BMW i7 Winter Range

[blueice123]

Hi everyone,

I have a BMW eDrive50 that’s about six months old, and I’ve been monitoring its performance over the winter. In temperatures ranging from roughly 3°C to 10°C (37°F to 50°F), I’m consistently seeing a real-world range of around 200 miles on a full charge. This is with mostly city driving, light HVAC heating, and heated seat use.

For those with the same model, is this range typical for winter conditions? Just trying to get a sense of whether this is normal or if I should look into it further.

Many thanks in advance

[BMW5and7]

Originally Posted by blueice123

Hi everyone,

I have a BMW eDrive50 that’s about six months old, and I’ve been monitoring its performance over the winter. In temperatures ranging from roughly 3°C to 10°C (37°F to 50°F), I’m consistently seeing a real-world range of around 200 miles on a full charge. This is with mostly city driving, light HVAC heating, and heated seat use.

For those with the same model, is this range typical for winter conditions? Just trying to get a sense of whether this is normal or if I should look into it further.

Many thanks in advance

Mine shows 2.5 miles/kWh when freezing temperatures are in the 20s. That’s about 255-260 miles. Very good in fact. Note that BMW estimates are always conservative as I always get more on highway trips unlike my former Tesla (fake range)

By the way mine is the xDrive60 not 50

[A-Train]

I'm around 2.2 in that temp range, 2.5 above it /warmer.

[blueice123]

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

Mine shows 2.5 miles/kWh when freezing temperatures are in the 20s. That’s about 255-260 miles. Very good in fact. Note that BMW estimates are always conservative as I always get more on highway trips unlike my former Tesla (fake range)

By the way mine is the xDrive60 not 50

Thank you, is this for longer journeys? For short journeys, I usually get the range of around 200 miles and 2.0-2.1 miles/kWh.

[blueice123]

Originally Posted by A-Train

I'm around 2.2 in that temp range, 2.5 above it /warmer.

Thanks, is this for longer journeys?

[A-Train]

Originally Posted by blueice123

Thanks, is this for longer journeys?

I don't really track it like that. I just see my monthly report on the app and winter months get me the lower figure. I typically driven in sport mode with max regen braking and fairly calm driving and a wide mix of highway and suburban driving.

[phaphaphooey]

I have an X drive but I am around 2.3 year round which was worse than I was expecting when I came over to BMW from Tesla world. I will say that I have PS4s tires on the car so I am sure that affects range negatively compared to OEM or other EV specific tires. I will say that I also picked up a Mercedes G580 and the range on the I7 is soooooooooooo much better.

[BMW5and7]

Originally Posted by blueice123

Thanks, is this for longer journeys?

My trips are mostly shorter trips with a fair number of long trips too. However, even though most of trips are short, the i7 actually does really well, or exceeds expectations on highways unlike every other EV. Perhaps that's because of it's size and weight, which is easier on the drivetrain at higher speeds. It's a good thing. My i7 now is actually giving me more highway confidence and miles than my former Tesla S with 404 miles of range that you barely use half of it on highways. My i7 range however is all real on highways or exceeds the claimed range.
Also, shorter trips consume a lot of energy to get the cabin up to temperature. Almost every other EV shows higher kWh consumption per mile on highways than city, but I found the i7 to be the exact opposite. The drivetrains are dead silent and they are very efficient for a car of this size. I feel that if we normalize the kWh/mile and divide over the car weight, it's probably even more efficient that Lucid. If your kWh/miles is relatively high, perhaps you are not using regen? or low regen? or your tires PSI are too low or that you are using a tire that is not ideal for the car. If you drive on highways with 4-5 passengers in the car, that's another factor. There is no magic number that should much every other user.

[blueice123]

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

My trips are mostly shorter trips with a fair number of long trips too. However, even though most of trips are short, the i7 actually does really well, or exceeds expectations on highways unlike every other EV. Perhaps that's because of it's size and weight, which is easier on the drivetrain at higher speeds. It's a good thing. My i7 now is actually giving me more highway confidence and miles than my former Tesla S with 404 miles of range that you barely use half of it on highways. My i7 range however is all real on highways or exceeds the claimed range.
Also, shorter trips consume a lot of energy to get the cabin up to temperature. Almost every other EV shows higher kWh consumption per mile on highways than city, but I found the i7 to be the exact opposite. The drivetrains are dead silent and they are very efficient for a car of this size. I feel that if we normalize the kWh/mile and divide over the car weight, it's probably even more efficient that Lucid. If your kWh/miles is relatively high, perhaps you are not using regen? or low regen? or your tires PSI are too low or that you are using a tire that is not ideal for the car. If you drive on highways with 4-5 passengers in the car, that's another factor. There is no magic number that should much every other user.

Thank you

[Shake n Bake]

Originally Posted by blueice123

Hi everyone,

I have a BMW eDrive50 that’s about six months old, and I’ve been monitoring its performance over the winter. In temperatures ranging from roughly 3°C to 10°C (37°F to 50°F), I’m consistently seeing a real-world range of around 200 miles on a full charge. This is with mostly city driving, light HVAC heating, and heated seat use.

For those with the same model, is this range typical for winter conditions? Just trying to get a sense of whether this is normal or if I should look into it further.

Many thanks in advance

I've been doing the same journey pretty much every week since since receiving the car in May last year, so have a direct comparison.

I travel 111 miles (178kms) on 60:40 mix of motorway (cruise set to 73mph/117kph) and A-roads at 50-60mph (80-96mph).

I then do three days of short urban journeys of about 10-15 miles/16-24kms daily

Followed by a drive home 111miles

3.2-3.3 miles per kw/h (5.15kms) in summer
2.9 at around 10 degrees C
2.6-2.7 in low single digits

This week was quite mild, about 10 degrees and I arrived at the end of the 111 mile journed having consumed 34kwh

Worst journey this winter saw battery at 49% when I arrived at the end of my 111 mile journey - that was sub zero temps and snowing

I always drive in regen mode