The BMW Thread

[DT]

I sleep while driving with these.

 

[Cmaier]

ugh. my wife pointed out this morning that our three BMWs are red, white and blue.

Now I feel all patriotic and shit.

 

[DT]

Just tell people you're from Luxembourg ...

 

[Eric]

ugh. my wife pointed out this morning that our three BMWs are red, white and blue.

Now I feel all patriotic and shit.

Ours are both black, where we show our solidarity with BLM.

 

[rdrr]

ugh. my wife pointed out this morning that our three BMWs are red, white and blue.

Now I feel all patriotic and shit.

Depends on whether you are Dutch or not!

 

[Cmaier]

The iX installed a new “happy halloween” app and prompted me to run it. It plays a cute little halloween movie. At one point there’s some rumbling, and the seat backs actually rumble to match the video. Neat.

 

[Eric]

The iX installed a new “happy halloween” app and prompted me to run it. It plays a cute little halloween movie. At one point there’s some rumbling, and the seat backs actually rumble to match the video. Neat.

What!? I got no such prompt on my little i4, probably cause I got a base model.

 

[Cmaier]

What!? I got no such prompt on my little i4, probably cause I got a base model.

My wife didn’t get it either.

I see someone posted it on Youtube. It’s cooler in the car, in the dark, with the sound turned up.

 

[DT]

The iX installed a new “happy halloween” app and prompted me to run it. It plays a cute little halloween movie. At one point there’s some rumbling, and the seat backs actually rumble to match the video. Neat.

Yeah, it's cute, we got it last year a bit earlier I think[?] At any rate, it popped up when I was moving the car while at the BIL's for a big Halloween blow out Will post about that in a few.

 

[DT]

Saw this post on the BMW iForums:

Talked to a BMW corporate person. Announcement will be before end of November 2025. Adapter will be for sale at BMW dealers. If all going according to plan, we should get access to SuperCharger in December 2025.
Announcement will be on https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa and also will pushed in the BMW app.

I mean, f*** Tesla, but sure, I'll take another (huge) number of DCFC charger on the if/when we might need one

 

[Cmaier]

Saw this post on the BMW iForums:



I mean, f*** Tesla, but sure, I'll take another (huge) number of DCFC charger on the if/when we might need one

I haven’t even charged once at Electrify America, but I’d consider an adapter for emergency road trips. My iX has so much more range than my old model s that i may never use DC-DC.

 

[diamond.g]

cool explanation of BMW future (current?) ADAS features.

 

[diamond.g]

not sure I am a fan of cooperative braking.

 

[Cmaier]

Put air in both the electric BMWs last night and today, and I noticed that the car/app change their “recommended pressure” based on (I assume) tire temperature. I never noticed that before. My old BMWs just had cold tire pressures printed on the door jamb, and the Tesla assumed fixed tire pressures as well. Was nice, because I almost always end up adding air at the end of a drive.

 

[DT]

 

[Cmaier]

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I’ve got a lectron adapter (solidly built thing) and am looking forward to the update. I’ll probably never use it, but nice to know that I could.

 

[DT]

I did hear/read on a much earlier BMW corporate email announcement, something about BMW saying specifically not to use 3rd party adapters. Now, of course we know that's bunk, but I suppose if there was some kind of catastrophic issue and you used a 3rd party, they could be "less friendly" over the repair service.

If I went 3rd party, these folks are fantastic (and some "other brands" have had issues):

A2Z EV | EV Charging Solutions | Charging Adapters | Charging Stations

A2Z EV is simply one of the most trusted companies for your EV charging accessories such as charging adapters and charging stations. With our 9 years in business and over 200,000 customers worldwide, A2Z EVSE is recognized as a leader in the automotive industry.

a2zev.com

I use their NACS_to_J1772 adapter, nice beefy construction, locks, case, supports up to 80a. I'd buy their NACS_to_CCS adapter in a heartbeat, but I guess I'll wait and see what the action is with BMW's.

 

[Cmaier]

I did hear/read on a much earlier BMW corporate email announcement, something about BMW saying specifically not to use 3rd party adapters. Now, of course we know that's bunk, but I suppose if there was some kind of catastrophic issue and you used a 3rd party, they could be "less friendly" over the repair service.

If I went 3rd party, these folks are fantastic (and some "other brands" have had issues):

A2Z EV | EV Charging Solutions | Charging Adapters | Charging Stations

A2Z EV is simply one of the most trusted companies for your EV charging accessories such as charging adapters and charging stations. With our 9 years in business and over 200,000 customers worldwide, A2Z EVSE is recognized as a leader in the automotive industry.

a2zev.com

I use their NACS_to_J1772 adapter, nice beefy construction, locks, case, supports up to 80a. I'd buy their NACS_to_CCS adapter in a heartbeat, but I guess I'll wait and see what the action is with BMW's.

yeah, they’re good too. Lectron appears to be rebadged and used by some other car companies as well (and i think ford and GM point customers at them). I’d stick to a2z or lectron and you’d be fine. I’d definitely avoid the long list of random-letter Chinese knockoffs on amazon.

 

[diamond.g]

Is it safe to assume the native CCS charging is faster than the NACS charging?

 

[Cmaier]

Is it safe to assume the native CCS charging is faster than the NACS charging?

No, should be able to charge at full speed