Realistically $100k for a 5 series.
BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range
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#12...except self driving, where Tesla and Waymo have enormous leads
Holding tesla to the same standard as waymo is a wild take.
I've done 234 Waymo rides and ~5k miles driven FSD in a Model Y (HW4), all in and around the bay area.
The gap isn't that big. Tesla still needs supervision (most around navigation honestly). Waymo's have definitely done some really dumb things.
Waymo's certainly feel safer but if I had to choose which was the better "human driver" I'd put it on Tesla.
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#13how much is the battery to replace ? did anybody fix that ?
The battery is warranted for 8 years or 100,000 miles and you are a simple internet search away from many articles on how long EV batteries are lasting (which is generally quite long).
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#14It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.
I am a great example of how true this is. I wanted an electric car, I wanted a BMW for a long time, I tried to convince myself to buy one for months but couldn't get over how ugly they were. Why do companies destroy their iconic designs when they go electric? So sick of "space car" designs for electric.
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#15how much is the battery to replace ? did anybody fix that ?
There is o evidence the typical EV will need a battery replacement within its useful life. The Leaf is the only EV with that problem, everyone else so far seems to be doing well as a battery is a lifetime part.
Only time will tell, but that is what our current data says.
I'm sure there will be exceptions but they are collectors who keep a car for 100 years.
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#16It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.
What exactly do you find particularly ugly on this car?
The only thing that is a bit weird to me are the headlights, otherwise I quite like the look.
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#18I own a G90 M5. While definitely a heavy car, I love having best of both worlds on demand. Having driven 7 different Tesla's previously as daily drivers, there is something convenient about being able to fill up extremely quickly when on road trips. My only issue with it is the small gas tank which means I have to refill it once a week currently with the way I drive.
I really don't like BMW's direction with Neue Klasse. It just looks stupid for the sake of being different.
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#19It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.
Interesting, I find it to be more pleasing than many recent BMW EVs I've seen. I was preparing to not like it as I clicked the link and was pleasantly surprised. Don't love the tail lights, but otherwise it's good/fine to my eye.