BMW i3 Long Term Battery Capacity Report: Better Than Expected

Re:BMW i3 Long Term Battery Capacity Report: Better Than Exp... by swozey on Saturday April 29, 2017 @12:53PM (#14227443)

I said that I wasn't sure if that was the TOTAL or the electric range. My point was that if that's the total range it's a problem.

I know nothing about these cars beyond the Winter complaint I heard.

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Re:BMW i3 Long Term Battery Capacity Report: Better Than Exp... by mikeash on Saturday April 29, 2017 @01:03PM (#14227509)

OK, I was unprepared for that level of cluelessness. Maybe take a few seconds to look it up before spreading misinformation? I mean, not to be harsh, but I don't see how it's in any way believable that the total electric plus gas range of a Volt could be as low as 30 miles.

For the record, total range for the Volt is officially 420 miles. Chop the electric range in half and it would be about 400 miles. Chop both in half (range on gas won't be nearly as badly affected in the cold) and it's still 210 miles.

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