“We’re real easy on the batteries,” Rick told me. “On the 2013 we can’t do a quick charge because it doesn’t have the capability. On the 2014 we have never done a fast charge, which is probably good for the battery. We never charge either of them when the charge is above 80 percent and virtually never let it get below 20, so I think that’s probably easy on the batteries. Basically, we haven’t had any trouble with the cars. The only money we’ve put into them is tires.”
John’s 2015 BMW i3
Photo: John
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John from New Jersey purchased his 2015 BMW i3 as a certified pre-owned car from his local BMW dealer when it was three years old and had 40,000 miles logged. It now has 80,000 miles on the same battery pack. John says that through all of this, the car’s maximum range has depleted from the original 72 miles to 62 miles, translating to a 14 percent decrease in capacity.