Fixed that for you. It will work just fine as a pickup truck. Maybe that's why they sold-out. Buyers know.
I'm sure many are. Same goes for GT500's, GT350's and Mach 1's. You are always going to have early adaptors and folks who buy stuff they will never use for their intended purpose. But many will be using it as their daily work truck (I know two already). Maybe 50-60 miles a day (ask any local contractor) and rapid charging at home overnight if needed. Plus the ability to run their tools off the truck batteries. This vehicle is a win, win. There is nothing that is going to change that.
Rapid charging will most likely never be an option at home. You'd need a much heftier power supply than is available for home use. I'd wager you'd need a medium voltage line.
My son in law just purchased a 2017 BMW I3 hybrid ( I know, but he loves them). Charging overnight on level 1 proved pointless. He had a 220v line put in and purchased a very cool level 2 charger. Full charge in four hours. Hasnāt needed the ICE since he got it. Itās his work car so approx 30 miles per day.Rapid charging will most likely never be an option at home. You'd need a much heftier power supply than is available for home use. I'd wager you'd need a medium voltage line.
Slow overnight charging is all we can hope for at home.
Mind you, if you can afford to pay in excess of $60K for a glorified KitchenAid, then you may not mind the costs of having your house connected to a 20kV line through its own transformer. Nobody said planet saving has to come cheap.
Do you happen to know the maximum power he is allowed to draw?
No I do not. Iāll ask him what charger he bought.Do you happen to know the maximum power he is allowed to draw?
The i3 has a small battery, just 33 kWh or thereabouts. Assuming it's at 20% when you start charging, you'd need to add cca. 26 kWh. To do it in four hours you'd need a 6.5 kW power source in ideal conditions - say, 7 kW if we account for losses.
Sounds plausible. A Tesla or Mock-E, on the other hand, would be a different story.
I don't know the electricity standards in the US. Over here the maximum admissible power draw on a one-phase 230V connection is 9 kW (cca. 11 kVA) with a 50 A main fuse.
For more than that you need a three-phase 400V connection, which can go up to a maximum of 38 kW (cca. 43 kVA) with a three-phase 63 A main fuse.
For more than that you need to connect directly into the medium voltage grid.
There is no limit here. Most residential hook ups are 240 volt and 200 amp service. If you want to pay for a larger lead in wire there is no limit. If you blow the transformer the power company will install a higher capacity one.
OK, here it is. 10% to 100% in 4 hours and 4 travel days between charges. For his purposes, itās perfect.Do you happen to know the maximum power he is allowed to draw?
The i3 has a small battery, just 33 kWh or thereabouts. Assuming it's at 20% when you start charging, you'd need to add cca. 26 kWh. To do it in four hours you'd need a 6.5 kW power source in ideal conditions - say, 7 kW if we account for losses.
Sounds plausible. A Tesla or Mock-E, on the other hand, would be a different story.
I don't know the electricity standards in the US. Over here the maximum admissible power draw on a one-phase 230V connection is 9 kW (cca. 11 kVA) with a 50 A main fuse.
For more than that you need a three-phase 400V connection, which can go up to a maximum of 38 kW (cca. 43 kVA) with a three-phase 63 A main fuse.
For more than that you need to connect directly into the medium voltage grid.
If you want to use it as a truck it makes no sense. If you want to look cool while picking up your kid from school, it is perfect.
