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From Vegas to LA in a single charge

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JMoreno

Discussion Starter · 11 d ago (Edited)

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Jet Blue just finished his first road trip. Went from Vegas to LA in a single charge. 275 miles total. For those wondering, yes it is possible to do 300+ miles on a single charge.

Started with 100%. Car predicted 18% arrival. Arrived with 26%.

We’ll done BMW. I am impressed.

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paprmkr

· #21 · 10 d ago

Kayanarka said:
Wow that is good to know. ABRP has me stopping 2 times I think between vegas and LA.

PlugShare or EA app gives updates on the charge availability. ABRP , question. Does it have good trip route features? I am trying to setup a trip on PlugShare but not very helpful but glad I’m doin the trip before instead on the road.
going to Chicago then Cincinnati, Memphis,Nashville too. Then to Dallas back home via 40.

JMoreno

Discussion Starter · #22 · 10 d ago

I just use the BMW navigation to plan the route. It takes important factors into account and from what I have seen is extremely accurate. Other planning apps don’t have access to the car’s data the way BMW navigation does.

We will be making a return trip to Vegas Monday so will update the thread. If in-laws had a charger, I could top up before heading back, so will probably leave with an 80% charge. Let’s see.

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breabill

· #23 · 10 d ago

darylp310 said:
@JMoreno thanks so much for posting this! I’m driving from LA to Vegas next week and was doing some pre-planning with the My BMW app and ABRP. Both of them recommended that I stop in Barstow but I couldn’t figure out why. I’m driving an iX 50 that typically gives me over 350 miles per charge so it seemed like plenty to get to Vegas. I wanted to ignore the route planning apps and try to make it there on one charge but I was afraid that maybe it was all uphill and efficiency would suddenly drop and I’d be stuck out in the middle of the desert!! Much appreciate your detailed post. Now I have more confidence that I might even tempt a higher speed and using Sport Mode!!!

I’ve done north OC to Vegas in an i4 eDrive 40. Stopped in Baker, EA Premier Site with 12 stations, co-located with Tesla stations. Food & Snacks. Top off there and on your way back so you don’t have to hassle with finding a charger in Vegas.

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i4 M50 Rennenprofi

· #24 · 10 d ago (Edited)

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JMoreno said:
Jet Blue just finished his first road trip. Went from Vegas to LA in a single charge. 275 miles total. For those wondering, yes it is possible to do 300+ miles on a single charge.

Started with 100%. Car predicted 18% arrival. Arrived with 26%.

We’ll done BMW. I am impressed.
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Nice! BMW advertised this back in June of 2021. I got an e40 too. Having max range is sweet. Tortoise and the hare, tortoise and the hare - Aesop’s Fables

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Variable430

· #25 · 9 d ago

Kayanarka said:
Wow that is good to know. ABRP has me stopping 2 times I think between vegas and LA.

It really depends on how aggressively you want to attack the uphill portions of the drive. I have no patience so I’m not slowing down to save energy. Would rather do a quick top off/pit stop then lumber slowly up a 5-6% grace.

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JMoreno

Discussion Starter · #26 · 8 d ago

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Finished that trip with 327 miles on a charge. Big regen. I suspect it would have gone up to 350.

I don’t expect this to always be the case but it is great to know what the i4 is capable of.

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Magicrat

· #27 · 8 d ago

JMoreno said:
Finished that trip with 327 miles on a charge. Big regen. I suspect it would have gone up to 350.

I don’t expect this to always be the case but it is great to know what the i4 is capable of.

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Wow.....4.5 mi/kWh Nice, is this from LA to Vegas or Vegas to LA?

JMoreno

Discussion Starter · #28 · 8 d ago

Vegas to LA. Will be doing the reverse in a few days. Will be curious to see how it does going back.

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Hotrod182

· #29 · 6 d ago

i4e35nvbc said:
Google says (cuz I'm Canadian and don't care about these facts lol) Vegas is about 1700 feet higher than LA... so downhill to LA... perhaps why it was so 'easy' for JMoreno to achieve 275miles without stopping for a charge...

Yes, Vegas is a little over 2000ft. My heavy M50 gets drastically better economy on even the slightest down slopes.

lazLA

· #30 · 6 d ago

Hotrod182 said:
Yes, Vegas is a little over 2000ft. My heavy M50 gets drastically better economy on even the slightest down slopes.

This was my efficiency after 3 downhill miles from my house… apparently could have kept driving for nearly 8,000 miles if the slope continued!

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michel

· #31 · 6 d ago

lazLA said:
This was my efficiency after 3 downhill miles from my house… apparently could have kept driving for nearly 8,000 miles if the slope continued!

On my old "clown car" Bolt, after going downhill back from the supermarket to our old house it would show negative energy consumption, meaning - if that continues on we could end up with a full battery

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Mae22

· #32 · 6 d ago

michel said:
On my old "clown car" Bolt, after going downhill back from the supermarket to our old house it would show negative energy consumption, meaning - if that continues on we could end up with a full battery

My stepson drives a 2016 Chevy Spark EV (he had the first EV in our household), and we call it the Clown Car.

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michel

· #33 · 6 d ago

Mae22 said:
My stepson drives a 2016 Chevy Spark EV

ahh, the days when US car makers still make small cars. I guess the nice thing with BMW is... hell would freeze over before they stop making performance sedans, right? And hopefully the infamous maintenance premium for European cars would get less with EVs since they require... less maintenance.

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JMoreno

Discussion Starter · #34 · 5 d ago (Edited)

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For all those saying, "Oh it's all downhill blah blah" — We made the reverse trip from LA to Vegas, going uphill, on a single charge.

We started the trip at 99%. When we first punched in the navigation, the car told we would have to stop and charge. So it added the EA station in Baker.

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As we drove some miles later, the car changed its mind and removed the charging station automatically from the trip. It now predicted we would arrive home with 6%.

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Here are the final results of the trip.

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We made it to Vegas with 13% left. The efficiency was less, but still at 4m/kwh. There were some steep inclines which definitely drain the battery, but the i4's efficiency the rest of the way made up for it.

I have to give the credit for this efficiency to DAPP. I don't think Jet would have been as efficient if I was driving it most of the way.
All in all it was an enjoyable drive, and it has given me great amount of confidence in my BMW.

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darylp310

· #35 · 5 d ago

JMoreno said:
I have to give the credit for this efficiency to DAPP. I don't think Jet would have been as efficient if I was driving it most of the way.
All in all it was an enjoyable drive, and it has given me great amount of confidence in my BMW.

This is friggin' amazing. BTW, what speed did you set DAPP to? I know traffic tends to be really fast between LA and Vegas. Did you have people zipping past you?

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paprmkr

· #36 · 5 d ago

I probably make it on single if I was east LA area. I make Baker stop with 60 miles left. And I’m 75 miles north of LA in Ventura Santa Barbara county lines. Yesterday I came via hwy 14 /58 and it also has long climb. I still Made it to Barstow (stop to eat so I filled up) could have probably made it to Baker but didn’t want to go to low <10%
I been getting great range lately also maybe car is broken on now after one year in service. I am pre-ordering i5 today but can decide eDrive40 or M60 model.
I had great year $$ so was thinking about i7 but the i5 looks great online for half price.
also new Vegas red color look nice wonder if looks like a candy in sun.

JMoreno

Discussion Starter · #37 · 5 d ago

darylp310 said:
This is friggin' amazing. BTW, what speed did you set DAPP to? I know traffic tends to be really fast between LA and Vegas. Did you have people zipping past you?

Yea I stuck to right lane and set the car to 70mph (speed limit). I enjoyed the scenery more, and I find that when I'm not the one accelerating, I am more patient to let other cars drive by. DAPP took care to decelerate for trucks ahead, and change lanes to pass them, then change back to the right lane.

This BMW can be driven efficiently or like a rocket at will. It's a Machine.

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michel

· #38 · 5 d ago

JMoreno said:
We made it to Vegas with 13% left. The efficiency was less, but still at 4m/kwh. There were some steep inclines which definitely drain the battery, but the i4's efficiency the rest of the way made up for it

JMoreno said:
Yea I stuck to right lane and set the car to 70mph (speed limit)

That's super impressive - my EV6 AWD gets 3.2 mi/kWh at 70mph on a flat terrain! (big 20" wheels, less efficient motor, bigger surface area and 0.28 Cd vs BMW's 0.24 all don't help - even though the BMW weighs more even in RWD trim).

Also glad to hear about the DAPP experience, if overtaking slower trucks is also automated it seems like driving long distance is a pleasant cruise.

Flyingman

· #39 · 5 d ago

JMoreno said:
Jet Blue just finished his first road trip. Went from Vegas to LA in a single charge. 275 miles total. For those wondering, yes it is possible to do 300+ miles on a single charge.

Started with 100%. Car predicted 18% arrival. Arrived with 26%.

We’ll done BMW. I am impressed.
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It's all downhill, right?

Let's see what you get on return!

michel

· #40 · 5 d ago

Flyingman said:
It's all downhill, right?

Let's see what you get on return!

He did: From Vegas to LA in a single charge

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