EV Owners Thread

[cougie uk]

Pity he's trashed his reputation.

 

[mikeIow]

Indeed.

Until he is ousted and his pillaging of the US Government is over, with the biggest data breach in history just enacted in plain sight….
…then we, and many more, simply won’t touch a Tesla 🤷‍♂️

 

[mikeIow]

I read that “the CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a fire fatality than a Ford Pinto”, a vehicle famous for randomly bursting into flames 😳
Fatality rates per 100,000 vehicles is 14.52 for the Tesla, 0.85 for the Pinto 🧐
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/10/new-fire-fatalities-report-adds-to-cybertruck-mystique

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Anyone running/has run a BMW i3 and can share some real-world info?

 

[mikeIow]

Anyone running/has run a BMW i3 and can share some real-world info?

No…we are on our second Kona (fabulous car!), but I have heard good things of them
For specifics, you may want to look at (perhaps join & ask!) at Speak EV - specific forum here 👍

 

[CXRAndy]

Anyone running/has run a BMW i3 and can share some real-world info?

https://ev-database.org/uk/car/1104/BMW-i3

Town, urban commuter car. Not ideal for distance due to small battery and 50kW rapid charge limit

Selling used on Autotrader £5-14k depending age, mileage

 

[Bonefish Blues]

https://ev-database.org/uk/car/1104/BMW-i3

Town, urban commuter car. Not ideal for distance due to small battery and 50kW rapid charge limit

Selling used on Autotrader £5-14k depending age, mileage

How was your experience running one?

 

[CXRAndy]

How was your experience running one?

I've never run a BMW. I always thought they were overpriced and lacking performance/range.

Id suggest joining a few BMW online owners clubs

 

[Gunk]

I've never run a BMW. I always thought they were overpriced and lacking performance/range.

Id suggest joining a few BMW online owners clubs

The i3 is a bit of a niche car with a hardcore following, my brother loves his, but he lives in London so range not really an issue. He has however had some very expensive issues with it.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I've never run a BMW. I always thought they were overpriced and lacking performance/range.

Id suggest joining a few BMW online owners clubs

Doesn't that rather depend on one's use case?

I've looked at its 'numbers', watched the videos (Wisely is particularly good), but was wondering if there were any current/ex owners on here, hence my post.

 

[icowden]

Doesn't that rather depend on one's use case?
I've looked at its 'numbers', watched the videos (Wisely is particularly good), but was wondering if there were any current/ex owners on here, hence my post.

All the reviews seemed to really like it and people that own them have a very positive attitude towards it. It seems to be a good , stylish runaround EV, and there was some surprise when BWM discontinued it.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

All the reviews seemed to really like it and people that own them have a very positive attitude towards it. It seems to be a good , stylish runaround EV, and there was some surprise when BWM discontinued it.

I think BMW threw the kitchen sink at it in design & material terms and rather like Audi with the A2 didn't replace what was either a loss leader, or very close to it. It's a very finely-crafted little thing and we're having a serious look at it, notwithstanding it's a decade+ old design.

 

[Gunk]

I think BMW threw the kitchen sink at it in design & material terms and rather like Audi with the A2 didn't replace what was either a loss leader, or very close to it. It's a very finely-crafted little thing and we're having a serious look at it, notwithstanding it's a decade+ old design.

It’s BMW’s version of the Audi A2, brilliant design, well executed but not enough people bought it.

 

[CXRAndy]

BMW has gone big with the Mini EV, various models available

 

[icowden]

It’s BMW’s version of the Audi A2, brilliant design, well executed but not enough people bought it.

And then they killed it for being a bit ahead of the curve rather than jumping on the growing market.