I also notice that when I plug it into a charger, it thinks its delivering more energy than I expect. So either the EPA figures are wrong (especially since I’ve read 5.2 kWh is the figure) or my battery has 15% less capacity than it should. And the EPA figures also work out to (43 * 14/100) 6.02 kWh of usable capacity. That works out to 2.32 mi/kWh, and I’m getting 2.5 or better, so if the EPA figures are correct I should be getting 15 miles, or 18 on the days when I can push it to 3.0 mi/kWh. That’s not too far off from the 12–13 miles I get now, but it also says “43 kWh/100mi”. The EPA ratings for a 2015 i8 on show that the vehicle is rated for “0–14 miles” of all-electric range. And when I can get the trip computer closer to 3 mi/kWh, I can get an extra few electric miles out of the car. Over the last month of driving, 2.5 mi/kWh seems typical for the drive sometimes I’ve gotten it as high as 3.0 mi/kWh if I’m extremely gentle on throttle and brake and don’t hit too many red lights, but this isn’t something I can get the car to reproduce every day, it feels like there are other factors (weather?). But I don’t know how accurate it is fuel economy displays on gas cars I’ve owned have been off up to 20% from what I put in at the tank. I’ve read the battery is supposed to have 5.2 kWh of useful capacity, so if this is accurate, it’s encouraging.
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This works out to a total use of 2.56 kWh for 50.0% of battery capacity, for a full capacity of 5.12 kWh. The trip computer (which I reset at the beginning) shows my consumption was 2.5 mi/kWh (or 24.8 kWh/100km). With a fairly light foot on the throttle, the battery went from 100.0% to 50.0% in 24 minutes, 6.4 miles of city driving with moderate traffic, with one stop to drop off the kid at school.
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Instead, it’s right on the edge of the range: when fully charged, the car displays an electric range of 12–13 miles, and that tends to be accurate to where it will force the gas engine on.įor example, this morning: I started with the car plugged in overnight at home, and drove to work, with Max eDrive enabled and in ECO PRO mode. I work about 6 miles from home, and while I can easily make the one-way trip, and I can plug it in both at home and at work, I had been hoping the car would easily do the round trip entirely on electricity, for those days when the chargers at work are all in use. I bought it with the plan to commute daily without using any gas. I absolutely love the car, how it looks, how it drives, and that it has just enough of a back seat to fit children. I bought a 2015 BMW i8 about six weeks ago, Protonic Blue exterior with Giga Amido Black interior, just over 30,000 miles.
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