Replacing the whole pack is the way to go in battery replacement.
Key problem is the battery management system needs to send exactly the same messages as the previous one and at the same time handle the new cells correctly.
Someone would have had to reverse engineer the i3 BMS communication with the rest of the car for this to work. (I believe there is a repo on GitHub).
Similar swapping can be done with the Nissan Leaf.
Key problem is the battery management system needs to send exactly the same messages as the previous one and at the same time handle the new cells correctly.
Someone would have had to reverse engineer the i3 BMS communication with the rest of the car for this to work. (I believe there is a repo on GitHub).
Similar swapping can be done with the Nissan Leaf.