The real competition has 1MW charging. BYD has installed some of these chargers in Europe recently. It's really interesting to see the battery charge go up in real time.
BYD is doing some amazing things
BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range
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Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range
#52The real competition has 1MW charging. BYD has installed some of these chargers in Europe recently. It's really interesting to see the battery charge go up in real time.
1MW charging is a cute stunt but the economics simply do not make sense. The amount of copper and equipment to support that rate is ridiculous.
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#53It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.
Haven't you seen the Ferrari Luce?
Anyway, the iX5 is also not my taste but at least it looks like a BMW.
A very heavy BMW. 2900kg!
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#54...except self driving, where Tesla and Waymo have enormous leads
It really bums me out that Mercedes still only offers self-driving on the S class sedan.
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#55Nice headline, dumb looking car though. You’re designer definitely takes it in the bellybutton.
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#56Realistically $100k for a 5 series.
Probably, yeah. Wouldn't surprise me if it got close to $110k fully equipped. We looked at the BMW iX (which this iX5 replaces), and that was going for ~$95k, although it had some insanely good lease deals.
We settled on the X5 50e. ~40-45 mile electric range with an overall ~450-500 mile range, and rather good performance when you want/need it. Total price well equipped was ~$92-94k. Also drives a lot nicer than the iX did.
We are getting an equivalent of about ~800 miles a tank. Could do better, but we only use the basic charger on 110v, which charges at a rate of ~1 mile an hour.
Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range
#57144kWh (!!) to get 435mi range though.
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#58It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.
taillights look like a vinfast.
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#59A scant 6,393 pounds, empty. California needs to outlaw this bullshit immediately.
Outlaw physics? Batteries weigh a lot.
Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range
#60...except self driving, where Tesla and Waymo have enormous leads
I have an iX, the predecessor for these. The freeway automatic mode works well, that’s all I really want.
Yeah, BMW's self driving is the level of self driving I want. In my X7 I drove across North Dakota and barely touched the wheel.