Such a great trip and full marks for not dissing EVs because of your charging problems. You just kept on rolling with the punches with your usual great humour.
Really love it when you guys have these 'joint' videos. So much going on with content coming from all directions and there's HUMOR in what you do (not jokes) but honest funny stuff. This "I3" has been a great learning tool for many who know nothing about EV and were afraid to ask BUT you guys showed everyone! Way to go, love it. Sonny
I got all uptight thinking that we in the EV BMW were going to stall in Dallas traffic. I was greatly relieved when we made it to the exit with a little fuel left to get off the road. "Citin" Great road trip guys. Enjoyed! I might want one of those electric BMWs for my wife to drive around town, trips between Tulsa and Muskogee, and when we take Sunday afternoon drives. I will always have a small gas jug just in case we need headlights to get home in the dark. Yet another thing that needs to be kept on the "CHARGER" I would buy that BMW.
The best way to use the Rex is to switch it on at about 50% battery charge and use it holding that 50%. Then refuel with Gas. You then don't have to worry about issues with charging. real world range is 110-130 electric and an extra 70-80 miles on the Rex. Its just about energy management
We picked up a 2017 i3 REX last summer to "share" with our daughter (don't ask me how that's working out). You hit a lot of the high points -- with a nice sense of delight -- pretty quickly. Our experience in Southern California has been consistently positive, but that is in no small part because the charging network is robust. In moderate temperatures, when you can run in EcoPro+ mode, we routinely see 130+ miles of range, but driving at higher speeds (70+) or running the A/C full blast definitely dent your range. If you routinely drive more than 120 miles, this isn't the car for you -- but for around-town or shorter trips, especially if you have access to destination charging, the i3 is a great little car. Bonus: when I do get 'custody', I often go hiking at a spot where I can charge for free parked under a giant solar array. Yep, I literally am driving on sunshine. Good video -- thanks.
Glad to see you and Randy having some fun and getting out.. The gas engine just charges the battery, it does not drive the wheels. Btw, full charging degrades the battery.
The battery in the i3 can not be fully charged to 100% because of the buffer on the end and the battery can not go completely to zero in the REx version.. The battery will outlast the car..
Ah, Mike. I think you have found the truth in the old saw: “A friend in need.......is a PAIN indeed!” I’m glad you and Randy got 1 road trip in together. I hope everything is OK with your family. 🙏
The shifter in that thing reminds me of the windshield wiper controls on an old 80s and 90s Chevy Corsica and Chevy Beretta. If you don't remember those cars, I guarantee Randy does @autoauctionrebuilds
Don’t put gas cans in the frunk, not a good thing to have in case of a front collision, also use PlugShare to see the status of a charger before going there
My Mom and Dad both in there 70s refuse to drive on the Beltway or Grand Parkway in Houston, they call them the NASCAR tracks.....They aint wrong, but I enjoy those roads.
To complete the BMW electric esthetics fully you must wear your hair in a man bun, be wearing clogs, and do your knitting while it charges. Also, a kid seat or two in the back in matching materials as the car's interior goes well. Constant streams of texts from your wife who's a lawyer or doctor, reminding you to pick up the dog from the groomers can be expected. And you most likely had a vasectomy at the encouragement of the wife. How would I know this? My neighbor buddy is that guy that drives the i3
@@mamadouaziza2536 I'm speaking from shear envy. LOL! Seriously I live in a neighborhood that's populated with many women named 'Karen', who were raised by a 'Karen" and are raising their daughters to be just like them. Their emasculated male counterparts are the ones who drive these BMW hybrids. I personally drive a 23 year old C230 Benz, one that I can work on.
@@nomebear So, you are equating a BMW i3 to emasculating? The i3 isn't masculine in your opinion and the men who drive i3s are not masculine and have dominate wives? And whats wrong with a female being dominate? A lot of women have to take charge in their lives or in their marriage for many reasons.. Your tone is very condescending as if you see yourself as more of a man because you drive the car of your choice versus the men who drive i3s? Really? I guess you're the type that believe all gay men are feminine and are easily spotted in a crowd or that all Black men are negative stereotypes?
@@mamadouaziza2536 Before you Jump down my throat, I'm Hermaphrodite (klinefelters) using my friends account. He (nomebear) was just 'trying' to be funny...and he sort of was...If you were really interested in 'getting to the truth' of the matter, you would admit that these cars (i3's etc) are ridiculous. If you actually had bothered to research things properly you would find that the whole green revolution is a con...is unsustainable and bio mass is deadtrees mixed with tyres. Where is all the extra electricity to charge them coming from? I'm not a M.Moore fan but his film is certainly the truth you aren't being told by the 'Owners'... Stop being sooo triggered, It's not worth it this is a car channel primarily about recycling junkers...please remember that. Have a better Day and Peace.
The anxiety is real. I told Randy to take the Tempo for the "long" trip. I am sure on the way back Randy may decide on returning the i3 to Carvana. Let's find out if Randy decides on a different car. Good stressful content nevertheless. Glad to see you drove it. I hope everything is good with you too. Maybe someday I will meet you and Randy. Small world.
@@snowdog993 The car will make it to California and back especially if the car has the REx coded to Euro specs.. These cars were never meant for long distances freeway driving, but it can do it if needed..
This vehicle would make a nice around town grocery getter and something to run errands in. Constantly having to stop and charge would be annoying . I drive long distances to get somewhere not to take a tour of charging stations and waste considerable amounts of time charging the battery.
21:36 So how long did it take to recharge and what did you do for that time. The part you left out on reviewing the electric car is the charging of it.
I couldn't drive a vehicle that you have to worry about the range all the time that would piss me off very quickly, in the UK there is a law that states you are not allowed to go on the motorway if you don't have enough fuel or may breakdown I don't know if it has ever been enforced or not
Why would you need to worry about range if you drive within the car's range? Make it make sense.. If you must do long distances every day, this is not the car for you. But if you drive over 200 miles in one day on a long freeway trip occasionally, this car is fine especially if you plan ahead and there are CCS chargers along your route.
@@mamadouaziza2536 there is one huge flaw with electric vehicles and there is no real way to address it what if you've no parking near your home In apartment block my parking space is 3 floors down 200 yards away in underground parking there is no reasonable way to get a charging station there what if you live in a tower block and your parking is 10 floors down or your home doesn't have a drive way what are you going to do, run a cable out into the street if everyone has to change to electric where does all the extra power come from?
@@hutchison82 I 100% agree with you on that.. But there are ways to work around it.. Most high rise apartment building and apartment blocks are in urban areas and urban areas usually have strong charging infrastructure.. Purchase a EV with the range you can deal with on a daily bases. Know whether you can charge at work or within where you live. Most times you don't need to charge every day. If there are chargers near you house, you can charge there before going home (CCS chargers only take 20 to 30 minutes or less depending on speed and percentage of your battery).. Many apartment indoor parking garages have 240 volts plugs, just find it and plug your car into it.. Ask the landlord to install 240 volts, I have friends that requested their landlords to install 240 plugs and their landlords did so.. I mean if you don't cook or want too or there is no kitchen in your apartment, what do you do? You drive to McDonald's, order a meal and thats that.. No chargers at home, you drive to one, charge up and be on your way.
@@mamadouaziza2536 haha your joking right this is Spain there is one charging station in the whole town none of my local petrol station have any and there is one power outlet in the whole garage the land lords don't control it the community does and they are unlikely to vote to change the electrical system in the garages and the people who don't own parking spots or cars are unlikely to want to pay for something for other people ps the Government allowed the national power company to put up electricity by 27% in the middle of pandemic when they are ordering people to stay at home that's socialist governments for you
@@hutchison82 Spain isn't a town or community, its a country. And there are plenty of public chargers in Madrid, Valencia and other large cities in Spain.. Interesting that there are no level 2 plugs in your community, I wonder how people use their washing machines and electric stand alone stoves in Spain. LOL. Sorry that your country isn't up to date on the latest car technologies, I wonder why they have car shows in Valencia that even feature EVs.. Hmmm... I'm pretty sure I saw some public charges in Valencia..
Just always a gas when you two get together. Payback is a bitch.. 😂 That little car seems to work OK if a little stressful but hey 400 miles round trip is a long punt. Looks like Randy has a another satisfied buyer as well.
Not really.. If you plan the trip well or allow the nav to plan for you, you should be ok. The i3 was not made for long freeway trips, its a city car but you can drive long distances if you plan well.. Better to use name brand charging stations and the nav system will tell you if the chargers are working or not.. For $15k, these cars are a good buy.
@@robertvance1873 I don't have everything organized but I do have common sense and I understand this car's limits and the limits of Evs and the limits of any gas car.. No one will buy an EV if they live in a desolate area that has no charging infrastructure and they certainly wouldn't buy a car that does not fit their lifestyle.. I mean would you buy an EV that only gets 100 miles per charge on a good day if you drive way over 100 miles a day? No. This car isn't for the masses and neither are most ICE cars.. If you live and work in a major city with plenty of charging infrastructure and you drive less than 100 miles round trip in a day, this 33kwh battery version is doable. If you are able to charge at work and at home and your daily commute is within 75 miles or less roundtrip, any i3 battery version is doable.. If you have a REx version and you code it to Euro specs, you can drive on the freeways all day long for long distances as long as you keep gas in the tank and keep the battery level between 40% and 75%..
I dunno ev's are good for the enviornment BUT is it worth the aggravation/anxieity?? I realize that ev's are in their infancy, maybe when the whole system gets up & running better I'd consider one, but surely NOT NOW!
Way better than a VW Beatle, faster, handles better and far better technologies. These guys just don't know how to drive the car to get the most performance and efficiency out of it.. People have driven these cars across country with ease..
Obviously, this was a comedy review of the i3.. LOL. There was no need to charge the car the first time because there was plenty of battery remaining.. He also stated the car was able to keep up with traffic on the freeway while the car's REx was engaged (no loss of power).. It wasn't the car's fault that it wouldn't charge at first at that off brand charging station (its better to use EVgo, EA or ChargePoint). And it was obvious he was kidding when he said he was running out of gas on while on the freeway.. The i3 is perfectly capable of holding its own and the i3S has a stiffer and lower suspension, more horse power and fatter tires and handles better on the freeway.
18:00 Forget about Randy-Fordy or Ugliest looking BMW/Car on the planet- No Milky Way! BUT this timeline is ALL the Take_Home_Message you need to learn from this clip or even beyond. So grow up my friends. Ask the right question and you actually might even have saved your marriage or your best friendship!
@@1ohmwrecker I thought the car was just some cheapy junk too until I actually got into one and drove it.. The build quality is excellent and it handles like a true BMW.. The steering is 100% precise and the skinny tires are for efficiency and not for handling, although it handles well. The sports version of this car handles even better.. Not my idea choice for long distances on the freeway of anything over 50 miles, but its doable and its an excellent car in the city. Chargers such as EVgo, EA and ChargePoint are always better than off brand chargers. And if you can pick up a used i3 or i3S in excellent condition for $15k and you understand its limits and respect those limits, you will have a good experience with the car.
If you live in an urban or almost urban area, I've bad news for you. This is the future of driving in city or near city zone and the majority of the rides to Work. Get used to it's ugliness, less!
Such a great trip and full marks for not dissing EVs because of your charging problems. You just kept on rolling with the punches with your usual great humour.
Really love it when you guys have these 'joint' videos. So much going on with content coming from all directions and there's HUMOR in what you do (not jokes) but honest funny stuff. This "I3" has been a great learning tool for many who know nothing about EV and were afraid to ask BUT you guys showed everyone! Way to go, love it. Sonny
Thanks Sonny$
That was a fun trip
Too much fun!!
Great text message from Mike.
Perhaps MWM should've offered a T-bone dinner for the t-bone prank?
Mike has a new subscriber from me. 👍👍
@Jaden Merrick - You must be proud of yourself for breaking the law, then publicly posting it? Way to incriminate yourself genius.
Payback is hell. Glad you got Randy back! 😝
Thats awsome yall made it and that BMW looks great
I got all uptight thinking that we in the EV BMW were going to stall in Dallas traffic. I was greatly relieved when we made it to the exit with a little fuel left to get off the road. "Citin" Great road trip guys. Enjoyed! I might want one of those electric BMWs for my wife to drive around town, trips between Tulsa and Muskogee, and when we take Sunday afternoon drives. I will always have a small gas jug just in case we need headlights to get home in the dark. Yet another thing that needs to be kept on the "CHARGER" I would buy that BMW.
The best way to use the Rex is to switch it on at about 50% battery charge and use it holding that 50%. Then refuel with Gas. You then don't have to worry about issues with charging. real world range is 110-130 electric and an extra 70-80 miles on the Rex. Its just about energy management
We picked up a 2017 i3 REX last summer to "share" with our daughter (don't ask me how that's working out). You hit a lot of the high points -- with a nice sense of delight -- pretty quickly. Our experience in Southern California has been consistently positive, but that is in no small part because the charging network is robust. In moderate temperatures, when you can run in EcoPro+ mode, we routinely see 130+ miles of range, but driving at higher speeds (70+) or running the A/C full blast definitely dent your range. If you routinely drive more than 120 miles, this isn't the car for you -- but for around-town or shorter trips, especially if you have access to destination charging, the i3 is a great little car. Bonus: when I do get 'custody', I often go hiking at a spot where I can charge for free parked under a giant solar array. Yep, I literally am driving on sunshine. Good video -- thanks.
15:01 you arent running on the "scooter engine" the engine is a generator to put electricity into the system it is ALWAYS an electric car
One thing a got from this video…is range Stress!!! Nice review though Mike! Much love! ❤️
Glad to see you and Randy having some fun and getting out..
The gas engine just charges the battery, it does not drive the wheels.
Btw, full charging degrades the battery.
The battery in the i3 can not be fully charged to 100% because of the buffer on the end and the battery can not go completely to zero in the REx version.. The battery will outlast the car..
Good to see you again, MWM
Thanks for taking us a,omg on the fun journey take care
I live in Dallas. Speed limit is just a suggestion lol. Even in the slow lane doing 90 MPH other folks will try to run you over for sure
Ikr
Ah, Mike. I think you have found the truth in the old saw: “A friend in need.......is a PAIN indeed!” I’m glad you and Randy got 1 road trip in together. I hope everything is OK with your family. 🙏
Doing great now. Thanks!!
Randy you an mike be safe out there good luck
That was a good one Mike. I loved it when Randy said “for what?”. Peace
Mike, there should be either a rubber band or a set of peddles under the front seat.
Hope all is well with you and your family. Great upload! Awesome prank!
That make fun of Tandy then laugh was priceless!!
Randy, silly autocorrect
That road trip was electrifying. but nobody got electrocuted! that's a good thing.
I was only able to get a COMAND update to 2011 for maps for my 2002 CL500.
The shifter in that thing reminds me of the windshield wiper controls on an old 80s and 90s Chevy Corsica and Chevy Beretta. If you don't remember those cars, I guarantee Randy does @autoauctionrebuilds
After using Apple's map system in Las Vegas and getting lost a bunch of times, I gave up on it. Google has the map / directions system down.
Don’t put gas cans in the frunk, not a good thing to have in case of a front collision, also use PlugShare to see the status of a charger before going there
My Mom and Dad both in there 70s refuse to drive on the Beltway or Grand Parkway in Houston, they call them the NASCAR tracks.....They aint wrong, but I enjoy those roads.
Mike the prank war champion. Yeah buddy!!!!
To complete the BMW electric esthetics fully you must wear your hair in a man bun, be wearing clogs, and do your knitting while it charges. Also, a kid seat or two in the back in matching materials as the car's interior goes well. Constant streams of texts from your wife who's a lawyer or doctor, reminding you to pick up the dog from the groomers can be expected. And you most likely had a vasectomy at the encouragement of the wife. How would I know this? My neighbor buddy is that guy that drives the i3
Exactly!! Lol
Are u speaking from experience?
@@mamadouaziza2536 I'm speaking from shear envy. LOL! Seriously I live in a neighborhood that's populated with many women named 'Karen', who were raised by a 'Karen" and are raising their daughters to be just like them. Their emasculated male counterparts are the ones who drive these BMW hybrids. I personally drive a 23 year old C230 Benz, one that I can work on.
@@nomebear
So, you are equating a BMW i3 to emasculating? The i3 isn't masculine in your opinion and the men who drive i3s are not masculine and have dominate wives?
And whats wrong with a female being dominate? A lot of women have to take charge in their lives or in their marriage for many reasons..
Your tone is very condescending as if you see yourself as more of a man because you drive the car of your choice versus the men who drive i3s? Really? I guess you're the type that believe all gay men are feminine and are easily spotted in a crowd or that all Black men are negative stereotypes?
@@mamadouaziza2536 Before you Jump down my throat, I'm Hermaphrodite (klinefelters) using my friends account. He (nomebear) was just 'trying' to be funny...and he sort of was...If you were really interested in 'getting to the truth' of the matter, you would admit that these cars (i3's etc) are ridiculous. If you actually had bothered to research things properly you would find that the whole green revolution is a con...is unsustainable and bio mass is deadtrees mixed with tyres.
Where is all the extra electricity to charge them coming from? I'm not a M.Moore fan but his film is certainly the truth you aren't being told by the 'Owners'...
Stop being sooo triggered, It's not worth it this is a car channel primarily about recycling junkers...please remember that. Have a better Day and Peace.
Hello Mike .... have a great night
Love it, now I know why you didn’t go to Cali with Randy. You two would have ended up in some serious stuff!🤣😂
The anxiety is real. I told Randy to take the Tempo for the "long" trip. I am sure on the way back Randy may decide on returning the i3 to Carvana. Let's find out if Randy decides on a different car. Good stressful content nevertheless. Glad to see you drove it. I hope everything is good with you too. Maybe someday I will meet you and Randy. Small world.
The 7 day return policy came and went more than a week ago. Randy is a week or 2 behind posting on YT.
Randy likes to blow money until the banks come to take the credit cards away. No way is he getting a reality show in Cali.
@@MrWoodyBalto I just wonder how he will feel about it after the trip to California. He can always put it back on auction if it doesn't work out.
@@snowdog993
The car will make it to California and back especially if the car has the REx coded to Euro specs..
These cars were never meant for long distances freeway driving, but it can do it if needed..
Wowee....going into Texas with an electric vehicle is scary!! It's a wonder you made it out alive.
Lol
11:45 got a love the RIDGE wallet! I still have the one that I won on Randy's (Auto Auction Rebuilds) channel! Works like a charm :-)
You guys definitely had a lot of fun on that road trip. Heard you had some pretty cold days
Wow Mike keep going 👍
It is still hard to believe this is the future
The whole point of a road trip is to be together in the same car
Playing music, chatting to each
Other.
They shared I3 range anxiety on the way back
He said he was doing it on his pat malone (alone, himself). You pulled as you had an emergency?
Awesome you got Randy good! LOL
That Randy.
That was a good prank randy looked pretty worried
Hey Mike you could have called it, “R&M Electric Venture.” Do you like it?
Love that!
This vehicle would make a nice around town grocery getter and something to run errands in.
Constantly having to stop and charge would be annoying .
I drive long distances to get somewhere not to take a tour of charging stations and waste considerable amounts of time charging the battery.
200 miles is hardly "constantly"
The engine is actually a generator, it doesn’t push the car at all.😀
Great video😁😂
Got your Superman Cape. 🤣🤣🤣
Mike; what kind of watch are you wearing? Looks great!
It’s a Tag. Not the super expensive Tag, but a regular one. Lol
@@MonkeyWrenchMike they're nice! Cought my eye at least! Thanks 🥳
Silly question I get regenerative braking I thought of that 20 years ago, but when you are slowing down you have no break lights on?
I have no idea on the i3. I should has asked Randy to look but he was always in front
@@MonkeyWrenchMike It’s a good thing to know DONT want someone running into your rear.
@@RobertMememe generally the cars put the brake lights on when regen braking
Randy was fudging his shorts real good. That was funny.
Randy stopped to eat AND charge.
21:36 So how long did it take to recharge and what did you do for that time. The part you left out on reviewing the electric car is the charging of it.
It was 20-25 minutes.
@@MonkeyWrenchMike Full charge?
What's up with the check engine on the merc
I think its how you know you are in a Merc?
Ewww, glad you didn’t step in that pile. 🤣. Imagine cleaning that out of the car
wow those tires look like those cheap spares
They are skinny and tall for efficiency.
Wait what randy said he was going on his own cause u had an emergency. Plus he even says he made the trip on his own.
This is when they went to Dallas. Different trip than what randy is on now
Selective memory. Randys big trip was California. This was the shakedown cruise.
Yes, I had a family emergency and couldn’t go. But everything is much better now.
Would you consider purchasing the electric Audi?
Maybe!!
@@MonkeyWrenchMike we’d love to hear your review of the car.
I couldn't drive a vehicle that you have to worry about the range all the time that would piss me off very quickly, in the UK there is a law that states you are not allowed to go on the motorway if you don't have enough fuel or may breakdown I don't know if it has ever been enforced or not
Why would you need to worry about range if you drive within the car's range? Make it make sense..
If you must do long distances every day, this is not the car for you.
But if you drive over 200 miles in one day on a long freeway trip occasionally, this car is fine especially if you plan ahead and there are CCS chargers along your route.
@@mamadouaziza2536 there is one huge flaw with electric vehicles and there is no real way to address it what if you've no parking near your home In apartment block my parking space is 3 floors down 200 yards away in underground parking there is no reasonable way to get a charging station there what if you live in a tower block and your parking is 10 floors down or your home doesn't have a drive way what are you going to do, run a cable out into the street if everyone has to change to electric where does all the extra power come from?
@@hutchison82
I 100% agree with you on that..
But there are ways to work around it.. Most high rise apartment building and apartment blocks are in urban areas and urban areas usually have strong charging infrastructure..
Purchase a EV with the range you can deal with on a daily bases.
Know whether you can charge at work or within where you live.
Most times you don't need to charge every day. If there are chargers near you house, you can charge there before going home (CCS chargers only take 20 to 30 minutes or less depending on speed and percentage of your battery)..
Many apartment indoor parking garages have 240 volts plugs, just find it and plug your car into it..
Ask the landlord to install 240 volts, I have friends that requested their landlords to install 240 plugs and their landlords did so..
I mean if you don't cook or want too or there is no kitchen in your apartment, what do you do?
You drive to McDonald's, order a meal and thats that.. No chargers at home, you drive to one, charge up and be on your way.
@@mamadouaziza2536 haha your joking right this is Spain there is one charging station in the whole town none of my local petrol station have any and there is one power outlet in the whole garage the land lords don't control it the community does and they are unlikely to vote to change the electrical system in the garages and the people who don't own parking spots or cars are unlikely to want to pay for something for other people ps the Government allowed the national power company to put up electricity by 27% in the middle of pandemic when they are ordering people to stay at home that's socialist governments for you
@@hutchison82
Spain isn't a town or community, its a country. And there are plenty of public chargers in Madrid, Valencia and other large cities in Spain..
Interesting that there are no level 2 plugs in your community, I wonder how people use their washing machines and electric stand alone stoves in Spain. LOL.
Sorry that your country isn't up to date on the latest car technologies, I wonder why they have car shows in Valencia that even feature EVs.. Hmmm... I'm pretty sure I saw some public charges in Valencia..
Check engine light on the AMG
Slow vacuum air leak at idle.
@@MonkeyWrenchMike i wish all the best and free of trouble,amazing car,take care.
Lol while randy stayed up till 7 am and slept all day! You need your sleep man
Kickapoo, that's what happens while walking in the "Dog Park"
Hahahahaha
Just always a gas when you two get together. Payback is a bitch.. 😂
That little car seems to work OK if a little stressful but hey 400 miles round trip is a long punt.
Looks like Randy has a another satisfied buyer as well.
The i3 and the i3S are a lot better than people think, the car handles very well.
When it goes into Regan braking do the brake lights come on. If not, watch your ass
1:36 check engine!! 😳😳😳
@autoauctionrebuilds new vid
Slow vacuum leak at idle. Still tracing cause.
@@MonkeyWrenchMike in the little scooter engine it has as the range extender? so that causes it to just stop working hm
A bit dangerous choice texting and driving?
You said you were in the S55 but you were in the S63???
My bad. Lack of sleep!!
The speed limit here is the 'lower limit'. Anything less and you're really just stuck in traffic.
T time on that German golf car
Cool Car, but the Anxiety would Suck worrying about electric and gas range
Not really.. If you plan the trip well or allow the nav to plan for you, you should be ok. The i3 was not made for long freeway trips, its a city car but you can drive long distances if you plan well.. Better to use name brand charging stations and the nav system will tell you if the chargers are working or not.. For $15k, these cars are a good buy.
@@mamadouaziza2536 well maybe not for you since you have everything organized.
@@robertvance1873
I don't have everything organized but I do have common sense and I understand this car's limits and the limits of Evs and the limits of any gas car..
No one will buy an EV if they live in a desolate area that has no charging infrastructure and they certainly wouldn't buy a car that does not fit their lifestyle.. I mean would you buy an EV that only gets 100 miles per charge on a good day if you drive way over 100 miles a day? No.
This car isn't for the masses and neither are most ICE cars..
If you live and work in a major city with plenty of charging infrastructure and you drive less than 100 miles round trip in a day, this 33kwh battery version is doable.
If you are able to charge at work and at home and your daily commute is within 75 miles or less roundtrip, any i3 battery version is doable..
If you have a REx version and you code it to Euro specs, you can drive on the freeways all day long for long distances as long as you keep gas in the tank and keep the battery level between 40% and 75%..
Can you say range anxiety? Lol.
I dunno ev's are good for the enviornment BUT is it worth the aggravation/anxieity??
I realize that ev's are in their infancy, maybe when the whole system gets up & running better I'd consider one, but surely NOT NOW!
They are like Volkswagen beetles
Way better than a VW Beatle, faster, handles better and far better technologies. These guys just don't know how to drive the car to get the most performance and efficiency out of it.. People have driven these cars across country with ease..
I'm confused. He said he was going alone, you had an emergency. Guess we'll see what happened. Hope its ok.
2 different trips. Mike didn't go on the long trip that Randy is on right now.
@@MrWoodyBalto Clearly this trip tipped off Mike that there was not enough range in the I3
Ha!!
ROAD TRIP lol
Obviously, this was a comedy review of the i3.. LOL. There was no need to charge the car the first time because there was plenty of battery remaining.. He also stated the car was able to keep up with traffic on the freeway while the car's REx was engaged (no loss of power)..
It wasn't the car's fault that it wouldn't charge at first at that off brand charging station (its better to use EVgo, EA or ChargePoint).
And it was obvious he was kidding when he said he was running out of gas on while on the freeway..
The i3 is perfectly capable of holding its own and the i3S has a stiffer and lower suspension, more horse power and fatter tires and handles better on the freeway.
Now we know why you cancelled the California trip.
You too guys a hilarious 🤣
MWM how was the range anxiety......Might Need Lola licking your face to keep cool !
Yass!!
18:00 Forget about Randy-Fordy or Ugliest looking BMW/Car on the planet- No Milky Way! BUT this timeline is ALL the Take_Home_Message you need to learn from this clip or even beyond. So grow up my friends. Ask the right question and you actually might even have saved your marriage or your best friendship!
Hellooo Mike
Heelllooo Robert
DON'T PUT A GAS (petrol) CAN IN THE Frunk!
This electric car crap seems like just a pain in the butt. Cool, but no way.
Its not junk by a long shot.. The i3 is a well built city car, its not meant for long distances. Also, there are 3 battery sizes.
@@mamadouaziza2536 never said junk, but its just my opinion. Not my forte. Ill stick to my premium gas hog benz lol.
@@1ohmwrecker
I thought the car was just some cheapy junk too until I actually got into one and drove it..
The build quality is excellent and it handles like a true BMW..
The steering is 100% precise and the skinny tires are for efficiency and not for handling, although it handles well. The sports version of this car handles even better..
Not my idea choice for long distances on the freeway of anything over 50 miles, but its doable and its an excellent car in the city. Chargers such as EVgo, EA and ChargePoint are always better than off brand chargers.
And if you can pick up a used i3 or i3S in excellent condition for $15k and you understand its limits and respect those limits, you will have a good experience with the car.
If you live in an urban or almost urban area, I've bad news for you. This is the future of driving in city or near city zone and the majority of the rides to Work. Get used to it's ugliness, less!
1 mph.....and I thought...it's got to be 635
Yup!!
Randy is such a show off
stop by in san Diego and check out my w140 while you're in california dm me on ig @mysclass
BM Why bother?
Ha!!
Dang electric cars suck. That is what the green new deal does is make everyone drive electric cars or walk and ride bikes. Its really going to suck.
your an ignorant fuck thats never owned or driven one then. the future is EVs, weather you like it or not.
@@Pickles94288 Calling someone ignorant, and then using "your" when "you're" is the correct word to use in that sentence. Classic
Luckily I'm old and fat and will be dead before I'm forced to buy an EV
This is why Randy got a $50k car for $20k. He was never very good at doing his homework.
@@Pickles94288 whether
I3 is trash. It’s designed for daily commute not for distance.
why does that make it trash - not eveyone travels 100s of miles every day