edatoakrun
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Looks like the capacity estimates in the previous post were pretty close:
I still think The i3 BEVx version is a poor compromise, but I may be interested in the BEV.
With ~30 kWh available, the BEV should be able to make one of my regular trips without recharging, and with a few kWh to spare.
I'd expect the i3 to have significatly greater efficiency than My LEAF, which requires at least ~25 kWh (161/6.4 = ~25.2 kWh) to cover my favorite Lassen Peak loop:
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=5022&hilit=lassen&start=10
The battery will have 96 cells with 94 Ah and 3,75 V each.
96 x 3,75 V x 94 Ah = 33,84 kWh
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/05/20160502-i3.htmlBMW boosts battery capacity of MY2017 i3 to 33 kWh with higher energy density Li-ion cells; up to 114 miles combined cycle range
2 May 2016
BMW will offer a new model range of its i3 compact electric car, and from the 2017 model year will be offering a new version with more than 50% increased battery capacity.
The 2017 BMW i3 (94 Ah) has a capacity of 33 kilowatt hours (kWh) due to the use of higher energy density lithium-ion cells; the dimensions of the pack remain unchanged while still offering a significant range increase. The new BMW i3, in varying weather conditions and with the air conditioning or heating turned on, has a range of up to 114 miles (183 km) combined (hwy/city) cycle, as shown by independent BMW testing; EPA figures are still pending. The EPA range rating for the MY 2016 i3 is 81 miles (130 km)...
I still think The i3 BEVx version is a poor compromise, but I may be interested in the BEV.
With ~30 kWh available, the BEV should be able to make one of my regular trips without recharging, and with a few kWh to spare.
I'd expect the i3 to have significatly greater efficiency than My LEAF, which requires at least ~25 kWh (161/6.4 = ~25.2 kWh) to cover my favorite Lassen Peak loop:
Lassen Peak trip
...With ~12 kwh of potential energy (depending on vehicle load) from the Peak lot to the Valley floor...
...on all three ~161 mile loop trips this year, my LEAF reported 7.0 or 7.1 odometer miles/nominal kWh (what is shown in the nav screen m/kWh display).
No, My LEAF did not really get 7.0 or 7.1 m/kWh on each of these trips, or even the 6.7 or 6.8 shown on the dash M/kWh display, caused by it's 2.5% underreport error from odometer miles.
But I estimate that my LEAF did get a very respectable ~6.3 to 6.4 actual m/kWh, once correcting for both the underreport in my odometer, ~0.5%, and the underreport in my LEAF's kWh use, ~10.5%...
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=5022&hilit=lassen&start=10