great video. I owned one new in 2017 and loved it. Was making longer trips 2x a week and got range anxiety and sold it for a tesla. Thinking about a used i3 as a cheap car to run around town. HOW LONG do these batteries usually last? Is it based on age or mileage? I am sure they degrade and the listed range could be cut in half depending on age. ANY info on this? Thanks
it is based on both, plus usage patterns: was it charged to > 80 % and left sitting full for long periods of time, especially during summer? was it left sitting in the cold with < 20 % in winter? was it fast charged often (if fast charger is installed)? degradation over time will mostly be influenced by the state of charge if it was between 20 and 80% most of the time, expect little degradation. cyclic degradation is mostly based on mileage, but will vary greatly depending on whether fast charging was used.
Another question, I hope you know the answer: do you have any idea why my 2016 BEV only has a Type2 plug and no DC fast-charging connectors? I basically got scammed since I failed to notice this when I bought it. Is this some kind of prototype version?
@@SimpleCarGuy ye, I based my research on US-based videos and I thought so too, but in Europe apparently it was optional. I’m in Portugal but bought an i3 imported from France. It took me 16h to make a 450 km trip, since I had to wait around 3h for every 90km in public chargers at ~4kw. Unbelievable
Mine is now showing the menu. After the reset prompt appears, if I continue pressing as you suggest in the video, it goes back to the regular dashboard and nothing else happens. What am I doing wrong?
@@denko Hey, I was able to make it work and I believe that the car needs to be ON, or in "Ready" mode, and not completely off/on. I don't remember exactly.
OMG, I love your videos. I also have the exact same car, wonder if you did the expense lithium battery check at the dealer after 8 years mark ? I mean for 2016 this model, what should the battery show when first purchase ? 18 kw or 22 kw? I am confused
Great video, love these little gems!
great video. I owned one new in 2017 and loved it. Was making longer trips 2x a week and got range anxiety and sold it for a tesla.
Thinking about a used i3 as a cheap car to run around town.
HOW LONG do these batteries usually last? Is it based on age or mileage?
I am sure they degrade and the listed range could be cut in half depending on age. ANY info on this? Thanks
it is based on both, plus usage patterns: was it charged to > 80 % and left sitting full for long periods of time, especially during summer?
was it left sitting in the cold with < 20 % in winter?
was it fast charged often (if fast charger is installed)?
degradation over time will mostly be influenced by the state of charge if it was between 20 and 80% most of the time, expect little degradation.
cyclic degradation is mostly based on mileage, but will vary greatly depending on whether fast charging was used.
How can we confirm all battery cells are working ?
sorry for dumb question, how do you exit this mode on the display?
Thank you! What's the little engine error you got on? I've seen it in your other videos 🤔
That’s just the car being in accessory mode. No check engine light on this car! Thanks for watching!
How do I get the battery percentage to show on the top left of the screen instead of ki/hw
Click the button a couple times on the blanker left side
Another question, I hope you know the answer: do you have any idea why my 2016 BEV only has a Type2 plug and no DC fast-charging connectors? I basically got scammed since I failed to notice this when I bought it. Is this some kind of prototype version?
I’m pretty sure ALL i3 had fast dc charging in US. Where are you located?
@@SimpleCarGuy ye, I based my research on US-based videos and I thought so too, but in Europe apparently it was optional. I’m in Portugal but bought an i3 imported from France. It took me 16h to make a 450 km trip, since I had to wait around 3h for every 90km in public chargers at ~4kw. Unbelievable
Mine is now showing the menu. After the reset prompt appears, if I continue pressing as you suggest in the video, it goes back to the regular dashboard and nothing else happens. What am I doing wrong?
Hey man. I have the same prpblem, did you solve it? How?
@@denko Hey, I was able to make it work and I believe that the car needs to be ON, or in "Ready" mode, and not completely off/on. I don't remember exactly.
Why is your battery 🔋 symbol different from mines?
Do you have the BEV or REX model?
@@SimpleCarGuy REX
What year is your car?
My i3 is a 2016 REx model.
OMG, I love your videos. I also have the exact same car, wonder if you did the expense lithium battery check at the dealer after 8 years mark ? I mean for 2016 this model, what should the battery show when first purchase ? 18 kw or 22 kw? I am confused
@@alanq1298I did mines at the dealer and it was free since this is the last year of the battery warranty. 2016 I3 Rex