BMW Smart Charging App saves money at the plug

Notes cheapest hours for charging electric i3

 BMW 

BMW announced an app to help with charging prices. 

BMW introduced its Smart Charging App on Monday that helps customers save money on charging their cars at home by identifying the hours during which electricity is cheapest. BMW says the app has the potential to save customers nearly $400 annually.

The app is available for Android and Apple devices, and it's integrated into the iRemote App, which sends drivers information about vehicle temperature, status, charging times and related costs on their i3.

For this first phase, the app will be offered only to BMW's Electronauts. That's the company's cute name for its i3 early adopter program, which started in 2012. The app uses a direct connection to a national energy-rate database, hosted by a BMW partner Genability. BMW says the app allows drivers to adjust their charging strategy days and even weeks in advance.

We drove the i3 late last year, and we liked that it was open, airy and spunky on the road. Check out the review here.

“BMW is dedicated to improving the at-home charging experience for customers so they can best optimize their electric vehicles for daily use. The BMW Smart Charging App provides BMW i3 drivers with an easy-to-use app that is integrated with the vehicle,” said Julian Lienich, project lead, BMW Group.

The Smart Charging App will be available to i3 and i8 customers in 2015.

 

The BMW Smart Charging app helps i3 drivers save money.