Road trip in BMW i4 M50

Sharing my experience of a 200 mile road trip in the BMW i4 M50. If you like this, please Like and Subscribe, and let me know questions in the comments.
Started with 100% charge, range of 252 miles. Ended at 195 miles travelled, 31% charge and 94 miles charge remaining.
Filmed on GoPro11.
00:00 Intro and initial charge level
00:59 First checkin at 39 minutes
02:00 Second checkin at 1hr 26 minutes
03:00 Third checkin at 2hrs
05:00 Fourth checkin 2hrs 24 minutes
06:21 Some thoughts about the i4 M50
07:14 Fifth checkin 3hrs 12 minutes
07:42 Sixth checkin 4hrs
09:57 Final checkin and thoughts 4hrs 50 minutes

[@simoneve3544]

I’ve had the M50 for a month now. Considerable increase in range and battery retention when you spend 15-20 reducing all the unnecessary settings from factory. Eg, the windows dropping half way down when you open a door, the brightness of the HUD, reducing the ambient lighting and screen brightness in dark etc etc, I made lots of changes without sacrifice the enjoyment of the car and it’s a lot better now

[@FlyingScotsmanPNW]

Hi @simone3544! Apologies for the delay in responding back to you! So happy to hear that you’re enjoying your M50. I’m coming up on almost 18 months of ownership; I love getting behind the wheel of it today as I did on the first day I picked it up. Last year I saw the range improve with the warmer weather and in the winter range decrease - pretty normal behavior for an EV. I’ve done a couple couple of trips in it, and I definitely suffer from range anxiety; but honestly, that is less about the car, and more about challenges with the electrify America EV charging network

[@ChrisKim-zb1sf]

Just curious what the range is with the heater or AC on

[@FlyingScotsmanPNW]

Hi there @chriskim-zb1sf, thanks for stopping by and good question! I used climate control the entire trip; set to a comfortable ~20degC temperature. I also used “eco pro” driving mode, which I think reduces cabin fan speed a little.

[@nomansland120]

What kind of clown would drive without AC to increase the range. Just don't buy an EV then.

[@obieWanmotivation]

Based on my experience, the range with the heater or AC on is not terribly impacted when the driving mode is set to ECO (for very long drives) or Comfort (under 200 miles) and your speed it reasonable - going with the flow of traffic is generally good enough for battery range efficiency.

[@elmerbowen4188]

Promo_SM 😈