Following my encouraging achievement of 130 miles on a single charge of the i3 without too much trouble, last week I decided to make a more determined attempt to get a good range. The process was the same as ever – commuting to work in a careful way. The journey is about 40 miles return but with additional errands in the evening (e.g. picking up children) I typically do 50 miles per day.

The approach was therefore simple – commute with gentle driving for three days in a row, and on the evening of the third day do some local driving until the charge had almost gone. I made sure I was driving in Eco Pro Mode, and also adjusted this so its maximum speed was reduced to 70mph. Doing that this time I was rewarded with a range on one charge of 152.7 miles (and a consumption figure of 4.4 mi/kWh).

I’m very pleased with that, but it has also encouraged me to try harder – particularly as that 4.4 consumption figure is still not as high as I’ve achieved with the (heavier) ZOE – so watch this space!