BMW i3 42 kWh Geilo test 

Bjorn, we like “Geilo Test”, please do not change

This Car is a real german. It complains about rain AND sun 😅

very certainly the wind was the cause for the "low" consumption uphill and the "high" cunsumption downhill. my i3 is also super prone to head- or tailwind. But i think this was quite realistic Range for the weather. Good job Bjørn ;)

Usually when the adaptive cruise shuts down like that it's because of moisture on the windscreen at the camera, start the rear window defroster to remove it (it activates defroster for camera as well).

I like the bokeh effect when you’re shooting yourself. Especially when you were at the charger back in Oslo at the end. Background lights - beautiful! Seems like you’re using the new camera. It looks good 👌🏼

Hi Björn. Thanks for some nice videos, keep up the good work :-) A little knowledge from my happy experience of our 2 i3’s (one for wifey and one for me - both pre owned), which might be helpful: If you are using other than comfort mode, the heater element around the camera is disabled and only activates when windscreen defrost is turned on. In comfort mode it’s automatically controlled and gets information among other things from temperature and humidity. As the car gets older you might also get problems caused by the windscreen getting dirty on the inside in front of the camera causing the “low sun shutdown”, but that’s not likely on a new car like this. Regarding AC charging, the 22 kwh (60 ah) had one phase 32 A charger= 7.4 kwh max and the newer (think from 33 kw/ 94 ah onwards) has 3 phase 16 amps each, giving 11 kwh total, which is more suitable for a standard household installation. When you preheat, the heater can draw up till 5kw and as 1 phase 16 A only will deliver 3.7 kwh the heater will consume the rest from the car battery, prioritizing comfort vs range as you rightly noticed. Talking about preheat, it’s possible also to precondition the battery, but the car needs at least 3 hrs using a 1 kw heater cycling on and off in order for the heat to transfer throughout the battery pack. You can do this by scheduling a departure time in advance.

Another great video! Thanks Bjørn! It would be nice to see how the Leaf 62kwh handles the Geilo test since that one is quite popular in Norway.

I3 can charge 32A on 230V (7,4kW) and 16A on 400V (TN net) at 11kW. At 230V IT 3 phase net only one phase will be used. Load balancing, losses and pre-heating can reduce the charging power.

Thanks for the Video. The Mini would be interesting in comparison

should re-test e208 now in the "winter"

Awesome! Thanks!

I personally I would not buy a BMW I3 because the distance between charging is too great in my Country and the range would not cut it. But nice car all around.

Total Consumption was 172 for the i3 vs 180 for the MX-30 but percent needed was much higher for the MX-30. I am guessing percent needed would be much closer if both cars had the same size battery.

Maybe call it 'Trip to the Cabin' :) Was that a tiny bit of 'RapidGate' towards the end of charging?

I really like when you talk some words in german ;)

@Bjørn: I think that you can gain an extra few miles of range if you further recline the backrest of your seat. :)

Can you do the Geilo test with a Mercedes EQC? It is becoming more common.

Geilo-Test ist geil ! I think I watched the G-test for the first time just because I thought it's German "geil"...

Manufacturers should have a kitchenette option for those who want to prepare food while they wait for the battery to charge!

I see on the other hand the glass half full: how amazing is that a 2014 with no major upgrades, can stand this test with 2019-20 cars. As Bjorn said, what’s important IMHO is that the i3 can do this test!

I heard BYD tang EV is in norway

Hei takk for fine videoer har du noe formening om Nissan Arias ?

Kobaltbjörn! xD The I3 is outdated for sure. The Kobalt is like Kryptonite for Braincells. xD xD

Geilo for VW ID3... PLEASE? :)

What'a about a Kona 39 test?

Could you test the Kona to Geilo, can't se that you have done it yet😐

Need some help with the electrifeid app. the fields SOH anda SOH HV correspond to what? in my 2013 i3 REX 60ah shows 78% SOC and 76% SOH HV when the car is fully charged . in the CAPACITY shows about 48Ah... thx

Looking forward to the Geilo test for BMW iX, it has 100kWh battery.

With the i3 it seems you need to clear out error messages before you can try again. At least that's my experience with the far from perfect adaptive cruise control.

So this car which is a good 10000 euro more expensive than a e 208 will not make it to Geilo without a topup?

I thought 6.6kw at 220VAC single phase would be closer to 32amp?

:) and you wonder why you have type 3 emergencies !!!!

Björn was German in his previous life 😬 Du sprechs sehr gut Deutsch

Volkswagen candy in a BMW? NEIN!!!

Two bites of the salmon sandwich, then straight to candy, lold

Why test an outdated car, when you test new cars like the Corsa-E, Citroën EC4, Lexus UX300E, Volvo XC40 and BYD Tang?

Do more content with your tesla,i like those kinds of videos