{"id":15320,"date":"2022-02-14T00:05:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T05:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=15320"},"modified":"2022-02-14T00:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T05:05:10","slug":"bmw-ix-xdrive50-range-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=15320","title":{"rendered":"BMW iX xDrive50 Achieves Impressive Range In Cold Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The all-new <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/bmw\/ix\/\">BMW iX<\/a> xDrive50 premium SUV achieved pretty good results in\u00a0Bj\u00f8rn Nyland&#8217;s range test in cold weather conditions (1-4\u00b0C).<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle is equipped with a 111.5 kWh battery (105.2 kWh net usable), according to the manufacturer, and in optimum conditions is expected to get up to 550-631 km (342-391 miles) of WLTP range (depending on the version).<\/p>\n<p>The company reports that the EPA range exceeds 300 miles (<a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/556758\/bmw-ix-324miles-epa-range\/\">see full report here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20&#8243; wheels (235\/60R20 108H XL): 324 miles (521 km)<\/li>\n<li>21&#8243; wheels (255\/50R21 109H XL): 305 miles (491 km)<\/li>\n<li>22&#8243; wheels (275\/40R22 107Y): 315 miles (507 km)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the video, the tested BMW iX xDrive50, with 21&#8243; wheels, has a range of <strong>489 km (304 miles)<\/strong> &#8211; at 90 km\/h (56 mph) &#8211; which is very good, considering the low temperature. The energy consumption amounted to 217 Wh\/km (349 Wh\/mile).<\/p>\n<p>The limited power Turtle mode engaged at about 2% state-of-charge (SOC), and the car reported about 10 km (6 miles) more range. The power limit at the time was about 75% of the maximum value. 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 as he does not expect that regular drivers would go beyond &#8220;zero&#8221; (0%, 0 km, &#8212;, or equivalent appear on the display). The cars still have some reserve at that point. The full range is calculated based on the remaining state-of-charge.<\/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).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bj\u00f8rn Nyland reports that the car consumed some 106.6 kWh of energy, which is, interestingly, more than the 105.2 kWh net usable capacity, according to BMW.<\/p>\n<p>At 120 km\/h (75 mph), the energy consumption increased by 35% to 292 Wh\/km (470 Wh\/mile), but it was slightly colder and wet. The estimated range decreased by 25% compared to the 90 km\/h test, to <strong>365 km (227 miles)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" data-widget=\"mosaic\" data-type=\"2\" data-align=\"none\" data-size=\"100\">\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"image\" data-border=\"\" data-id=\"6389426\" data-title=\"\"><picture loading=\"lazy\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Vz8x4y\/s3\/bmw-ix-merry-ix-mas.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1025px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Vz8x4y\/s3\/bmw-ix-merry-ix-mas.webp 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Vz8x4y\/s2\/bmw-ix-merry-ix-mas.webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Vz8x4y\/s3\/bmw-ix-merry-ix-mas.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 1025px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Vz8x4y\/s3\/bmw-ix-merry-ix-mas.jpg\" alt=\"BMW iX: Merry iX-mas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Vz8x4y\/s3\/bmw-ix-merry-ix-mas.jpg 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Vz8x4y\/s2\/bmw-ix-merry-ix-mas.jpg 2x\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/> <\/picture><\/section>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"image\" data-border=\"\" data-id=\"6163029\" data-title=\"\"><picture loading=\"lazy\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/33eXx\/s3\/2022-bmw-ix-exterior.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1025px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/33eXx\/s3\/2022-bmw-ix-exterior.webp 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/33eXx\/s2\/2022-bmw-ix-exterior.webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/33eXx\/s3\/2022-bmw-ix-exterior.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 1025px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/33eXx\/s3\/2022-bmw-ix-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"2022 BMW iX Exterior\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/33eXx\/s3\/2022-bmw-ix-exterior.jpg 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/33eXx\/s2\/2022-bmw-ix-exterior.jpg 2x\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/> <\/picture><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p>Both range results are pretty good, not far from the Tesla Model X Long Range Raven (respectively 520 and 402 km, but at 15-18\u00b0C), and much better than the NIO ES8 (respectively 397 km and 293 km at 6-11\u00b0C) and Audi e-tron 55 (respectively 330 km and 257 km at -5\u00b0C), which is probably the closest competitor.<\/p>\n<p>BMW achieved a high range through an increase in battery capacity to 111.5 kWh, as well as making the iX quite efficient for its size and weight of 2,720 kg.<\/p>\n<p>If the fast charging power is consistently good, we might see a decent 1,000 km (621 miles) test result as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results at 90 km\/h (56 mph)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>range of 489 km (304 miles)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>energy consumption of 217 Wh\/km (349 Wh\/mile)<\/li>\n<li>used battery capacity: 106.6 kWh (estimated)<\/li>\n<li>temperature of 4\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>21&#8243; Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 (255\/50-21)<\/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 365 km (227 miles)<\/strong>; down 25%<\/li>\n<li>energy consumption of 292 Wh\/km (470 Wh\/mile); up 35%<\/li>\n<li>used battery capacity: 106.6 kWh (estimated)<\/li>\n<li>temperature of 1\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>21&#8243; Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 (255\/50-21)<\/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%22565527%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Check%20Out%20The%202022%20BMW%20Plug-In%20Lineup%20In%20US%2C%20Without%20i3%20And%20X3%20PHEV%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%222022-bmw-plugin-lineup-us%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F2NO1Ez%2Fs5%2F2022-bmw-plug-ins-us.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22565521%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22BMW%20iX%2C%20i4%20Come%20With%202%20Years%20Of%20Free%20Charging%20At%20Electrify%20America%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22bmw-ix-i4-electrify-america%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F1ZzOKW%2Fs5%2Fbmw-i4-fast-charging-at-electrify-america.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The all-new BMW iX xDrive50 premium SUV achieved pretty good results in\u00a0Bj\u00f8rn Nyland&#8217;s range test in cold weather conditions (1-4\u00b0C). The vehicle is equipped with a 111.5 kWh battery (105.2 kWh net usable), according to the manufacturer, and in optimum conditions is expected to get up to 550-631 km (342-391 miles) of WLTP range (depending [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}