regen braking is less efficient than rolling , energy in and out the battery worsens longveity. preserve momentum arounds turns but dont loose momentum to tires. driving for low emissions is most of the fun besides the more normal fun is escaping danger. driving efficiently is speeding up especially on more downhill-ish roads at optimal fuel level and engine RPM(RotationPerSecond), steering and braking minimally but smoothly.according to bsfc chart optimal efficiency for toyota 2.4 inline 4 is 2/3 pedal down in 2k-3k rpm, cvt hybrid maintain constant rpm. not sure whats best to do this in: sport mode, fuel level is more, in eco mode its less. if you can keep throttle down 10% less time, then its ok to push pedal down bit more than optimal efficient combustion, less oil burn and possibly more efficient ..............use EV mode if optimal combustion level would speed car too much (often, if car isnt letting you do that without the EV mode, it wont let you us EV mode.) use it a bit from a stop for smooth acceleration then when car is rolling use combustion then maybe use it a bit more. smooth acceleration is part of putting less weight on tires for longveity of tires, less tire emission. even with cvt, you get a more precise control over how much power you want to put down than proper manual (h pattern manual clutch pedal dog leg gear (no movement, just torque). after 50 miler pher hour, aerodynamics exponentially worsens efficiency as speed increases linearly neutral in toyota hybrid prevented regenerative braking from converting momentum into electricity to be used as power again, which is less efficient and power flow in and out battery lowers battery longveity. some auto transmissions are in wrong gear when rolling without power for quicker acceleration when asked for , causing engine pressure to slow down car. downshift to slow down to use less brake longveity too. LOW WEIGHT allows not needing a tight suspension causing bumpy ride, can have car tilt right/left/front/back to get a dramatic and easier reading on how close to grip limit car is. also reduces damages to other cars and makes it cheaper to make crash safe, sporty, etc, with tire help of tire grip, suspension geometry, having weight low to ground, to reduce tire wear including tire wear dust of "endocrine disrupting partially airborne microplastic emissions", and reduce road wear damage.. low weight allows thinner tires and non power steering allowing being able to feel how close to grip limit car is. less weight hitting other cars causes less damage. rear wheel drive with limited slip differential allows more control against fishtailing of rear end, where suspension compresses and expands left to right of car, making cars rear swing left to right with traction loss, high grip tires dont last as long because more tire wear. low weight to trie grip ability ratio minimizes unwanted traction loss, just spin tires too much if you want loss. less weight means exponentially less road wear damage, that cost raw materials processing, related emissions etc to fix. less weight + grip prevents rolling onto its side when loosing grip and crashing, also reducing chances of grip loss and making loss last less long which makes it more controllable. car jumping to higher height , angling itself like audi a8, can prevent crash and minimize damages. recycled forged carbon fiber+really good airbags. replace large non efficient engines and speakers with fake engine with a a system not very loud and only for inside car, allowing very personalizable superior musicality etc. for example, torque vectoring can be heard, torque vs rpm can be heard, more quiet can be had, etc. mid rear engine weight distribution (engine is usually heaviest part of car) allows car to not tilt toward front too much under braking so front tires are not overwhelmed by the weight, allowing more brakeing. it also allows more momentum through the turn, which is more efficient than relying on regenerative brakeing. limited slip differential allows one wheel to turn more optimal speed than the other wheel, allowing more momentum through a turn. all wheel steering improves momentum preservation too. rear wheel drive with limited slip differential allows more control against fishtailing of rear end, where suspension compresses and expands left to right of car, making cars rear swing left t right with traction loss. electric car or combustion car?: they say small part of certain materials in battery , and todays instant torque motors, cant be fully recycled and todays used instant torque motors cannot too, while combustion is based on byproduct of anaerobic bacteria. check out corbett report about climate change, on youtube etc: suspicious observers, tony heller, tom nelson , Malkovich cycle, previous climate changes like the ice ages (they cant agree whether earth is warming or cooling). see on youtube: romanian tvee video called why woke wont go broke, and see how they print money and give it to people like blackrock ESG score enforcing climate stuff etc , who can weaken people to make them easier to control for power centralization. etc. they dont agree on anything basically, and given how much deception there probably is between all industries, i respect that people simply favor low weight low instant torque. this is because "tire dust emissions " etc is claimed to be endocrine disruptor etc. combustion can be really clean but even then its not ideal to inhale burned stuff, similar to burned food. electric cars get exponentially heavier and less efficient as you add even battery weight at linear pace, because your not using energy of all that high weight to energy ratio battery mass in a given moment yet are needing to move it. electric cars being heavy and failing to work hard for extended time due to extreme heat because exponential decrease in efficiency when adding so many batteries, they stupid in the form of fast cars. front wheel drive allows more regenerative braking ,helping electric car excel at the only ting its surely good for at least if you charge slow at home and drive efficnetly, saving money long term despite battery replacement costs. but regardless, just trust unnatural systems minimally. at mass scale, using less material minimizes chances of not having enough and affecting natural order. lighter weight reduces road wear damage, tire usage, etc, less weight is better for crash safety for everyone. driving fun is has people paying more attention to driving environment so its safer, and less shifting focus = less stress over man interaction (which is the ideal of heads up display), etc.
Man can you imagine stumbling across this, with no familiarity with the channel, just looking for a review of this car, and five minutes in he's still doing... Whatever that was. 😂
I’m a valet driver & this is my personal favorite car I’ve driven, tied with the 760i. One time I drove this i4-the guest asked “do you know how to drive it?”…I say “yes, it’s automatic right?” To which she responds “no, it’s an *electric* automatic.” Which I found funny. This car is engaging & refined in the way Teslas are numb & dystopian. I would tie an i4 with a BMW 7 series for personal favorite car.
BMW could have gone with a nice classic late 90s/early 00s front grille design but OH NO LET'S REMIND THEM WE ARE GERMAN LET US PUT HITLER STACHE ON FRONT LOL
Agreed. These over enlarged kidneys seek medical attention NOW!!! What’s worse is that when confronted by actual enthusiasts on this issue, BMW did what it always did. Customers demanded cup holders, so instead, they’re going to pull a Powell Motors, and instead of “giving them what they want, they’re telling them what they want.” You want cup holders? You want a reasonably sized kidney grill? No! BMW is not for you! You want the ultimate driving machine, then you need to go somewhere else. Well, just like with SUVs, BMW eventually had to cave and put in cup holders. So maybe in a decade, they’ll see the error of their ways, and go back to something smaller.
@@Dkro28 I feel like BMW is losing its identity. They're growing up to suit the needs (and tastes) of the ever aging buyer. The back of this thing (can't remember what it was again) looks something akin to a Honda or Infiniti. I mean, for an electric car, it looks pretty ok still. One of my neighbors has this car in a sort of forest dark green color and it looks quite sweet. But it has an "M" badge... On an electric car... :s
@@villejussila1599 Losing identity: yes, definitely agree. I do have to give them credit for not being afraid to change and stir things up, which would indicate that they're not that much worried about catering to 'the aging buyer' who would (I guess) rather keep things as they used to be. As a BMW-fan I find it hard to see that they're throwing their core USP's overboard such as indeed the angel eyes, 6-cilinder rear wheel drive cars etc. But again, kudo's to them for not being afraid of change. If that will keep them in business and keep the BMW-fans from walking away, only time will tell...
@@Dkro28 I think you're right. Good thing they're willing to go forward. Me too I'm a BMW fanboy even though I've never owned one myself. Have driven many of them and they always feel like a perfectly fitting glove, if that makes sense. I even worked for them for a while as a mechanic, and for some reason they're also super nice to work on. I'm certain they won't be going away any time soon. :)
@@villejussila1599 nice to hear you're also a big fan! I'm in a Tesla currently, but I'm picking up my new i4 M50 next week. (Including the laser lights with angel eyes ;) As you can imagine I can't wait!
@xsct878 I'm not making a value judgement. I'm just stating the reason why it's important for the suits for all the products to resemble each other. Same reason for the alpha numeric nomenclature for the line up. As for cratering 'sales', I don't have any data to believe this vehicle is performing poorly in its demo as a global product. Also they don't sell they get leased, and in three years they are exchanged for a newer model. This is true of the ICE models as well from what anecdotal info I have seen/heard. The used market means very little to luxury manufacturers. Additionally, BMW drivers drive BMW aspirationally and rarely consider any other product. I don't know they move anywhere else unless it's to move up to porsche.
They paid extra for the safety and considerate driver package. I hear it's more than the performance package, you can get it for less if you use the subscription option.
Coasting is most definitely mote efficient. There are motor losses, controller losses and battery losses. Moving that energy isn't free. Source: Motor test and validation engineer.
@@SamLed1111 BayMVay. Yeah, I'd say pretty much so. As 4x4s took off, I think they became less known for big "touring sedans" like the 7-Series and 5-Series models of the time, but I've observed that over the past 20 years, they've gained a bit of ground from Mercedes, and perhaps lost a bit to Audi (VW). The new electric stuff doesn't appear to have hurt their image at all, although the initial i4s with their tiny tires look a bit like golf carts.
"All EVs feel the same" - I'd say most ICEVs feel the same too. Cars are more powerful than ever, but are somehow less fun, as if they traded their personality for power. EVs are not the death of ICEVs, crossovers with 8-speed automatics were the death of ICEVs.
After driving even a regular-priced EV that has a bit of go like the Bolt or Volt for a while you can't go back to daily driving 100-something hp four-bangers anymore, too painful. It's impressive in its way that they can use variable-cycle magic etc. to wring 38 mpg highway out of a car like e.g. a base Elantra and not make it feel desperately underpowered and just "it's ok" but I could never drive one every day again.
Coasting is more efficient than regen braking because no energy conversion can be 100% efficient. Grabbing energy from the wheels through the motors and putting it in the batteries is a double energy conversion. Kinetic -> electric -> chemical. You lose some energy at each step. That's in theory, real world though? Negligible. Pretty much because of what you mentioned: driving while maximizing coasting requires you to pay a lot more attention, aint nobody got the energy and willpower for that lol. Just minimize the use of friction brakes.
This review perfectly summarized the experience I had recently with a rental i4. It somehow managed to feel like a bmw first, and an ev second. It was fun to drive at low and high speeds, had great steering, and felt light on its feet despite its mass. The regenerative braking was addictive, and it turned you into an asshole quickly (I guess that’s part of what made it feel like a bmw) - And yet, despite all of that, I never fell in love with it; it still felt like an appliance. All of the statistics and conditions were there to build a great car, and it was, but I never connected with it. It wasn’t forgettable, but at the end of every drive I never felt sad to have reached my destination, wishing to drive just a little bit longer. It’s the best, most engaging transportation pod.
As someone who once owned a 1987 Camaro in the 90s (that car was only 10 years old when I was in high school and now I feel old again 😑) I can't help but wonder what is going to happen to those big hatches over time. Yeah, nobody really cares about the used market when designing, selling, or buying new cars. The fact remains that the used market is the backbone of how the US economy runs and without it we are going to forced to solve some tough problems. Perhaps there will be a market for BMW branded broom handles for those hatches.
DC/DC converters can have 95%+ efficiency under ideal operating conditions, but regen isn’t a constant load so youre mileage will vary. Plus you have mechanical losses in the drivetrain. It could be a moot point if the effect on total range is negligible to the driver
@@kurtturner9215 no doubt there will be losses, its a matter of are the losses significant enough to make the driver notice a difference in range. If its only a small percentage gain in range then it makes sense a manufacturer would opt for a more spirited drive mode. Now if we’re talking a 10% difference then it could be worth it to have a selectable coast mode
You can put ballpark numbers on it to figure out it's not that important. If you guess regen is 70% efficient while coasting is 100% efficient and 10% of your energy on a normal drive is lost slowing down you only gain 3% overall by coasting. If regen were less efficient or you do more slowing down the gap widens. Drive however makes you comfortable I think.
Your big brain Niro driving habits are how I try salvage MPG on my altezza. The 2nd gen prius i also used to do this with the springy gear knob, tap it into N downhill and as traffic approaches ahead I'll hit D and regen brake the calculated distance to match their speed
Did Mr. Regular just give us the perfect recipe for a thick cut NY Strip? I think he did. If you wanna get even more fancy you can make cowboy butter, which is just melted butter with herbs, spices, onion powder (usually), mustard (sometimes and very little of it), and any other mix of seasonings. Let it harden up a bit, roll it into a log of Saran Wrap, stick it in the fridge to harden up, then slice it for even better butter. But butter is good by itself 😂
Answer to your "Regen vs Coasting" query: Coasting is worth more if the landscape is hilly enough. I'm driving a 2019 Niro and using coast (regen = 0) as often as possible I've gotten the battery at 100% "range guesstimate" up to 349 miles.
It was time to replace our diesel 5 series and wanted to go electric. One of the first cars I tried was the i4. Very nice looking but WAY TOO SMALL! Especially width, my shoulder was hard against the B pillar which are very thick on this vehicle. Probably fine if you're shorter or female but not for this 6' corn fed boy. Ended up going with mach-e gtpe. Obviously not the refinement of a bmw but still very nice and way too much power. We save about $500/month just in fuel.
I'm guessing that buzzing feedback your talking about is either the electric AC compressor / water pump or both keeping the battery, inverter and drive unit cool. These parts can get pretty noisy in EV's since there's no engine noise to cover it up.
BMW just outsold Tesla in Europe with their EVs. Not bad. I guess that makes sense, living in Norway I'm pretty used to EVs. 90% of all new cars are EVs, most I've seen have been Tesla, VW, BYD; MG, Opel, Peugeot etc. But there's been an increase in EV BMWs here too.
It sounds to me like BMW made a conscious effort to make a non-performance luxury car for branch level bankers and credit Union Junior managers. I'm not opposed to this but it seems kind of weird that BMW will try to target the Genesis crowd.
@@thetechlibrarian I'm not going to say basic bitch or basic bro but yeah certainly the intermediate State University grad. Like University of Southern (insert State).
I recently replaced my Genesis GV60 with a BMW i4. Not a bank manager, though. Lol. One isn't better than the other overall. They just have different pros and cons.
yes, freewheeling is more efficient, theres always loss and since you already spent energy getting up to speed why introduce more loss by stopping right away
"Prevalent" -- unless you meant "prelevant" as a new word to indicate the prevalence of something relevant. In which case, well done. I've coined the term "camaraderal" to describe a feeling or atmosphere of camaraderie, and a 4-year-old friend of mine uses the word "tomorning" to indicate "tomorrow morning". Either way, this was a great episode. RCR is really on an upswing this summer. Rock on, lads!
I love these cars because the build quality is great and it's a great deal after you wring the dealers for 15% off plus a 7500 lease credit and complimentary 2 years of free fast charging.
I think full EVs make the most sense in rural living. Most of us have garages or driveways big enough for multiple vehicles and a regular place to charge overnight(even lower income areas). Use the EV day to day, most people don’t drive 150 miles or more at a time. If you’re the road tripping type, that’s what your second car is for. If we didn’t have to make a 250 mile round trip twice a week for our buisness I’d be all over an EV, hopefully our move we will be making soon will drop that closer to 200 miles.
If it's at all similar to a 2017 model, the boot open kick gesture thing seems to be looking for a kick of your foot in a perpendicular motion to the bumper rather than side to side, like you're kicking a soccer ball or something.
Yeah but the chevy volt driver isn’t going to speed ahead of you and cut you off with no signal, then slow down while they are in front of you just to spite you.
Great car, I had one for 11 months but hit black ice and totaled it. Still miss it. I have a suspicion they'd sell better now if evil GM restarted production.
RE: freewheeling it depends where you're driving. If you're in the city in stop start traffic regen is better, if you're on a highway that's clear regen is better.
Once an ev gives me the excitement of driving a high revving manual ICE, I'll absolutely buy one. However every EV, Ive driven to date is more dull to drive than the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight I drove for years. They are just too refined feeling, there are no imperfections to tell the mind something fun is happening. Id really like Mini or Jeep to put a rather small electric motor in front of a 5 speed stick and let me rip through the gears making the most of the small amount of power the motor has to give.
@@EmyrDerfel Eh, that's not necessarily true. Most electric motors lose torque in the higher rpm ranges. An extra few gears would allow higher torque for getting off the line if using a smaller motor. The point of my original comment was allowing for a more engaging experience. The cool thing about an electric motor is generally you can program most any torque curve shape into it, allowing for a fully customizable experience.
The reason it feels like a normal saloon is because it basically is one. It's just a 3 series with taller subframes to make room for the batteries under the floor. On the prototype models they didn't change the bumpers so you could see the rear subframe poking out from the back lol. It's by far the laziest EV design made by anyone (especially that horrendous screen dash that's a direct downgrade from the previous generations), but at least it won't fall apart when you look at it wrong like a Tesla. Nowhere near as unique and interesting as the i3 or i8 sadly.
BMW in 2004: We only sell the highest performance, ultimate steering and driving feel automobiles meant to stir your soul and reward expert driving with a rewarding driving experience. BMW in 2024: More screens and did you see all of the colors you can display in the interior? Steering feel? What's that? And yes, we did study the face of a beaver when designing the car. (sigh... Signed - ex-BMW owner who misses what they were.)
Small correction: at 12:15 the i4 is still on the same assembly line as the 3 series limo and wagon, m3 limo and wagon and the 4 series gran coupé (which the i4 is based on)
I love liftbacks. The most practical vehicle I had was a 2006 Mazda6 hatchback. Efficiency of a car and practicality of an SUV. Only drawback was the very low ground clearance.
“EVs make you seem like a better person but with the hp and torque to be worse” 😂 I’ve never been so insulted by something so obviously true. My hybrid gets great mileage in Eco…. But I like pulling off in Sport too much 😂
7:03 I’m shocked a manufacturer hasn’t used an accelerometer to switch this for you. Flat or uphill? Coast. Downhill? Regen. Idk if it’s more efficient but maybe?
Just noticed that this i4 doesn't have the radar on the front. I'm guessing this is the "LCI" version where they do a refresh / update about 2 or 3 years into the model. On my car, it has a different shifter that you can move left and right. Left for "B" mode (one pedal drive) and by default it's in adaptive mode in regular drive where it'll coast if there's no car in front of you, and if there is a car, it'll regenerate so you don't get close the space so quickly. You still need to press the brakes to fully stop though. Also, the reverse noise is completely different from my car. Mine just has a noise that sounds similar to an idling car, If you're in drive, it plays out the front, if you're reversing, it plays out the rear. Still love the RCR commentary on these vehicles though, it's why I keep watching.
A Prius came to shop the other day, it was a V, I can't remember the specifics. What I do remember is, that when put in reverse, it dinged constantly, internally.
Coasting is better whenyou want to continue moving; regen isn't 100% efficient in converting the kinetic energy for storage. The point of regen is to capture the energy that would otherwise be lost while slowing down with brake pads, which turns the kinetic energy into heat.
Please - lets drop the "all ev by 20xx" laws. We aren't ready, the cars are going to be boring, and we can't afford it. I blame SUV/Truck owners who have image problems and think that because they are high up they are safe.
I look at this car and think damn, that looks like what I can only imagine a 2020 nissan sentra/maxima looks like without actually taking the time to look one up.
People crying about the lung grill probably don't realize that in other markets half of the grill is obscured by the plate anyway. It makes it almost ignorable
If you get the chance, definitely try driving the i3. It feels surprisingly good, probably because its rwd, and only 3000 lbs. It feels like some mystical hot hatch that should have never existed. I would volunteer mine but I don't plan on being in PA any time soon.
on the gas model, eco pro allows you to freewheel with the engine off. It's probably the same on the electric, but you seemed to have everything in sport or comfort in the shots shown.
Much more efficient to coast on a motorway/highway, max re-gen is the better option around town. High re-gen causing constant slow down/speed up cycle increases losses & inefficiency; there are also inherent electrical losses WRT re-gen. Based on 134,000 km's in an Ioniq I5.
I like how at 13:30 they try to open the rear trunk by waving the foot, when every car ever made with that feature demands a kick forward, not a swipe sideways. This may indicate the intelligence versus money level of BMW ownership; rich and dumb is a thing, and negligence and apathy of not reading the all-so-important owner's manual should be a felony.
7:08 the most efficient thing is to never go faster than traffic allows, so that you never have to coast. drag is nonlinear. for two cars with the same average speed over a given distance, the car with the lower peak speed uses less energy. (slightly not true for gas cars, depending on how you do it. hypermilers will do a big rip at WOT in high gear, then coast, then repeat. but this is really just a partial mitigation of an IC-specific inefficiency.) the way one-pedal EVs force you to drive gives you this efficiency benefit by default, or at least it does for me. i go straight to the speed i want to drive, and i stay there. i got used to it the first time i ever drove one, and it feels intuitive now, even though i only drive one or two EVs a year. not sure why people use freewheeling mode tbh.
and the way you describe driving the NPC Kia is efficient, but not something you can’t do in one-pedal mode. you just keep the pedal right between the accelerate and decelerate regions, instead of completely letting off it. also, halal guys fell off over the last few years. she’s cheating on you.
many electric cars implement the freewheeling by touching the go pedal slightly, just enough to turn re-gen off but not enough to add go. and not as a specific mode.
Letting the car coast is always more efficient since you can just use the kinetic energy you already have. Regen and than powering the wheels will never be 100% efficient.
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regen braking is less efficient than rolling , energy in and out the battery worsens longveity. preserve momentum arounds turns but dont loose momentum to tires.
driving for low emissions is most of the fun besides the more normal fun is escaping danger.
driving efficiently is speeding up especially on more downhill-ish roads at optimal fuel level and engine RPM(RotationPerSecond), steering and braking minimally but smoothly.according to bsfc chart optimal efficiency for toyota 2.4 inline 4 is 2/3 pedal down in 2k-3k rpm, cvt hybrid maintain constant rpm. not sure whats best to do this in: sport mode, fuel level is more, in eco mode its less. if you can keep throttle down 10% less time, then its ok to push pedal down bit more than optimal efficient combustion, less oil burn and possibly more efficient ..............use EV mode if optimal combustion level would speed car too much (often, if car isnt letting you do that without the EV mode, it wont let you us EV mode.) use it a bit from a stop for smooth acceleration then when car is rolling use combustion then maybe use it a bit more. smooth acceleration is part of putting less weight on tires for longveity of tires, less tire emission.
even with cvt, you get a more precise control over how much power you want to put down than proper manual (h pattern manual clutch pedal dog leg gear (no movement, just torque).
after 50 miler pher hour, aerodynamics exponentially worsens efficiency as speed increases linearly
neutral in toyota hybrid prevented regenerative braking from converting momentum into electricity to be used as power again, which is less efficient and power flow in and out battery lowers battery longveity. some auto transmissions are in wrong gear when rolling without power for quicker acceleration when asked for , causing engine pressure to slow down car. downshift to slow down to use less brake longveity too.
LOW WEIGHT allows not needing a tight suspension causing bumpy ride, can have car tilt right/left/front/back to get a dramatic and easier reading on how close to grip limit car is. also reduces damages to other cars and makes it cheaper to make crash safe, sporty, etc, with tire help of tire grip, suspension geometry, having weight low to ground, to reduce tire wear including tire wear dust of "endocrine disrupting partially airborne microplastic emissions", and reduce road wear damage.. low weight allows thinner tires and non power steering allowing being able to feel how close to grip limit car is.
less weight hitting other cars causes less damage. rear wheel drive with limited slip differential allows more control against fishtailing of rear end, where suspension compresses and expands left to right of car, making cars rear swing left to right with traction loss, high grip tires dont last as long because more tire wear. low weight to trie grip ability ratio minimizes unwanted traction loss, just spin tires too much if you want loss.
less weight means exponentially less road wear damage, that cost raw materials processing, related emissions etc to fix. less weight + grip prevents rolling onto its side when loosing grip and crashing, also reducing chances of grip loss and making loss last less long which makes it more controllable.
car jumping to higher height , angling itself like audi a8, can prevent crash and minimize damages. recycled forged carbon fiber+really good airbags.
replace large non efficient engines and speakers with fake engine with a a system not very loud and only for inside car, allowing very personalizable superior musicality etc. for example, torque vectoring can be heard, torque vs rpm can be heard, more quiet can be had, etc.
mid rear engine weight distribution (engine is usually heaviest part of car) allows car to not tilt toward front too much under braking so front tires are not overwhelmed by the weight, allowing more brakeing. it also allows more momentum through the turn, which is more efficient than relying on regenerative brakeing. limited slip differential allows one wheel to turn more optimal speed than the other wheel, allowing more momentum through a turn. all wheel steering improves momentum preservation too.
rear wheel drive with limited slip differential allows more control against fishtailing of rear end, where suspension compresses and expands left to right of car, making cars rear swing left t right with traction loss.
electric car or combustion car?:
they say small part of certain materials in battery , and todays instant torque motors, cant be fully recycled and todays used instant torque motors cannot too, while combustion is based on byproduct of anaerobic bacteria. check out corbett report about climate change, on youtube etc: suspicious observers, tony heller, tom nelson , Malkovich cycle, previous climate changes like the ice ages (they cant agree whether earth is warming or cooling). see on youtube: romanian tvee video called why woke wont go broke, and see how they print money and give it to people like blackrock ESG score enforcing climate stuff etc , who can weaken people to make them easier to control for power centralization. etc. they dont agree on anything basically, and given how much deception there probably is between all industries, i respect that people simply favor low weight low instant torque. this is because "tire dust emissions " etc is claimed to be endocrine disruptor etc. combustion can be really clean but even then its not ideal to inhale burned stuff, similar to burned food.
electric cars get exponentially heavier and less efficient as you add even battery weight at linear pace, because your not using energy of all that high weight to energy ratio battery mass in a given moment yet are needing to move it. electric cars being heavy and failing to work hard for extended time due to extreme heat because exponential decrease in efficiency when adding so many batteries, they stupid in the form of fast cars. front wheel drive allows more regenerative braking ,helping electric car excel at the only ting its surely good for at least if you charge slow at home and drive efficnetly, saving money long term despite battery replacement costs.
but regardless, just trust unnatural systems minimally.
at mass scale, using less material minimizes chances of not having enough and affecting natural order. lighter weight reduces road wear damage, tire usage, etc, less weight is better for crash safety for everyone.
driving fun is has people paying more attention to driving environment so its safer, and less shifting focus = less stress over man interaction (which is the ideal of heads up display), etc.
@@ouch9326 happy for u or sorry that happened idk
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"Cobbling happiness out of limited transitionary experiences." That one hit hard.
That’s me with any vehicle I own, and I keep them for years.
I thought the same thing. It's like paycheck to paycheck but with happiness and fulfillment
"GIVE ME YOUR BIG BOX OF MEAT" is a decent first line on Grindr...
I wouldnt know...
@@Jay-jb2vryou sure about that. Myself, I’m just here for the dry ice.
We're all in good company, obviously. We all laugh and cheer for this sort of thing. Hey, nothing wrong with BIG BOXES OF MEAT!. 🙂
that phrase is confused about its sexual orientation; starts off straight, ends bent, then starts seeming straight again after looking at it for a bit
Man can you imagine stumbling across this, with no familiarity with the channel, just looking for a review of this car, and five minutes in he's still doing... Whatever that was. 😂
LOL
That's me, first time here.
@@coma13794 this one's tame by RCR standards.
All edge. No body.
Thats exactly where I was about 7 years ago....still here though
I’m a valet driver & this is my personal favorite car I’ve driven, tied with the 760i. One time I drove this i4-the guest asked “do you know how to drive it?”…I say “yes, it’s automatic right?” To which she responds “no, it’s an *electric* automatic.” Which I found funny.
This car is engaging & refined in the way Teslas are numb & dystopian. I would tie an i4 with a BMW 7 series for personal favorite car.
BMW could have gone with a nice classic late 90s/early 00s front grille design but OH NO LET'S REMIND THEM WE ARE GERMAN LET US PUT HITLER STACHE ON FRONT LOL
Huh!? Looks more like "A Hermann G" to me...
We should all have his dedication to ridding the world of the scourge known as the small hats! I'm just joking.............ok, I meant it!
Agreed. These over enlarged kidneys seek medical attention NOW!!! What’s worse is that when confronted by actual enthusiasts on this issue, BMW did what it always did. Customers demanded cup holders, so instead, they’re going to pull a Powell Motors, and instead of “giving them what they want, they’re telling them what they want.” You want cup holders? You want a reasonably sized kidney grill? No! BMW is not for you! You want the ultimate driving machine, then you need to go somewhere else. Well, just like with SUVs, BMW eventually had to cave and put in cup holders. So maybe in a decade, they’ll see the error of their ways, and go back to something smaller.
Well now you're gonna make me like it.
The DRL's used to be angel eyes. Now they're reading glasses.
If you have the laser lights you still get them. With the 2025 refresh they're definitively gone..
@@Dkro28 I feel like BMW is losing its identity. They're growing up to suit the needs (and tastes) of the ever aging buyer. The back of this thing (can't remember what it was again) looks something akin to a Honda or Infiniti. I mean, for an electric car, it looks pretty ok still. One of my neighbors has this car in a sort of forest dark green color and it looks quite sweet. But it has an "M" badge... On an electric car... :s
@@villejussila1599 Losing identity: yes, definitely agree. I do have to give them credit for not being afraid to change and stir things up, which would indicate that they're not that much worried about catering to 'the aging buyer' who would (I guess) rather keep things as they used to be. As a BMW-fan I find it hard to see that they're throwing their core USP's overboard such as indeed the angel eyes, 6-cilinder rear wheel drive cars etc. But again, kudo's to them for not being afraid of change. If that will keep them in business and keep the BMW-fans from walking away, only time will tell...
@@Dkro28 I think you're right. Good thing they're willing to go forward. Me too I'm a BMW fanboy even though I've never owned one myself. Have driven many of them and they always feel like a perfectly fitting glove, if that makes sense. I even worked for them for a while as a mechanic, and for some reason they're also super nice to work on. I'm certain they won't be going away any time soon. :)
@@villejussila1599 nice to hear you're also a big fan! I'm in a Tesla currently, but I'm picking up my new i4 M50 next week. (Including the laser lights with angel eyes ;) As you can imagine I can't wait!
Look at the SIZE of the kidney grilles on THAT ONE!! Why?! Just why?!!
BMWs excuse "we want it to kinda look like the BMW of yesteryear" circa before the naughty cross days
Brand consistency
@@ruvindap66 yeah great, crater sales and make your cars look awful for “brand consistency”, sounds genius.
@@xsct878assuming that’s not sarcasm, BMW would like to add you to the team at corporate!!
@xsct878 I'm not making a value judgement. I'm just stating the reason why it's important for the suits for all the products to resemble each other. Same reason for the alpha numeric nomenclature for the line up. As for cratering 'sales', I don't have any data to believe this vehicle is performing poorly in its demo as a global product. Also they don't sell they get leased, and in three years they are exchanged for a newer model. This is true of the ICE models as well from what anecdotal info I have seen/heard. The used market means very little to luxury manufacturers. Additionally, BMW drivers drive BMW aspirationally and rarely consider any other product. I don't know they move anywhere else unless it's to move up to porsche.
I was not prepared for Dr. Zoidberg going full Karen in the beginning/middle of this.
No HR department? Yes!
Your sponsor should name itself MeatSpin
17:18 just going through the menu in GTA IV
sounds like the song "Children of the Omnissiah"
"if I held my breath for that, the brain damage would be irreversible"
Bravo
Gotta steal that line
7:31 what the hell is that blinking thingy doing on a BMW??
Don't panic, it's just an aftermarket mod by somone who doesn't know what they're doing 👍
They paid extra for the safety and considerate driver package. I hear it's more than the performance package, you can get it for less if you use the subscription option.
The more I see and learn about new BMWs, the more I like vintage Mercedes-Benzes
The sincerity that remains in the luxury car market resides in new Buicks, believe it or not.
I like modern Mercedes-Benz a thousand times more than I like modern BMW
Coasting is most definitely mote efficient. There are motor losses, controller losses and battery losses. Moving that energy isn't free.
Source: Motor test and validation engineer.
The reverse noise sounds like
PLEASE INSERT A PLAYSTATION 2 OR PLAYSTATION FORMAT DISC
Sounds like you're digging through your inventory for a health drink because you're 2 solid hits away from a "You Are Dead" screen.
i4 ? More like iSore am i right?
we got a comedian ova here!
iTs funny because iT’s TRUE!!
*ba dum tss*
You are not.
@@viscountslappy5085my dad owns BMW so I'm right also he can beat up your dad
This car's front end looks like my two buck teeth at ten years old before braces fixed the problem.
In Germany, the new monster ones are sometimes known as "Riesen-Nieren" (giant kidneys) or even "Biberzähne" (beaver teeth)!
@@GunnarMiller is BeeMVee still as desired and respected in Germany as it was in the 80s-early 2000's?
@@SamLed1111 BayMVay. Yeah, I'd say pretty much so. As 4x4s took off, I think they became less known for big "touring sedans" like the 7-Series and 5-Series models of the time, but I've observed that over the past 20 years, they've gained a bit of ground from Mercedes, and perhaps lost a bit to Audi (VW). The new electric stuff doesn't appear to have hurt their image at all, although the initial i4s with their tiny tires look a bit like golf carts.
"All EVs feel the same" - I'd say most ICEVs feel the same too. Cars are more powerful than ever, but are somehow less fun, as if they traded their personality for power. EVs are not the death of ICEVs, crossovers with 8-speed automatics were the death of ICEVs.
After driving even a regular-priced EV that has a bit of go like the Bolt or Volt for a while you can't go back to daily driving 100-something hp four-bangers anymore, too painful. It's impressive in its way that they can use variable-cycle magic etc. to wring 38 mpg highway out of a car like e.g. a base Elantra and not make it feel desperately underpowered and just "it's ok" but I could never drive one every day again.
@@bitrexgmi daily drove an i3. I prefered my mazda2. I dislike how heavy EVs feel. And i can actually work on the mazda
Drive an old car
@@aygwm I do.
This is a bit of a reach.
The "thonk" from the doors shutting is the window regulators beginning to rattle. Soon they will need the zip-tie fix.
Coasting is more efficient than regen braking because no energy conversion can be 100% efficient. Grabbing energy from the wheels through the motors and putting it in the batteries is a double energy conversion. Kinetic -> electric -> chemical. You lose some energy at each step.
That's in theory, real world though? Negligible. Pretty much because of what you mentioned: driving while maximizing coasting requires you to pay a lot more attention, aint nobody got the energy and willpower for that lol. Just minimize the use of friction brakes.
This review perfectly summarized the experience I had recently with a rental i4. It somehow managed to feel like a bmw first, and an ev second. It was fun to drive at low and high speeds, had great steering, and felt light on its feet despite its mass. The regenerative braking was addictive, and it turned you into an asshole quickly (I guess that’s part of what made it feel like a bmw) - And yet, despite all of that, I never fell in love with it; it still felt like an appliance. All of the statistics and conditions were there to build a great car, and it was, but I never connected with it. It wasn’t forgettable, but at the end of every drive I never felt sad to have reached my destination, wishing to drive just a little bit longer. It’s the best, most engaging transportation pod.
The reverse sound just sounds like my work laptop when the keyboard sticks and it's just repeating the error bing endlessly.
the screens instead of gauges bugs the hell outta me. looks cheap and childish.
As someone who once owned a 1987 Camaro in the 90s (that car was only 10 years old when I was in high school and now I feel old again 😑) I can't help but wonder what is going to happen to those big hatches over time. Yeah, nobody really cares about the used market when designing, selling, or buying new cars. The fact remains that the used market is the backbone of how the US economy runs and without it we are going to forced to solve some tough problems. Perhaps there will be a market for BMW branded broom handles for those hatches.
7:51 Yes, there's parasitic loss anytime energy is converted.
DC/DC converters can have 95%+ efficiency under ideal operating conditions, but regen isn’t a constant load so youre mileage will vary. Plus you have mechanical losses in the drivetrain. It could be a moot point if the effect on total range is negligible to the driver
@@wyattr7982 EQXX engineers in every video of it being driven have said that coasting is more efficient than constantly recuperating.
@wyattr7982 95% =/= 100% though. Most EV cars use an AC motor as well, and there's more conversion loss in an inverter.
@@kurtturner9215 no doubt there will be losses, its a matter of are the losses significant enough to make the driver notice a difference in range. If its only a small percentage gain in range then it makes sense a manufacturer would opt for a more spirited drive mode. Now if we’re talking a 10% difference then it could be worth it to have a selectable coast mode
You can put ballpark numbers on it to figure out it's not that important. If you guess regen is 70% efficient while coasting is 100% efficient and 10% of your energy on a normal drive is lost slowing down you only gain 3% overall by coasting. If regen were less efficient or you do more slowing down the gap widens. Drive however makes you comfortable I think.
Your big brain Niro driving habits are how I try salvage MPG on my altezza. The 2nd gen prius i also used to do this with the springy gear knob, tap it into N downhill and as traffic approaches ahead I'll hit D and regen brake the calculated distance to match their speed
Did Mr. Regular just give us the perfect recipe for a thick cut NY Strip? I think he did. If you wanna get even more fancy you can make cowboy butter, which is just melted butter with herbs, spices, onion powder (usually), mustard (sometimes and very little of it), and any other mix of seasonings. Let it harden up a bit, roll it into a log of Saran Wrap, stick it in the fridge to harden up, then slice it for even better butter. But butter is good by itself 😂
Nothing better than RCR after work on a Monday! Greetings from the other side of the world!
Answer to your "Regen vs Coasting" query: Coasting is worth more if the landscape is hilly enough.
I'm driving a 2019 Niro and using coast (regen = 0) as often as possible I've gotten the battery at 100% "range guesstimate" up to 349 miles.
15:36 PRELEVANT? Or PREVALENT?
Sorry, it was really bothering me
"Pre-relevant" as "prelevant" would be a great portmanteau!
Glad I wasn't the only one.
The thing is, if you used real garlic, it would burn/overcook on a grill, so when I season steaks I like to use garlic power instead of minced garlic.
minced or roasted garlic mixed in some melted butter at the end as a garnish would work too
It was time to replace our diesel 5 series and wanted to go electric. One of the first cars I tried was the i4. Very nice looking but WAY TOO SMALL! Especially width, my shoulder was hard against the B pillar which are very thick on this vehicle. Probably fine if you're shorter or female but not for this 6' corn fed boy. Ended up going with mach-e gtpe. Obviously not the refinement of a bmw but still very nice and way too much power. We save about $500/month just in fuel.
I'm guessing that buzzing feedback your talking about is either the electric AC compressor / water pump or both keeping the battery, inverter and drive unit cool. These parts can get pretty noisy in EV's since there's no engine noise to cover it up.
At least this bimmer looks like a normal car and not angular/so minimal it’s as bland as original Cheerios
If the i4 is like the iX, pull 2nd time on gear selector to toggle between D (adaptive coast) and B (full regen)
Not sure which pays you more but these ad reads are much more enjoyable than the giveaways
3:50
i3 had a frunk. Such a wasted space.
Yep, to me BMW EV hasn’t even regained its 2014 peak
less friction is always less loss, so free wheel is more efficient
I’m all about that BIG BOX O MEAT!!!
BMW just outsold Tesla in Europe with their EVs. Not bad. I guess that makes sense, living in Norway I'm pretty used to EVs. 90% of all new cars are EVs, most I've seen have been Tesla, VW, BYD; MG, Opel, Peugeot etc. But there's been an increase in EV BMWs here too.
*outleased
Today I learned there’s a company called BYD.
Sincerely, burger eating American
Huh, and where do you live in Norway?
@@edwardrizzorhands They're Chinese, you ain't missing much. Just mostly generic and mediocre cars.
@@dallesamllhals9161 The west, near Stavanger.
Oh yeah... We can FINALLY see Mr Regular playing with his MEAT. HELL YEAH.
TWO MEAT BALLS AND A 20 FOOT LONG SAUSAGE!
Thank you just reminded me of Love Sausage from The Boys.
It sounds to me like BMW made a conscious effort to make a non-performance luxury car for branch level bankers and credit Union Junior managers. I'm not opposed to this but it seems kind of weird that BMW will try to target the Genesis crowd.
ie the average dumb customer
@@thetechlibrarian I'm not going to say basic bitch or basic bro but yeah certainly the intermediate State University grad. Like University of Southern (insert State).
I recently replaced my Genesis GV60 with a BMW i4. Not a bank manager, though. Lol. One isn't better than the other overall. They just have different pros and cons.
@@matthewhair6110how do you like the i4 compare to Genesis?
I used to sort of hypermile my '05 Impreza hatch. I got between 30 and 32 mpg regularly. Momentum is fuckin' key.
Hypermilng doesn't mean slow.
yes, freewheeling is more efficient, theres always loss and since you already spent energy getting up to speed why introduce more loss by stopping right away
Your Dr. Zoidberg impression is flawless. It's as if Zoidberg was talking about his beloved BMW
Now do the Taycan.
"Prevalent" -- unless you meant "prelevant" as a new word to indicate the prevalence of something relevant. In which case, well done. I've coined the term "camaraderal" to describe a feeling or atmosphere of camaraderie, and a 4-year-old friend of mine uses the word "tomorning" to indicate "tomorrow morning". Either way, this was a great episode. RCR is really on an upswing this summer. Rock on, lads!
"Pre-relevant" as "prelevant" would be a great portmanteau!
I love these cars because the build quality is great and it's a great deal after you wring the dealers for 15% off plus a 7500 lease credit and complimentary 2 years of free fast charging.
I think full EVs make the most sense in rural living. Most of us have garages or driveways big enough for multiple vehicles and a regular place to charge overnight(even lower income areas). Use the EV day to day, most people don’t drive 150 miles or more at a time. If you’re the road tripping type, that’s what your second car is for. If we didn’t have to make a 250 mile round trip twice a week for our buisness I’d be all over an EV, hopefully our move we will be making soon will drop that closer to 200 miles.
8:09 If it's like the i5, there are definitely options to adjust the regen braking, but yeah, it's buried under like 4 submenus in the settings.
That regin braking vs non regin braking segment had my ass thinking frfr, you still haven't lost your touch Mr. Regular
With regen you're inevitably losing more of that energy as heat I think.
17:26 "What's that noise?"
A SICK BEAT ABOUT TO DROP!!
If it's at all similar to a 2017 model, the boot open kick gesture thing seems to be looking for a kick of your foot in a perpendicular motion to the bumper rather than side to side, like you're kicking a soccer ball or something.
The trick to the trunk by the way is a swift kick right down the middle. Not a sweep, not slow, not super fast, just 'swift'. :)
The Chevy Volt did the big hatch idea, too.
Yeah but the chevy volt driver isn’t going to speed ahead of you and cut you off with no signal, then slow down while they are in front of you just to spite you.
@@HelenFire420 true. I'm too busy trying to regen brake and be safe and efficient while driving.
Great car, I had one for 11 months but hit black ice and totaled it. Still miss it. I have a suspicion they'd sell better now if evil GM restarted production.
RE: freewheeling it depends where you're driving. If you're in the city in stop start traffic regen is better, if you're on a highway that's clear regen is better.
Once an ev gives me the excitement of driving a high revving manual ICE, I'll absolutely buy one. However every EV, Ive driven to date is more dull to drive than the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight I drove for years. They are just too refined feeling, there are no imperfections to tell the mind something fun is happening.
Id really like Mini or Jeep to put a rather small electric motor in front of a 5 speed stick and let me rip through the gears making the most of the small amount of power the motor has to give.
Gears aren't useful with electric motors nowadays.
@@EmyrDerfel Eh, that's not necessarily true. Most electric motors lose torque in the higher rpm ranges. An extra few gears would allow higher torque for getting off the line if using a smaller motor. The point of my original comment was allowing for a more engaging experience. The cool thing about an electric motor is generally you can program most any torque curve shape into it, allowing for a fully customizable experience.
The reason it feels like a normal saloon is because it basically is one. It's just a 3 series with taller subframes to make room for the batteries under the floor. On the prototype models they didn't change the bumpers so you could see the rear subframe poking out from the back lol. It's by far the laziest EV design made by anyone (especially that horrendous screen dash that's a direct downgrade from the previous generations), but at least it won't fall apart when you look at it wrong like a Tesla. Nowhere near as unique and interesting as the i3 or i8 sadly.
Just when I slip from medium to medium rare everyone else slipped from medium rare to maybe still alive.
BMW in 2004: We only sell the highest performance, ultimate steering and driving feel automobiles meant to stir your soul and reward expert driving with a rewarding driving experience.
BMW in 2024: More screens and did you see all of the colors you can display in the interior? Steering feel? What's that? And yes, we did study the face of a beaver when designing the car.
(sigh... Signed - ex-BMW owner who misses what they were.)
BMW lost me when they abandoned round headlights.
4:21 is a fantastic Zoidberg impression
I was to about to say that before saw your comment 😅
Droppppp thoooose pantiiiiies
Small correction: at 12:15 the i4 is still on the same assembly line as the 3 series limo and wagon, m3 limo and wagon and the 4 series gran coupé (which the i4 is based on)
You can click it from D to B in order to get the full regen "one pedal" driving mode. And to the owners, it's a kick, not a swipe to open the hatch.
i’ve never been this early to an RCR video. feels powerful
Good morning RCR fans!
There are some things that insurance companies have yet to learn about EVs. And once they do, insurance on them will skyrocket.
Oh don’t worry, we are all paying to subsidize their premiums.
The best thing about the massive kidney grill is that most of it is blocked off... It's entirely cosmetic.
I love liftbacks. The most practical vehicle I had was a 2006 Mazda6 hatchback. Efficiency of a car and practicality of an SUV. Only drawback was the very low ground clearance.
The charger shape thing will just be like cell phone chargers. There will be 50 then 2, then Europe will make it one by law.
Hey let me borrow ur car charger I got to go home
I'm surprised they don't sell travel adaptors the way they do for household plug adaptors at the airport ;-)
There are only two left in the US now, and you can get adapters for them. Europe already mandated that all cars use the non-Tesla one.
@@stevethepocket called it! Retroactively apparently
You sound like Zoidberg 04:15
I'm not hearing a no.
4:04
Zoidberg?
Might want to get that to a mechanic, saw a flickering on the left headlight that I've never seen on a BMW before! @ 13:06
That's likely a video recording artifact ... my Land Rovers headlights look like disco strobe lights on camera ;-)
“EVs make you seem like a better person but with the hp and torque to be worse” 😂 I’ve never been so insulted by something so obviously true.
My hybrid gets great mileage in Eco…. But I like pulling off in Sport too much 😂
7:03 I’m shocked a manufacturer hasn’t used an accelerometer to switch this for you. Flat or uphill? Coast. Downhill? Regen. Idk if it’s more efficient but maybe?
Coasting instead of using regen is more efficient because the energy doesn’t go back through the inverter.
"Minimalize" and "prelevant" are not words....
Just noticed that this i4 doesn't have the radar on the front. I'm guessing this is the "LCI" version where they do a refresh / update about 2 or 3 years into the model. On my car, it has a different shifter that you can move left and right. Left for "B" mode (one pedal drive) and by default it's in adaptive mode in regular drive where it'll coast if there's no car in front of you, and if there is a car, it'll regenerate so you don't get close the space so quickly. You still need to press the brakes to fully stop though. Also, the reverse noise is completely different from my car. Mine just has a noise that sounds similar to an idling car, If you're in drive, it plays out the front, if you're reversing, it plays out the rear. Still love the RCR commentary on these vehicles though, it's why I keep watching.
A Prius came to shop the other day, it was a V, I can't remember the specifics. What I do remember is, that when put in reverse, it dinged constantly, internally.
Coasting is better whenyou want to continue moving; regen isn't 100% efficient in converting the kinetic energy for storage. The point of regen is to capture the energy that would otherwise be lost while slowing down with brake pads, which turns the kinetic energy into heat.
Freewheel is most efficient, regen generates heat which is lost energy. Regen still far more efficient than mechanical brakes obviously.
Freewheeling is also arguably more dangerous too.
That reverse alarm will go hard with he next Roman cypher
Please - lets drop the "all ev by 20xx" laws. We aren't ready, the cars are going to be boring, and we can't afford it. I blame SUV/Truck owners who have image problems and think that because they are high up they are safe.
I look at this car and think damn, that looks like what I can only imagine a 2020 nissan sentra/maxima looks like without actually taking the time to look one up.
Definitely looks like a Nissan from the side/rear. That front grille is the thing that gives it away as a BMW
People crying about the lung grill probably don't realize that in other markets half of the grill is obscured by the plate anyway. It makes it almost ignorable
You've made a great argument as to why it doesn't need to exist in the first place.
Funny how even the normal sized grilles are ugly
If you get the chance, definitely try driving the i3. It feels surprisingly good, probably because its rwd, and only 3000 lbs. It feels like some mystical hot hatch that should have never existed. I would volunteer mine but I don't plan on being in PA any time soon.
Coasting is better. You can do it on any electric car if you feather the throttle. You loss about 10% putting energy back into the battery.
on the gas model, eco pro allows you to freewheel with the engine off. It's probably the same on the electric, but you seemed to have everything in sport or comfort in the shots shown.
5:50 DID SOMEBODY SAY C-130!???
LIKE C-130 ROLLIN DOWN THE STRIP!!???
LIKE AIRBORNE!!!!!???
HOOAH HOOAH AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AAAAAAAAAAA 🪂 🪂
Much more efficient to coast on a motorway/highway, max re-gen is the better option around town. High re-gen causing constant slow down/speed up cycle increases losses & inefficiency; there are also inherent electrical losses WRT re-gen. Based on 134,000 km's in an Ioniq I5.
regular MEAT reviews
OMG someone clean all the leaves out from under the hood. I can't take it another second... 😂
I like how at 13:30 they try to open the rear trunk by waving the foot, when every car ever made with that feature demands a kick forward, not a swipe sideways. This may indicate the intelligence versus money level of BMW ownership; rich and dumb is a thing, and negligence and apathy of not reading the all-so-important owner's manual should be a felony.
People swipe sideways because that's what they always do in the commercials.
Also it doesn’t work because there’s a whole ass trailer hitch there blocking the sensor.
BMW ev is car equivalent of non alcoholic vodka, you can drink it...but why ?
7:08 the most efficient thing is to never go faster than traffic allows, so that you never have to coast. drag is nonlinear. for two cars with the same average speed over a given distance, the car with the lower peak speed uses less energy.
(slightly not true for gas cars, depending on how you do it. hypermilers will do a big rip at WOT in high gear, then coast, then repeat. but this is really just a partial mitigation of an IC-specific inefficiency.)
the way one-pedal EVs force you to drive gives you this efficiency benefit by default, or at least it does for me. i go straight to the speed i want to drive, and i stay there. i got used to it the first time i ever drove one, and it feels intuitive now, even though i only drive one or two EVs a year. not sure why people use freewheeling mode tbh.
and the way you describe driving the NPC Kia is efficient, but not something you can’t do in one-pedal mode. you just keep the pedal right between the accelerate and decelerate regions, instead of completely letting off it.
also, halal guys fell off over the last few years. she’s cheating on you.
many electric cars implement the freewheeling by touching the go pedal slightly, just enough to turn re-gen off but not enough to add go. and not as a specific mode.
I gave this a like but it was for the good chop ad. Nothing better than food prep to sell a product. Mmmm.
This was a good video. Really enjoyed it.
Letting the car coast is always more efficient since you can just use the kinetic energy you already have. Regen and than powering the wheels will never be 100% efficient.