01-08-2022, 03:43 PM | #1 |
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Long(ish) Trip Planned
My iX3 M Sport should arrive next week all being well and we have a weekend away in Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway) booked for the last weekend in January. We live in the Peak District so it's about a 200 miles to get there.
It will be our first long trip in an EV (always had diesels in the past) so I'm just doing a bit of planning for charge stops etc. So I had a couple of questions..... The car will be fully loaded 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs, luggage and possibly the roof box. I have had a search through the forums, reviews etc but I've not really found any estimates on the motorway range with the car fully loaded. Have any of you folks got any idea as to what sort of range I'm likely to get? I know there are quite a few factors involved but just a rough idea would be helpful. The second question is around using the granny charger. I've had a look at the toughleads extensions as the cottage we are staying at doesn't have an EV charger or outside 13amp sockets. However I'm not sure of the state of the wiring in the cottage and there are a few horror stories of granny chargers melting sockets etc! I'm tempted not to risk it and just use a public charger. Just wondering if you guys have had any issues using the granny charger? Thanks in advance |
01-08-2022, 06:16 PM | #2 |
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You should be pretty safe with the granny as long as you set the AC Charging limit to 8A from the car, I've charged from 50 year old outlets over night with no issues
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01-09-2022, 12:05 AM | #3 |
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Your roof box will be the biggest drain on the range, so if you can get by without it great. We have 2 adults, 2 kids and 3 dogs so have to resort to a roof box so I’m looking at this for when I pick up my iX3 (still in X3 20D at the mo)
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Whilst the iX3 boot depth is slightly shorter than my 5 series touring, it's actually a bit wider and taller. When I get the car I'll do some photo comparisons as there isn't much out there on the internet with the exact dimensions when looking to fit a dog cage. |
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01-09-2022, 09:18 AM | #5 |
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Yeah just make sure you set the car to a max of 8amp, if unsure 6amp. Overnight still give you 2.7kW speed of charge, make sure to graze charge wherever you can as well, tesco, plug it in, even if only 30mins, its still taking on charge rather than doing nothing.
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01-10-2022, 03:01 AM | #6 | |
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6A will give 1.3kW. 8A will give 1.8kW. I consistently get 2.4kW using the supplied charger when visiting my parents. That is 10.4A at 230V. No problem with that current from the original 1970s wiring in their house. |
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01-10-2022, 06:04 AM | #7 |
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People often say that until there is an issue. Most problems appear to be related to the condition of the socket not the home wiring per se.
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I'd get in touch with the installer, should be able to pull 32amps just fine. If it's tripping out regular it's probably an issue elsewhere or in the install. Might be worth asking for a current detector on it to shuffle the load down if the house isn't upto delivering 32amps to that circuit.
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The first is the MCB for the charger itself (which is usually 40A rated), this will either be in your consumer unit or your meter cabinet (or ocasionally in a seperate enclosure). If this is breaking, I would call out an electrician straight away, it suggests there is a pretty major problem if a dedicated circuit for a 32A appliance is tripping a 40A breaker. The second possibily is it's tripping your consumer unit RCD (if it was wired through the CU RCD) or a dedicated RCD for the charger. If it's this, then it's possible there is current leakage on the circuit causing the RCD to trip, if this is the case then it's got nothing to do with the Amps the car is pulling, it will keep tripping no matter what setting you have the charger on. Another electrician job I'm afraid - but you could narrow this down by charing at half-power for a while and seeing if you get any trips, if so, almost certainly RCD/current leakage issue. The third is it's tripping your main consumer unit MCB or the incoming meter-box MCB (if your property has one). These are usually 80A or 100A breakers, but they operate on your home's total current draw - which can quickly add up. If you're on full speed charging at 32A, running an electric shower at 40A and have the oven running at 20A - you'll likely trip an 80A main breaker. |
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hollpe sorry to jump on an old thread, but after some advice. We are just south of Sheffield, and I was wondering how you fared with the RWD in winter when the roads are a bit slippier. We have a diesel X3, and I'm struggling to understand whether the IX3 will be OK without winter tyres etc.
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Always use dedicated winter tires with temperatures below 7 degrees...
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Sounds like I'm going back through the previous threads on winter tyres to see where people got up to, as from initial scanning it looked like BMW were being less than useful. |
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07-07-2022, 10:25 AM | #19 | |
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Sytner's bodyshop is full of 4WD's on summer tyres with front end damage in the winter! Even with all the fancy trickery of the latest x-drive, Quattro etc it can't do much to stop the momentum of hard summer rubber sliding towards some object when the conditions are bad. I've always had winters on my cars (mostly RWD BMW's) and never had an issue with getting about. The only thing that has stopped them has been ground clearance when the snow gets really deep! Depending on how long you keep your car you are not too far off breaking even when you factor in the reduced wear on your summer tyres and the value when you come to sell them. I'll start looking for some soon and report back with what I can find! |
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07-09-2022, 05:04 AM | #20 |
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Thanks.
Got some great advice on this other thread that you might find useful https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showt...1859716&page=2 |
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