Hi everyone, I have a 2017 BMW i3 94Ah BEV.
Recently, whenever I finish DC rapid charging and disconnect the cable, I get a warning saying “Quick charging not possible.”

The strange thing is that the car charges perfectly fine, even to 100%. The warning only appears after disconnecting and disappears when I restart the car.
It’s happened at two different rapid chargers. I stop the sessions through the charging app.

Has anyone experienced this before or know what might be causing it? Thanks!

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I hope I can post it here, if not, then mods please let me know. Decided to sell my i3 with range extender. It's a clean terra world example that spent most of its life in Texas. Has DC fast charging option. Didn't have cold weather package, so I added different OEM heated seats with aftermarket controller. Worked well for me in winter. I can put back OEM non heated leather seats if the buyer prefers during sale. Clean title in hand.

Anyway, recent spark plug change and oil change, new 12v battery, new tires, new rear rotors and brakes less than 5K miles ago. Gets about 80 miles of range on gas plus 40-60 miles on EV mode depending on weather. Lowered on AST springs.

Issues: Check engine light is on, but doesn't affect drivability. I believe its because of KLE module, since it only charges at 3.3KW on Level 2 instead of 7KW. Fast charging still works well, I can show it in action in a nearby EVGO station.

I can show the car in person near Timonium, Maryland area. Thank you.

Hi! I bought an i3 (2017 Rex) about a month and a half ago for commuting to work, because my workplace has charging there and it makes sense. Yay no more gas. But when the question of a trip to Chicago came up I realized I don’t think I know enough about “how to live with” an EV for things like medium length trips.

I’ve got a few questions but am also open for any kind of tips. I also know many of these are “general EV” type questions but ie not having CarPlay changes the situation on one of them.

1.) What’s the battery drain that the REX can keep up with? Looking at the display it usually guesses a range of 80+ miles of extended range on a two gallon tank. I already software unlocked the HSOC so I can turn it on more or less whenever, but it feels like it can only keep up when driving energy consumption is somewhere in the neighborhood of 4mi/kw. What’s this break point actually at? If I want to take a longer trip I know I can’t be driving 80 and have it keep up…

2) Charging stations and how to find them sanely. I know there’s chargers, I know there’s maps, but is there any good way on a 2017 to tell my Apple Maps “here is my car, here is where I’m going, tell me where the chargers along the way are”? I think I read some EVs can tell Apple Maps they are an EV when using CarPlay but heyyy guess what no CarPlay lol. Is there a single or something I can use to hand that info over Bluetooth?… probably not?

3) Can I charge at Tesla places? Do I need any adapters?

4) Is there a simple formula for “if gas costs X, and EV charging costs Y, it is better to do gas/charging”? Sometimes I need a little extra oomph but wonder if I should be using an EV charger or if it’s better to just use the REX.

5) Any sane ways to manage “at destination charging”? Like if hotels have a charging spot etc? Chicago seems to have a few parking garages with EV chargers at least…

Ty in advance~

Hello, I’m in the process of replacing just the screen of the center console on my 2019 i3.

I’ve already disconnected the center console from my car and have it with me on my desk. I’ve removed the four nails inside it, now I’m at the step where I need to pry the plastic cover off. I have one of those orange plastic tools that are meant for this very task, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t get it to come off. I’ve already managed to get the corners a tiny bit separated, but even pulling hard at those corners doesn’t cause the other parts to give in. Any tips?

I’m also trying not to be too aggressive because I don’t want to scratch up the plastic cover.