A little more on Bricking an EV

(Nissan LEAF battery pack shown above as an example)

Here is a little more on this topic and can be found . It really isn't all that bad...basically don't let your EV sit for months on end and if it is near zero charge don't let it sit for weeks on end. Regular cars run into the same issues when you think about it, let a car with oil in the engine sit for months and you could damage the engine on start-up as oil dripped down to the pan. Gas can go bad, bushings harden, etc.

Basically be smart about it - no big deal. Could Tesla have a potential issue, maybe, but that will be because of their design which is unique to them.

Bricking an EV

Well if you have not seen or heard about the 'bricking' of Tesla roadsters I'm sure you will soon. Apparently 5 cars have had their batteries 'bricked' - as in dead, unable to charge again. This is because they were at zero and left at zero for a period of time. It seems to be affecting only Tesla and if you do your own research it may effect future Tesla's. Nissan says their LEAF will not suffer from this as they have better safeguards. But it does bring up the question as to what safeguards the ActiveE has, I never heard of a MiniE 'bricking' and I do not expect the ActiveE to either.

Tesla and Nissan have instructions on how long you can leave the battery at zero before a 'brick' incident...is there a page like this in the ActiveE manual?

I for one may park my car at the airport for an extended period of time and I would hate to have the image of a 'brick' floating around my head while I'm gone so I'll be eager to find out what BMW instructs me to do.

I do not find this a negative, just an adjustment as with any new technology. I went through similar experiences as being an early adopter of one of the new clean diesels...they could only use ULSD (ultra low sulfur diesel) and that was even more difficult to find than a free place to plug in your EV and you had the added worry of was it really ULSD or did the station owner just slap a sticker on the pump - I had my share of a 'bricked' diesel. Just need to be aware is all...I got another diesel just like I got another EV ;)