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tumnasgt · 10-21-2010, 05:26 PM

I'm surprised it idles, didn't Chevy say that it can't charge the battery from the ICE? Especially since it sounds like it was running to generate electricity instead of a normal <1000rpm idle.

10-21-2010, 05:26 PM	#133 (permalink)
tumnasgt EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 158 The Charger - '15 BMW i3 Thanks: 81 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	I'm surprised it idles, didn't Chevy say that it can't charge the battery from the ICE? Especially since it sounds like it was running to generate electricity instead of a normal <1000rpm idle. __________________