{"id":14784,"date":"2022-02-07T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14784"},"modified":"2022-02-07T00:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T05:00:43","slug":"bmw-i4-m50-range-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14784","title":{"rendered":"Watch BMW i4 M50 Range Tested In Cold Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The all-new <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/bmw\/i4\/\">BMW i4<\/a>, in the top-of-the-line M50 version, was recently range tested by\u00a0 Bj\u00f8rn Nyland in cold weather conditions (1-2\u00b0C and wet roads).<\/p>\n<p>The BMW i4 has a 83.9 kWh battery (81.5 kWh net usable), according to the manufacturer, and in optimum conditions should get up to 510 km (317 miles) of range.<\/p>\n<p>The company reports that the EPA range is also pretty good (<a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/556828\/bmw-i4-epa-range-301miles\/\">see full report here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18&#8243; wheels (225\/50R18): 301 miles (484 km)<\/li>\n<li>19&#8243; wheels (245\/40R19 \/ 255\/40R19): 282 miles (454 km)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the 19&#8243; wheels with winter tires and less than optimum conditions, affects the range.<\/p>\n<p>According to the video, the tested car was able to achieve 385 km (239 miles) at 90 km\/h (56 mph), which is pretty good, but still a little bit thirsty at 207 Wh\/km (333 Wh\/mile) according to Bj\u00f8rn Nyland&#8217;s estimations.<\/p>\n<p>The limited power Turtle mode engaged at about 2% state-of-charge (SOC), and the car arrived at a charging point at 1% SOC.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bj\u00f8rn Nyland&#8217;s 90 km\/h range test usually runs until low state-of-charge, 0%, 0 km, &#8212;, or equivalent appear on the display as he does not expect that regular drivers would go beyond &#8220;zero&#8221;. The cars still have some reserve at that point. The full range is calculated based on the remaining state-of-charge.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The 120 km\/h test is an estimation of range, based on energy consumption and estimated battery capacity (from the 90 km\/h test).<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Relatively high energy consumption might be partially related to the weight of the car (with the driver) at 2,400 kg according to the video.<\/p>\n<p>In general, the result makes us believe that up to around 300 miles in the Summer is possible at 90 km\/h.<\/p>\n<p>At a higher speed of 120 km\/h (75 mph), the estimated range decreased by 26% to 285 km (177 miles).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results at 90 km\/h (56 mph)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>range of 385 km (239 miles)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>energy consumption of 207 Wh\/km (333 Wh\/mile)<\/li>\n<li>used battery capacity: 79.4 kWh (estimated)<\/li>\n<li>temperature of 1\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>19&#8243; Pirelli P Zero Winter (245\/40-19) front and (255\/40-19) rear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Results at 120 km\/h (75 mph)<\/strong>; up 33% compared to 90 km\/h:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>range of 285 km (177 miles)<\/strong>; down 26%<\/li>\n<li>energy consumption of 279 Wh\/km (449 Wh\/mile); up 35%<\/li>\n<li>used battery capacity: 79.4 kWh (estimated)<\/li>\n<li>temperature of 2\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>19&#8243; Pirelli P Zero Winter (245\/40-19)front and (255\/40-19) rear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22564847%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Bj%C3%B8rn's%201%2C000%20Km%20Challenge%3A%20New%20Model%203%20RWD%20(LFP-60)%20Is%20A%20Beast%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%221000km-challenge-model3-rwd-lfp60%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FmMAbqj%2Fs5%2Fu9i_6botr9y.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22564890%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Watch%20Mercedes-Benz%20EQA%20350%204MATIC%20Cold%20Weather%20Range%20Test%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mercedes-eqa-winter-range-test%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2Fbg6JOn%2Fs5%2Ftzykvpcwzt4.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The all-new BMW i4, in the top-of-the-line M50 version, was recently range tested by\u00a0 Bj\u00f8rn Nyland in cold weather conditions (1-2\u00b0C and wet roads). The BMW i4 has a 83.9 kWh battery (81.5 kWh net usable), according to the manufacturer, and in optimum conditions should get up to 510 km (317 miles) of range. 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