwh version of this with an updated infotainment system, I’d pick one of these over my Bolt in a heartbeat.
I guess it depends on the cost too. These i3s are brilliant but sooooooo expensive compared to the opposition. If BMW had developed this car instead of keeping it a niche product, they would be EV leaders now.
I love your reviews thank you, I'm looking to buy a i3, your reviews really help to give real world perspective.
Love how excited you are
Been waiting for this.
I have just bought a 2019 i3 42Kwh and have just performed a long range test at 10-17C. I started with 100% battery and a predicted range of 158miles on the GOM. I have driven hybrids now for 12 years and I am aware what a light pedal foot has on economy. So off we set on the 84 mile trip with a mix of motorway (60%) A road (40%) . Outbound heading for the coast there's more negative gradients but it will all level up on the return. As this is a max range test I put the car in Eco PRO and turn off the heating/cooling. I get between 10 - 22Kwh/100Km and a light foot also mean that I see quite a bit of regen. When I arrived at my destination I had a GOM range left of ! 130 Miles (84 + 130) = 214 miles.
I charge to 100% again and then on the return when I arrived home the GOM said 100 miles so a return range of 184 miles. I expect these ranges to drop by switching to Comfort and adding some heating however even if these settings suck 20 miles of range that's still 194 and 168 miles so taking the worst case 168miles that's very close to what BMW expect this car to achieve and by switching to ECO PRO 180 is also possible for most of the year and for most journeys. Remember my home journey was full of positive gradients to reach the destination at 333m.
So with this I have confidence this car can easily achieve its 160 mile range as quoted under these temps which in the UK is pretty standard. I am well impressed with this car it drives likes its on rails and accelerates like a rocket. :-)
I have the same i3 and it charges fast to 90%. 90% -100% is slow.
50kW is not fast anymore in 2020.
@@mamadouaziza2536 It’s also a consistent charging speed up to 90% at around 45kw average. Some other cars state more than 50kw but start slow and only realise the higher speed for 20% of the whole battery, also good luck in finding a charger more than 50kw. By the time we have more 100kw+ chargers my i3 will be in the bin 😂
@@mamadouaziza2536 What?!?!?! I’m agreeing with you and backing up your original comment. I’m very happy with my i3 and have no issues with the charging speed.
I think you have got confused.
I’m also stating then that even with faster charging cars outside of Tesla that even if you have a car that support charging speeds of 100kw most UK chargers only charge at 50kw speed so you can fully utilise it.
Always entertaining and informative, keep up the good work.
I hope they update the i3 again. Its still a great car it just needs some new tech and features
Actually you can disable eco pro climate kontrol in settings and drive like in comfort still driving in eco pro 💁🏻♂️ I drive like this all the time
I can drive 250 kms in winter in southern Germany (currently 0-2 degrees all days). Super! Do not need more for city use. And this car is so unique, so city friendly, can not go back to someting else.
I've got a 2017 i3 and I really like it still. It's not perfect, but it's still fun to drive 5 years later.
Thank you for this review. Man, you are funny. I appreciate the humor!
what's the price for the turn signals? Must be expensive because no one specs his car with these
Headlights only on Bjorn Model 😂
When you use navigation, range prediction will be muich more accurate...
Great video man, very informative. Ii need to get one of those android plugs - Super cool !! Thanks for sharing !!
Bjorn big fan of your channel
Love the sarcasm about the indicators Bjorn, only non-BMW drivers will get it I expect.
I did use my blinkers yesterday
The i3 is a great “get around town” car, I think it would be fun for my sons first car
correct. What I love bout this car is that it gives you great situational oversight. We in the Netherlands have a lot of high speed bicycles taking roundabouts and then its essential to see them.
Suggestion: make a playlist for the headlights tests.
Nice & interesting video, thanks!
I was first about comment about "Fully Charged" model, thinking it was repeating mistake instead of "Charged Edition". But in Norway you indeed seem to have that campaign model! Quite nice options. (In Finland we have only "Charged Edition" which are often wrongly called "Fully Charged".) I still don't understand why the basic model (manual AC, no navi, no cruise, etc.) is much more expensive than these.
Good one. You can alter the fan speed. It became cold for you due to min. Fan speed. And there must be something wrong with the BMS that doesn’t enable you to receive 20+ KW after 90%
Lol 2:36 😁👍 turn signals (indicators)
Bjørn, don't forget the hidden menu (no dongle needed) it shows battery temp, water temp ect, might be if interest to your sums. (I know you have battery temp in electrified though 😬)
The i3 is efficient in terms of electric motor, battery management and weight saving. The major downside for longer motorway trips is the poor aerodynamic efficiency. Would be interesting to see a mixed run though with more acceleration / deceleration parts where weight and regen braking play a significant role compared to constant speed on the motorway.
Great video review and for checking BMW i3/mini EV details on iOS/iPhone - there is app called: mi3 available at App Store
Hahaha ‘activate the bacon 🥓’ Hey I have noticed better range when i precondition the car in the garage with the L2 charger plugged in before departure whenever the air temperature is lower then 14c. I am also curious if you’re going to do hypermiling range test winter and summer? I didn’t however I did long range road trips between Toronto and Cape May New Jersey and others in summer
Nice video! I like your german pronounciation!
The GOM is only accurate if you use navigation. Then I regularly use it to drive the battey down to 8% for a charging stop (to prevent the REX from activating). BMW should explain this. They should also indicate that the display of accurate numbers takes some time after the navigation has been started, because the topographic factors will be calclulated. My first generation i3 has low wind noise and is very stable. Therefore I wondered what other drivers are talking about. Until I got a loaner i3 of the actual generation, which had lots of wind noise and felt unstable at high speed. So maybe it is a generational thing or my car is manually optimized due to it being a press car in its childhood.
I like the seats. They are super basic but very comfy for my personal taste. I prefer them over our VW Touran.
Deutsche precision!
Turn signals?! Wow, that must be the first BMW with those installed
I think adaptive cruise control affected by that radars above.5:44
Will you also do the acceleration test?
What app do you use on your phone to monitor the battery status and the charging?
I am a big fan of Bjorn. But I have to say Bjorn often makes comparison as if all cars costs the same. May be he is just being nice and not upset a segment of his viewers. But the fact remains, I3 is really very pricy for the amount of car you get.
Wow Indicators ! Will the drivers use it?
Interesting to see that this navigation system is exactly like the one in Mazda MX30...! Is there a collaboration between Mazda and BMW?
Parking in painted boxes will only work once all cars have the chargeport in the correct place, like Polestar, Corsa and Peugeot (and some other cars)
Another secret feature - if you hover your finger on a number (1-8) it tells you what it is programmed to do. Saves you activating the wrong feature
Hover over? Don't touch it though? Nice!
Can you test the lights of Kona? Normaly Asian cars are equipped with to weak headlights witch is a negative security feature
i3 is taking over the charger.
Modern, beautiful but this range for this price is not really instantget😂
We in Germany don't talk about money. If you can't pay it, just don't buy it but don'tcomplain. If you can, enjoy it. :)
"Look we have a hole there, oh wait where is it I can't find it..." - Bjorn 2020 (2:10).
The i3 was a design that was ahead of its time when it was new. It is now quite old and out dated, very much a "last generation" EV.
I think it is a cool car, but there are so many things that show BMW didn't really know what EV drivers wanted when they designed the car, and they haven't seemed to update them at all since then. The fact that it seems to be so difficult to activate the heating/cooling when charging the car is a perfect example. If the car is charging, you should be able to have as much function of the HVAC as you would if it isn't charging. It should be as easy as turning the car on, as it is in cars like the Bolt/Ampera or Hyundai/Kia products. Also, not showing things like battery state of charge in percentage, not showing charging power, EV owners want to know that stuff.
The range of the car just basically means it appeals to a different/smaller audience, which is fine as long as it is reflected in the price. Can it be used for longer road trips? As long as the charging infrastructure is there, sure. But there are better EVs for longer road trips, and they aren't all Teslas. That being said, this is probably a better EV than many for in-town use.
I think it is a bug. You must power on the car to activate the heater. If you power off it stays on. One you know I can live with that. It seems Bjørn intentionally acts like the most stupid user, like a car journalist or ICE lobbiist.
Will you also test the BMW iX3?
when are you going to test the ix3?
imagine this car with a bigger battery, man..... I like so many things on this car
This car with 60kwh would be a Gamechanger
@@chrisdabeee6577 love that u understand my idea !
it needs 200A or more before bigger battery
LOL!!! That is what the Ioniq does with a trailer connected!!
What setting did you drive the way back? Eco pro?
Booting Windows 95 do do do do😁
The i3 is a nice and efficient car, but it has some glitches. The GOM always tries to be super smart to a point where no one can understand anymore why it shows just THIS number, and it jumps up and down depending on what mode you switch the car in, what route you have planned, how you have been driving lately, how outside temperature changes, etc.
I suspect that the side-wind susceptibility is due to the narrow tires.
Haha! Windows update on the ionity charging network?
Windows 95..... OMG.... That was hella funny 🤣😆😆🤣
What's a comparable Apple IOS app to electrified? I have an i3s and an iphone
Hi. I notice you always seem to be able to get OBD backup for the cars you test. Is there Apps like this for the e-golf?
yes, check out OBD11
@@JPetr94 I know about OBDeleven, I am asking what app he uses
Quick question about Wh and kWh. How is it that one kWh is supposed to be 1000 Wh, but when you read for instance 22,6 kWh per kilometer that its translates to 226Wh per kilometer and not 22600Wh per kilometer? Would like to know, there is most likely something here I don't understand. Keep on doing your great work! 😃
A consumption of 22,6 kWh would typically be per 100 kilometer, which is the same as 226 Wh per kilometer.
It says very clearly in the display:
22.6 kWh/100 km
If you want a car that gets blown by sidewinds you want an Audi A2. Its so light and tall, even the wipers make it move side to side :)
best part @ 3:11 - "Like a BawwwWWWwwwsss"
300 mph? Good car!
Hi Bjorn, what apps are u using to monitor this i3?
electrified
The name is on the app if you haven't noticed.
Muxsan UltraLeaf can do 125A to 86%
Don‘t try start preheating below 12%, else you will receive penalty waiting time 🤓
Hi Bjorn, nice video. I have an i3 and what I know is that I cannot not setup the final SOC when charging. I'm only doing 30-40km per day so I'm looking for a way to only charge the car to a SOC of maximum 70-80%. Is there a home charger that has this functionality. Do you or anyone else know what charger would offer this useful function ? Thanks
AC chargers don't know SOC, the only logical solution for your case if possible set charging start time to something like 5 AM
For my electric bicycle I have a charger where I can set the SOC (Cycle Satiator).
A BMW with turnsignals as standard? Surely you jest! 🤣
The not so good high speed stability surely is affected also by those bicycle tyres. It takes very little effort to change the direction of those..
Could the stability issue be due to thinner tires as well?
Yes, I have an i3S and with the wider summer tires its great on the highway but with winter tires ( same dimension as the standard i3) its horrible.
How far can a bmw i3s drive when speedometer shows 0km?
ACTIVATE BACON
Lol hidden features
What’s the difference between BMW drivers and hedgehogs? 🦔 Hedgehogs have the pricks on the outside 😆
Is there a big difference between driving in 110km/h and 90km/h consumption wise?
Yes...90 km means nearly 400 km distance (summer)...like in City. 110 km/h means about 280 km....if you really want to save, stay behind trucks and 400 km might be possible. Consumption is exponentiell driving up specially more than 120 km/h
300+ should be possible during the summer
It is, and I do.
What? You took the whole charge site down! :)
I was talking with my BMW dealer and they said to me that i3 dont have radar due to very high power consumption of radar. Camera is not better but much more efficient.
5:50 Re: Cruise Control, its super annoying and a bit dangerous that it suddenly deactivates and makes the car go full regen. You can disable the distance holding feature by holding down the button on the steering wheel which regulates the distance, then it will just turn into regular cruise control.
I can live with it but it should be better.
Has the car lost 20 kg or did you?
unlikely as B is ALWAYS eating on test drives 😂
It’s why Tesla is number one👍🇱🇧👍
The id3 is 400 kg heavier
What is better BMW i3 or VW id3?
ID has better range and battery and modern design
Can you get an ev Hummer next
Hummer EV won’t be available for at least a year, especially in Europe. The Hummer EV is also terribly expensive.
Did you like it? Very smart car!
Not so smart...
@@bjornnyland 😂
🍄🍄!!
It’s why Tesla super charge are number one 👍🇱🇧👍
"I am BNW driver now " 😂
I Think you had to lock the Car, then open. Then the computer, Will know the new battery status. Now it is just know tha you are at 5 %
i3 42 kWh or VW ID3? What would you prefer?
ID3 obviously
I have an i3 and tested id3 recently. The Id3 is more practical and has greater range. I3 is much more fun to drive though.
LOL...the heater was being stingy. Love this! Your German is excellent too Bjørn
*WARNING* !
BMW drivers should not watch this moment 2:34 - 2:44 because frustration level can be too high.
Seems to me that if you want a small German EV, the ID.3 is superior in pretty much every respect. Not too surprising given it is newer, but I still do not see any reason to get the BMW.
Drive one for a longer time...
@@pilotandthecity8527 - As I understand it, the ID.3 is less expensive, has a larger battery & more range & charges faster. In the end, most people will choose it over the i3 for those reasons.
@@pilotandthecity8527 I have not seen the ID.3 in person so far. However, I have driven an i3 recently for a very short trip, and while it is certainly a nice little city car, it feels a bit dated if you ask me.
@@TraditionalAnglican I've driven the ID3, and for a few reasons I didn't like it. If feels very cheap. The materials inside are from lower quality compared to the i3.
It's a different world. The id3 is very old school with its body architecture compared to the carbonfiber i3.
On paper the i3 charges slower, but in practice it's rather quick. Flat charging up to 50kW till 86,5% charging level.
Yes for sure the id3 has some more up to date features, but the quality and interior design makes for me the difference. The id3 feels very much like a cheap version of the Golf inside. They made deliberately the choice to make the id3 cheaper. It's not my thing. I prefer more the i3.
I still hope for a 160Ah version of the i3. It would make it for me the perfect car.
With all e cars, it's the same. There is no perfect one. It's just interesting to find the car that's matching your needs and expectations. I almost switched to the model 3, but pour Service and the hype around Tesla pulled me back to the i3. The perfect engineered, high quality ( don't take the range extender version) underdog car. Not perfect, but lovely;)
i3, is the only car that tires costs you more than electric charge per km.
It’s a hidden feature lol