The price of lithium carbonate has skyrocketed to a new record in China. That's the main reason for the cost increase.
It's currently at $71,764.95 per ton. A year ago, it was $24,741.69 per ton. Two years ago, it was at $5,482.53 per ton.
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/lithium...
Yeah, too much interference from the inverters and motors.
The addition of heated seats to the Pro is what seals the deal for me. Definitely going to choose the Pro. Too bad they got rid of Atlas Blue.
I would say 20-85% is fine for daily driving. For trips, 15-90% at a DCFC, but at a hotel on a level 2, max of 100%
I was reading in the manual, at 15% and below, the vehicle stops sending power to the 12V battery.
For what its worth, 1 pedal driving is a blend of mostly regenerative braking (using the motors to generate electricity to charge the batteries) and a bit of actual brake useage.
Wasn't sure if you knew that, because you suggested a gas generator to charge while driving (if you do use a generator to charge, it needs to be a pure sine wave inverter generator)
The BMW i3 REX is a hybrid, like the Volt. The engine is the range extender.
But yeah, having anything plugged into the CCS/J1772 port will disable the ability for the vehicle to move.