How Far Will The Cheapest BMW i3 EV Go On A Single Charge? - David's Electric Adventure [Part III]

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  • Опубликовано: 20 дек 2024
  • David is crazy, but crazy like a fox. He bought the cheapest BMW i3 in America with 135,000 miles on the clock and a battery pack. Due to an obscure California law he got a juicy new battery. What's the car like? Let's check it out.
    PART ONE:
    • I Bought The Cheapest ...
    PART TWO:
    • What It's Like To Driv...
    PART THREE:
    How many miles can David get by hypermiling the i3?

Комментарии • 41

  • @jebber35
    @jebber35 Год назад +12

    The best part is after 7hrs and 97 miles of driving, the main takeaway is you could have just relied on BMW’s range estimate from full (98mi) 🤣

  • @hardlyworgen71
    @hardlyworgen71 Год назад +11

    I call fake. There were no spaghetti sauce stains in the shower.

  • @kipamore
    @kipamore Год назад +9

    Great content. Actual production values. Multicamera action. Look how far you’ve come!

  • @ZachGilbert13
    @ZachGilbert13 Год назад +7

    At a point the battery continuously increasing in range becomes kidnapping to your riders. Great video content though lol.

  • @80HDProjects85
    @80HDProjects85 Год назад +2

    96.7mi is 155.6km for those who aren't on the Imperial system. ;)

  • @jspira92
    @jspira92 Год назад +4

    The break between days probably cost a few miles as the battery was not conditioned for day 2.

  • @FrescoyMembrillo
    @FrescoyMembrillo Год назад +6

    can we trust a guy that takes a dump right after a shower?

    • @smartelectriccar
      @smartelectriccar Год назад +3

      Right?!? “Order of operations”

    • @stefthepef
      @stefthepef Год назад +2

      apparently shower spaghetti works fast

  • @BlakeWalsh
    @BlakeWalsh Год назад +2

    Would have hit 100 without the extra people aboard probably

  • @580guru
    @580guru Год назад +2

    Oh, note! You probably would have made your 105 mile goal w/o the GoPro mount on the roof!

  • @i3drivingnerd
    @i3drivingnerd Год назад +1

    Great video DT! Keep your full lights off for a smidge of extra range... bimmercode the rear taillights on as DRLs

  • @RWBHere
    @RWBHere Год назад

    Thanks for the video. 🙂👍 You definitely weren't hypermiling with three people in the car and doing 40 mph. But it was a valiant effort from such a small battery. We have 52 kWh available in a Renault Zoe, just had a vacation, carrying two people plus fairly heavy luggage, and attained 5.7 miles per kWh, driving mostly on U.K. motorways and other main roads. That means a theoretical range of about 296 miles. I usually see at least 6 miles per kWh when on my own, in Summer, driving carefully, but without hypermiling.
    And yes; true hypermiling can be fun, if you're patient and if you don't annoy other road users.

  • @Yeahyeah-ic8xm
    @Yeahyeah-ic8xm Год назад

    Cool video. Rolling down your window to stay cool versus running the AC is a questionable choice. The AC runs anyways because it’s needed to cool the battery pack.

  • @patricklinkous
    @patricklinkous Год назад +2

    Fantastic intro!

  • @580guru
    @580guru Год назад +1

    Me and my Bolt EUV enjoyed your hyper miling journey! Did you get your i3 in Vista where I live?

  • @Icandigit35
    @Icandigit35 Год назад

    David, are you really reading "Rust: the Longest War"? That's a great book.

  • @krrk6337
    @krrk6337 Год назад +2

    Do it again, but this time with all the windows up all the time I bet you can reach 100 easily.

  • @kojoefante
    @kojoefante 10 месяцев назад +1

    Your passengers were boring 😑

  • @Bryan921SS1
    @Bryan921SS1 Год назад +2

    I am sure you would have made the 100 miles if you didn't add the two people...weight is a huge factor as always...but 96.7 ~ 100 let's just round!!!

  • @mytwilber
    @mytwilber Год назад +2

    The tires only last 15,000 miles!? That is nuts.

    • @Ramonatho
      @Ramonatho Год назад +1

      Wait till you hear about motorcycle tires.

    • @markhaechler3512
      @markhaechler3512 Год назад +1

      My i3 drove like a bat out of hell my tires last 35k. There's also no chance his i3 is more expensive to drive than his 15mpg truck.

    • @RWBHere
      @RWBHere Год назад

      I have a front tyre which will need replacing either the next 12 months, and it's only done a little more than 8,000 miles in 2 years. That's not good. On the other hand, I've saved way more than the cost of new tyres by not spending much on electricity, road taxes, new vehicle taxes, maintenance, etc.@@markhaechler3512

  • @rellimmot
    @rellimmot Год назад

    HOLY GRAIL! Not referring to the manual trans Jeep, but rather the fact that your i3 has adaptive cruise-- reason being; do you intend to add the "Poor Man's Autopilot" i.e. the euro Traffic Jam Assist with the Quidzel dongle steering wheel hack? I would LOVE to see it--bump the max speed up to highway speeds and show us how wobbly the TJA purports to being above 45MPH.
    You could say I'm in the market. I commute across the worlds longest continuous bridge over water over the Pontchartrain and I'm thinking the i3 at 65MPH for more hours of my life than I want and w/ an i3 + TJA lane keep "autopilot" it'd be like....vastly vastly a life improvement over my lovely Gen 1 Honda Insight w/o even cruise control.

  • @maineiacman
    @maineiacman Год назад +1

    So with the gasoline engine on is it now unlimited range with gas fill ups?

    • @donswier
      @donswier Год назад +1

      ...Yep. As long as you don't mind stopping for gas every 80 miles (2 gallon tank😄)

  • @notpurple
    @notpurple Год назад +1

    i replaced my electric cars tires with generics. i hardly noticed any detriment to range. maybe a couple of miles a "tank"

  • @ianlove3
    @ianlove3 Год назад +1

    But that's a REX model.

  • @RWBHere
    @RWBHere Год назад

    A small battery size means less mass and better efficiency, but the battery will be recharged more frequently, giving a shorter life. It's analogous to a smaller gasoline engine being lighter and giving better fuel economy, but wearing out sooner than a bigger, low-revving engine.

  • @stefthepef
    @stefthepef Год назад

    HE WAKES UP DIRTY! I KNEW IT!

  • @jeffzekas
    @jeffzekas Год назад +1

    Did you ever figure out whether the dealer gave you a new battery, or rebuilt an old battery? Is there anyway that you can tell?

  • @rolloverrob902
    @rolloverrob902 Год назад

    I traded my 1997 Jeep ZJ in on an i3. Then found you have one too. Is this the new Jeep/GTI guy EV choice?

  • @txdave13
    @txdave13 Год назад +3

    OK, so you didn't hit 100. But you were driving around for the majority of the time with two passengers AND you had the windows down a lot of the time. Both of these are going to significantly lower your overall range. I suggest you try it again, just you (DT) solo in the car, with the windows up, and probably when the weather is cooler. You'll break 100 easy.

  • @evlo8059
    @evlo8059 Год назад

    so david is not in detroit subways anymore?

  • @roodick85
    @roodick85 Год назад +1

    I don't think ppl realize how far 100 miles is lol

  • @notpurple
    @notpurple Год назад

    we call it a "guessometer" it doesnt really have a clue how far you can go.

  • @groove66
    @groove66 Год назад

    Was not expecting David nipples

  • @JakobKsGarage
    @JakobKsGarage Год назад

    Totally fake! No spaghetti in the shower!