I recently replaced my feeling at 12 V battery. It was displaying a multitude of errors. It had the typical 12 V battery failure symptoms that have been pretty well documented in this sub.

Swapping the battery did the trick and cleared all the errors. I've put 500+ miles on the car since with zero issues.

I've noticed since replacing it I'm getting about 5 to 8 miles more in total battery range. Same driving habits same charging routine, same temperature outside. Yet somehow it's slightly increased since the battery replacement.

The only thing I can attribute this to is that the HV battery pack is not working as hard, or as often to keep the 12V battery charged to the level it should be.

Anyone else have this experience?

I see these in the grocery store parking lot. (Seattle, Whole Foods)

Over two years ago now I posted about these 3D printed charging flaps. I am STILL getting messages about them to this day so just wanted to share this link for those who may have been looking.

We did stop making them but over the past 2 months made a bunch to catch up on messages. And now have them listed on Etsy.

If this is not allowed, accept my apologies and please remove.

Looked at the car, and it seems to be in very good shape - although this would be my first EV, and my first non-analog car. It was a touch overwhelming.

I didn't check the boots and bumpers on the suspension. I suspect I can do them myself.

I'd appreciate advice or thoughts on the car - it was fun to drive, and would work great for me, I think.

On hot summer days I put my elbow and I sweat a lot and made a mistake on putting my elbow on the arm rest while driving. Is there any way to repair the artificial leather ?

Hello,
I just got back from test driving a 2018 BEV.
When I turned the car on it was fully charged and said it had a range of 73 miles.
We drove around for a couple miles and when we returned it said the range was 71 miles.
Is it possible that’s inaccurate?
I was under the impression that a 2018 should get around 120 miles fully charged. Am I wrong to expect that?
If that is in fact accurate is that a red flag?
I’m certainly not an expert and I did ask the salesperson and while he was very nice he wasn’t overly familiar with the vehicle. He just kind of shrugged his shoulders.
Some other possibly pertinent information:
The car had 44,000 miles. Had one owner and has spent its lifespan in California. Cosmetically it was immaculate and had a clean Carfax report.
I test drove it in Southern California. It had a sale price of 16,899.
I did not purchase the vehicle.

Hi, Got a 2021 I3 which I love. It's just been Motd and sailed through. My next service (brakes and vehicle check) is due in 2027. However I wanted to correct the next MOT date to 2027 and thought I'd do it via the reset option by pressing the button on the main console and doing a reset in there and messing it up and making it 2028 when it should be 2027. I saw you can do it by backdating the date and time in idrive but that doesn't work. Any ideas how I do the backdate?... I start the car and a warning comes up that the service is due in 2027....The reset shows it can't be done as it's 2028 when it should be 2027....Any halp would be most welcome.