BMW i3 REx Los Angeles to Oklahoma City 3000 Mile Round Trip Total Cost + Out of gas!!
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- Here we go again!! This time we drive the BMW i3 REx from Los Angeles, California to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This time we run 100% out of gas AND battery. Will we need a tow?? We also break down the total cost of electricity, as well as gasoline. I will also disclose the total cost of the trip.
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BMW i3 REx Los Angeles to Oklahoma City 3000 Mile Round Trip Total Cost + Out of gas!!
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Honestly this should be a series. Buy a car, road trip it and vlog it. I’d definitely watch another one!
I agree, that's a good idea
Yep
Yeah 👍🏾
Love those indeed
Even if he's feed up with driving, maybe tomorrow he's changing his mind and simply do the trip to Florida. 🌴
That was an amazing journey Randy. $200 for a 3000 mile trip is an accomplishment. Especially with all the idle time due to gridlock. I don't believe I would have left so much to chance. A spare 2 gallons of gas and keeping the gas tank filled would have been a much safer option. I know those roads and the scarcity of charging stations currently ieaves one to question the wisdom of not taking precautions. Hats off to you for your intestional fortitude. Keep her safe and stay out of the ditches.
This episode reminds me of a Seinfeld episode where Kramer is driving a truck and the gas needle says its empty he keeps driving to see how far it can go?!
Hahaha I was thinking the same thing 😁
I broke down in 2015 no cell phone nobody stopped I was out in the country ended up walking 2 hrs to a friend's house threw fields and woods in the winter Lol long day!!
Yea as much as I despise phones I don't go anywhere without one and for those who are habitually low battery a cheap power bank can be a life saver.
@@MrKillswitch88 I just happened to forget mine being in a hurry when I realized I'd left it I was like I'll be fine Lol But when I go in-stores or running errands I leave in my truck I hate carrying it all day on me in stores
@@frankm8533 Keep a cheap old previously used phone in the car because you can still call 9/11 in the middle of nowhere without a monthly renewal cellphone plan for that particular phone.
Thats creepy how nobody bothered to stop to help in the winter, nobody bothered to help me rescue a elderly mugging victim in front of a plaza on a busy afternoon with lots of traffic that was visibly able to see the elderly mugging victim on the ground while 3 young punks stood around him as 1 of them was yelling and holding a mountainbike in the air over his head as he was raging and motioning to throw the bike onto his victim. Even my older brother stayed in his minivan as jumped out after asking him 4 times to stop his minivan, and when i returned, he called me an idiot rather than local hero.
@@truetech4158 people don't care man for real! I had a flat couple years ago nobody stopped I didn't have a spare I called a tire shop two miles away that was open on a Saturday they wouldn't come get me. So I put my spare on a furniture cart I had in my truck and pulled it about 2 miles in the snow nobody stopped! They put a used tire on for me then I pulled it back still snowing to my truck put it back on then went home cause i got fired cause I had to call saying I was going to be late I had a flat.
'"Take it Easy" Randy. The i3 didn't leave you. 'Standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona'.
@Bill Terwilliger What he needs is a girl my Lord in a flat bed Ford to haul that BMW away.
He was gonna make it in that i3 no matter what.. Goes to show you BMW engineered the f÷ck outta the i3 in a good way!
@@mamadouaziza2536 to be a hassle.....I'll take a gas car.or truck....internal combustion engine....
I can totally relate to this video. 2014 BMW i3 rex with 154,000 miles. Road trip to San Felipe Mexico from San Diego...no charge stations and few gas stations after crossing the border. 2 gas cans in the frunk to enable me to make it to my vacation home. What an experience...anything but boring !!
Wow how is the car holding up after all those miles? I have a 2015 with only 23k miles.
Picking my REx tomorrow and looking forward to my upcoming range anxiety trips lol great channel man just subscribed! Cheers from Orlando!
Wow the gas drama build up only to get to the gas station just in time lol. Only youtubers can come up with this kind of content on their own. Great job!
I do this drive (except i start in GA) many times a month and I've had my truck at 0 miles to empty with no fuel stations in sight pulling 14k pounds. It happens a LOT he just happened to capture what it feels like. You'll navigate to the next stop and something will come up or the gas station that has diesel will be closed. It's always something
I used to drive an i3 with a range extender used to drive it from county Kerry to Dublin City often.. I had to plan my stops and stop by 1 charging station in the middle of the trip which was fine by me so I could stretch my legs and move around I did not mind that mind you.. Ireland is very small in comparison to US so it makes sense that these cars are often used here. I did eventually try out Renault Zoe, and Peugeot E208 also Hyundai Kona Electric... Far superior better range and far more comfy cars and longer range with proper driving I managed to get them going in 1 charge. If I could buy a car now I will 100% get a Peugeot E208
I loved that car not only that it looks normal and blends in it's fun to drive and I had the best experience in it, when I drove the I3 it gathered a lot of attention.. that's also one of the reasons why I prefer the E208 people ignored it which is a + for me.
(I know I know people say Tesla is the best and superior but I will never endorse a company that doesn't support rights to repair yet promotes sustainability)
EV is not the future, this is just temporary.
I agree that is a problem with a Tesla. You seem very knowledgeable on electric cars and I think for the distance you drive they make sense. My brother just got a Ford Escape Hybrid and around town he gets 55 mpg and out on the highway around 45 mpg. Which is far better then what is said on the internet........Hhhmmm.
@@fredmaxwell9619 hybrid cars are way better there the same price to insure and tax in Ireland if I was in any other country I'd get a EV.
The Renault Zoe is superior to the i3? LOL. In what regard?
@@mamadouaziza2536 in full charge the renault zoe I drove did 230 miles I3 with range extender did around same-ish. mind you Zoe did not require any fuel at all it's a full electric car took around half an hour to fully charge with fast charger same as I3. also i my opinion car looks nicer far nicer than I3 I also liked the seats was very comfy car although I am more sold on the Peugeot..
I did not like the cheap feel of the I3 interior and the i3 is not fun in tight turning roads like any SUV was a meh handling car it doesn't help that I prefer hatchbacks too.
I cannot say it's the best EV since I did not try many other brands but it's definitely one of my personal faves.
@@fredmaxwell9619 downhill roads :wink:
You can tell alot of thought went into this great work ! thank you for showing us this video and owner ship experience.
This series turned out great, very educational the feasibility of these types of vehicles would vary but as a daily driver, this wouldn't be that bad at all for scooting around town. This was the ultimate test for a long-range road trip. Keeping a few gallons of extra gas in the trunk would remove much of the stress but it was fun to see you push it to its limit. Good job thanks for doing this series.
This Video will keep you on the Edge of your seat. Took alot of Guts to do what you did Randy. Need more of the Walk arounds in different cities. Thank you for Amazing Content 👍👍
Randy that $60 in savings is a few meals for the road or extra coffee to keep you alert and awake when you're not near a motel/hotel!
Thank you for the trip Sir. We appreciate your time and effort on both videos! And Yes we love the car too!!!
Success! Great trip, definitely fly and less time worrying about range anxiety. Thank you for the content Randy, it made a positive difference.
I'm glad it's all went fine! We went on a road trip and friend of my had a lot of similar problems on he's iphone, was not getting signal half of the time.
GREAT VIDEO!!! Thanks for risking a long walk to bring us this. Keep up the good work.
You should have drafted behind that truck to get better range. Most cars when it says zero range you still have a little gas left to get you a little farther. Allot of gas cars can go atleast 40 miles after it says zero range.
Great videos Randy, enjoying all the series regarding your trip..thank you
Great stuff Man. Loads of information and very entertaining report on the I3. Well done.
"We're not going to make it! We made it!"
Told ya the i3 is underrated :) glad you made it back safe, looking forward to whatever is next
I’ll be happy to spend an extra 60.00. Don’t need the stress or the trauma.
And, in the cold, staying nice and warm without having to worry about reduced range...
@@jonsmith1259 Exactly! Those cars are really designed for short trips and city driving. They really make no financial sense. You pay a premium for them when they are new and when the battery pack fails as it will, you have spent a lot more than you would on a conventional car. The battery technology is improving but they still have a ways to go.
@@craigjorgensen4637 I'd guarantee you the Tempo would have made it, I wouldn't have the patience to sit around for 20 minutes for a charge every couple hundred miles!
Everyone is complaining but no one is seeing the bigger picture and the challenge he did. The i3 is meant for Urban cities where there are countless public chargers, the car was not designed for long freeway trips.. However, he managed to drive 1500 miles both coming and going, so of course he had obstacles but he overcame them.. Just imagine this car in the city..
The battery is warrant for 8 years and with most i3's there is very little battery degradation after 8 years...
In 2019 BMW released a 42kwh battery version of this car (car in the video has a 33kwh battery).
Also, the range extender version does not include a heat pump, so heating the cabin is less efficient. Only the BEV version has a heat pump. Imagine if BMW put in a 66kwh battery and EA added more public chargers.. Lets not blame or dog the car for a road trip it was really not designed for..
@@craigjorgensen4637
Imagine if your gas engine and transmission needs replacing?
Battery replace costs about the same. With proper care, the battery should last 15 to 20 years before it needs replacing and who knows, batteries could be very inexpensive by that time..
Ride Her Randy.....Great journey! Unique Perspectives concerning the I3
You basically presented a Tutorial on your experience! Good Stuff!💯
That's for the video randy have a good day glad u made it back safe
I am glad you made it home! Anxiety is real.
Hey Randy, love the video series. I'm a truck driver and as far as the trucks on the shoulder, they might have had to in order to satisfy their half hour break requirement or just ran out of hours completely. I know there's some drivers who will just park on the breakdown lane and be a jerk but that just may have been a case of bad government. You were one of my inspirations to start my own TH-cam drone channel 2 months ago so thank you.
I just purchased the 2017 I3 range extender this past Thursday. Before getting the vehicle I was doing my research reading and watching TH-cam videos watching reviews but now that I have the vehicle now I'm looking for videos of people traveling just to see what they're reviews are and let me tell you I have bad anxiety so when you were making that exit I was there with you whole heartedly panicking and let me tell you when you pulled up to that Shell gas station I screamed in excitement. The Furthest that I'm going in my vehicle would be to Houston and to Austin luckily in Austin they have a bigger infrastructure. Honestly why would anyone need to go over 95 mi anyway so that's great. Thank you for this video it has come my anxiety down when it comes to range and traveling
Thanks for another good & different video Randy stay safe
Love your videos! Keep up good work Randy!👍🙂
Last summer I drove my REx from Sacramento to Portland to Salt Lake City to Sacramento. I have the same feeling as you; love the challenge, keeps me awake and engaged!!!
The Portland to Sacramento leg was 100% electric.
I like watching you pick up cheap cars that are still real good and saving them from the junk yard. And giving someone a good car for inexpensive that they might really need.
Love this video. That is an amaising car. Well done Randy
Wow haven't seen you in about year or less you went up seems like 150k subscribers or so life my just be getting better
I would rather spend extra 60 dollars or even 100 so I am not stressed the whole time and enjoy the trip.
Same here
I agree 100%
@@jeremyhubbard9981 and me, too much management including down time whilst charging the battery.
It was a challenge more than anything and an interesting whatch but here in the UK with our little diesels as much as they want to ban there is nothing more economical I had an 05 Rover 45 2.0l TDi (most people in US won't be familiar with the car) and dispite being a relative old car it would still do 50-55mpg US on the motorway
The funny thing is that the route he took has people misjudging their gas range all the time. You are going up in elevation from LA to Flagstaff, but people drive as if they are on flat ground. Every time I have driven in that area, I always see cars overheating or out of gas on the side of the road. Almost all of them have plates from flat states.
I wasn’t surprised that Randy was running out of range just before Flagstaff.
Wonderful video Randy, I enjoyed every minute of it from Staten Island NY. Glad your home safe!
Ill have to be honest, I'm starting to like the i3.
Its a great car. I was gonna record a long Journey in an i3 but Randy beat me to it.
Same here
Great channel! Awesome review of the i3!
I really enjoyed this little series! It was very informative and entertaining. Keep up the great content. Ive been watching you since you had that yellow convertible mustang. 4-ish years I think.
Good job randy glad you made safe trips ! Keep them vids coming big dog
Glad You're Home! A Little Stressful Of A Trip! But That Was Cool! Great Little Bimmer! 💖
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randy i used to live in Chicago for years and well every wintertime a friend and me we always went on a road trip to get away from the cold i loved those American road trips.i did a few of those and drove from chicago to key west thats a great trip also stopping off everywhere on the way .i love America its a wonderful country
Brilliant set of videos enjoyed the trip
I always smash that like button on all of your videos. Gotta do all I can to support other TH-camrs. Very cool series on the BMW.
This is great! The range extender is the best idea!
Great job Randy keep up the good work
great video many thanks ill be getting one soon
Great trip Randy! Wish I was there
I had a BMW I3 Rex with the software unlocked to allow 2.4 gallons of gas and hold mode enabled for the electric battery. I admire your adventure on this long trip as it is possible and easier to do now in that car. Unfortunately people who are not familiar with EV's will think all electric vehicles are time consuming and bad for long distance driving which is not true anymore. Good video documentation though.
Important thing to remember, the prices for electricity he is paying for is at the Fast DC chargers. One can only speculate that if that charging was at home it would have cost 1/2 or less!!!!
I currently get 4.4 miles/kWh in my i3. Charging at my night time rate (0.095) and driving that distance would have only been $65.00
Amazing content! Thank you Randy!!
That car is good for the city driving not for the long trip.
I don't need that kind of double headache!
Thanks Randy!😉
The real savings on EVs is when you charge at home and commute. I'll be the first to admit very long road trips are challenging and while comparatively inexpensive they are not as cheap as they can be. However my little i3 bev saves us massive amounts of money compared to our crossover SUV since we charge at home almost exclusively. Fabulous video btw, enjoyed the content a lot!
My 2014 BEV with the smallest battery the i3 has, I drove from SF to LA and I had a similar experience. In the middle of the night, I was on this remote road, I was so close to running out of charge. I had 0 miles left and no gas backup. I coasted into the charging station. I nearly had a party it was so exciting to have made it. My overall trip time took almost 12 hours due to all the charging stops. I also had similar problems where certain charging stations did not work. Needless to say, it definitely involves a lot of thinking and sometimes a little too much excitement.
Glad you made it back, even if you had to limp into Williams on fumes, then stay in a dingy motel unable to reach Amarillo. The things we do for love!
We disagree on many things, Randy, but excellent shout on the trucker blocking the emergency lane/shoulder. Years ago I worked with Aeromed in Florida and saw first hand the devastation delays to emergency services can cause. And yes, we certainly need to thank truck and delivery drivers for their work during Covid, keeping us supplied with retail goods and the supermarkets stocked. But that guy is a professional driver, and he should know better.
That i3 is a cool little car, and it was a very good exercise, but stress and anxiety, and the time wasted having to stop and charge it every 5 minutes, just does my head in. Of course, it's not a continental GT, and around town I expect it's brilliant, but I'll take a petrol engine every time! The large segments with no charging station show just how unprepared the infrastructure still is for EV.
You know what randy i change my mind about electric cars that is amazing you made it
Great job
EPIC video! Loved it!
For the next challenge, Randy drives a riding mower across the country. 😂
21:55 glad you made it haha I know the feeling
Another reason why I loved my ford c-maxyou never had to worry about range or running "out of power" it would just go like a regular car as long as gas was available and I could always top up the energi (literally the name) to get 20 miles of electric range for around town use then it became like a prius.
I love how you guys and the trucker both stand your ground 😂😂!! He was probably bored driving all day and wanted to be noticed! Ha ha 🤣
Great video randy this made me look at electric cars differently now !!
Hey Randy, love the channel. Long time follower! But when are gonna get back to wrenching man? Driving through Cali in a Beamer doesn’t suit your personality that well lol.
Yeah randy when
Whenever he buys another car, unless he has to start working on the Tempo
Look forward to seeing more videos like this 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wow I am glad you found a Gas station ⛽️ happy 😀
I like the graphite silver that Lexus uses on it's wheels. I like the overall color of his car.
I totally agree on the Marriott Bonvoy. I stay at Courtyard Marriotts whenever possible.
On this part 7:41 it really reminds me of my 1991 NA Miata Same reactions as your explaining it here that's why I can respect the i3 I think its a neat little car!
Really enjoyed the series Randy. Car was surprising but I’ll wait until infrastructures are better before I switch.
I'm liking the video (because I like your channel) and I REALLY appreciate your going through this experiment to total up the cost of electricity and gas and I ran the numbers on a Kia Soul (or any similar car) getting 32 MPG Hwy and 3000 miles would use 93+ gallons of gas. At $2.70 per gallon (the local price for 87 here), it would cost $253 to make the same trip. $53 over your cost, without having to turn off the heat and other comfort features, trying to make it to the next charging station. I'll pay the extra $53 - $60 on a trip of that distance to drive in comfort and greater security, knowing the nearest gas station is a lot closer than the nearest charging station. For driving around town to and from work, etc. grocery store, etc. and charging at home, an electric car is definitely an option but for road trips, gas is still the way to go IMHO. Thanks again for doing this long distance test drive and sharing it with us.
This is quality content!
Looks like you were in Barstow 1:55. LA native here, I’m glade you like our city.
Something just clicked to me. This was a drive along old Route 66. If someone were to go buy a lot of the closed old gas stations along it, they could turn them into EV charge stations and turn it back into the Mother Road to take advantage of the tourists wanting to experience classic Route 66. Exploring the small towns of historic Route 66 would give people something to do while their cars charge up. We are living in a time where EV infrastructure is new enough that you are forced to drive the speed and range of the time before freeways.
The adventure is out there. We just have to be willing to slow down and experience it.
If I had the money, I'd so be up for a partnership in this with you, @docgiggles130
What a cracking idea! 👍
Randy was pretty much wrong about everything that pertains to that lexus🤣 that was hilarious. Love the content man!
Thanks for a great post. Here in England I drive about 200 miles a day for work all over the south east every day costs £22.00 ($28.00). plus £12.50 ($15.80) diesel charge for driving in London.
This may have swayed me into thinking it will work well, and save ££.
Definitely will get a Rex 2016 model if I take the plunge.
This was really entertaining Randy! Could be interesting a live road trip one day :) Greetings from Europe.
Nice car, would like one for around town and short trips ONLY.
$60 saved... what about down time charging, stressing about making it to the next stop, ....not for me....give me the gas....it refills in minutes....good informative content but life is too short to go through that for $60...take it from the geezer.
“I love the little car!”
Awesome job in the video!
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At 33:00 , you're right, I guess it is correct to not block the shoulder. I always thought it was fine to be there, and thought it was a good idea, but now that you talked about the emergency vehicles, I see what you mean.
Good video 😊
I really enjoyed the video. I'm buying a 2015 i3 which I'll have in a couple of days. The annual savings would be a lot more than you calculated because you assumed paying for fast charging for the whole year. In reality, 90% of the charging will probably be plugging in at home which is a lot less expensive than the fast charges. Even so, with paying for fast charging on a trip, you showed that it's a significant savings over gas. Thanks
A great adventure Randy !
The BMW i3 hasn’t sold well in Britain but the Toyota Prius has, and now we have Teslas and the new VW iD3 & 4.
I loved my test drive of the iD3 and the bigger SUV iD4 may suit you better ?
Why not have a test drive and see if you like it ( it’s all electric ⚡️🙂 )?
Rex.
Loved the trip coverage. And props for taking what was designed to be just a city runabout and stretching it to make this kind of road trip. Got a little bit of an issue with you saying people will save $240 in a year in fuel costs if someone drives 12k miles a year; that's actually far too low. I know you were doing quick math, but you were doing math based on ONLY using charge stations (and even gas for your REx unit), because that's all you had available. Most people driving 12k a year will do so over the course of an entire year, and will do the vast bulk of their charging at home where it is far, FAR cheaper. I did a little math based on my actual EV ('19 e-Niro) and your hypothetical 35 MPG car, based on the costs of fuels where I live (10.1 cents/KWh for electricity, 3.35/gal for regular unleaded) and came back with $802 in savings over 12k miles for the EV. And as you also alluded to, that is just the savings for fuel. Maintenance costs also open that gap even further.
Hey Randy, the range is just an estimate the computer decides based on your driving style updated every second. Learning to hyper mile helps extend range. But adding a few solar panels might also help 👍👍👍
Love ya video Randy ace. Love the i3 it’s Quirky like my f56 Mini Cooper
New subscriber 😊
Thinking about buying one of these soon!
USE THIS TIP TO GAIN HIGHWAY RAINGE, IT WORKS!!
I did a 1900 mile road trip in my 2018 i3, earlier this year to Colorado. I gained a significant amount of range by following the semi-trucks, it's a night and day difference. I was riding the slipstream, didn't have to follow too close, just a normal distance. I easily reduced my return trip by at least two hours. I could literally see my range increasing and mostly holding steady, via my info screen.
And you're correct, I gained a ton of mileage cruising down the Colorado Rockies.
Looks like the Chevy Volt is a better use case for trip like this...total EV around town...using the Hold and mountain mode for highway gasoline runs. I've done 1,000 mile road trip in my 2012 Volt traveling to rural areas and with a 9 gallon tank and 40 plus mpg reduces range anxiety.
There's a programming change you can make to add the euro choice to the menu that lets you choose a higher % for the rex to kick in. That way you don't have to stress about mountain ranges and barely getting to the next charger. I think bimmercode and some others.
I did that in the first video
This is different than the extra gas capacity part. It allows you to set rex to kick in and maintain current level up to 75% instead of just the preset 6%. So it can start rex to maintain and kick in at 50% for example. It gives you an extra menu option on screen to control. I know your goal was to try to do the most without the gas, and that was interesting and entering to watch, but if you wanted to do another long range trip, this would make it less nail biting and could provide different content or a comparison. I would be interested to see the difference and the full long range potential of the car. TFLnow did the hack on their car, but didn't do a long range test/trip like you.
Randy! I’m going to buy merch! I’m a kid and I’ve been watching ur channel for 2 months and I love it so I’m definitely going to buy merch!!!
It was awesome
I love the bmw rex good 🎥 my guy 💯👌😎
I think I’ve said this before i like the i3 bmw! Like you said it makes you think and plan your trip! Like the Lexus maybe purchase one in the future? Damn Randy glad you made it too that gas station whew! Yes would like to see more vids like this!
Hi Randy I’ve enjoyed the videos on this trip and wouldn’t mind if you did a similar trip in the future but I do watch your channel for the rebuilds pal 😀
Now that’s how you make driving fun!!!
It was a very crazy trip but nice to see 3000 Miles on no gas
Did you watch the videos? He used gas for the range extender quite a bit. Meaning this trip as shot could not have been done without good ol dinosaur fuel.
I love the I3 , it´ a very nice car. It makes fun.
It just occurred to me - you could've gone and toured the Silikin Valley, and probably caught some nice rides to check out.