BMW i3

120 Ah 42 kWh

At around 12 °C in November, the BMW i3 120 Ah used only 151 Wh/km at 90 km/h, one of the most efficient results in the winter-season tests. That meant 259 km of range, or about 177 km at 120 km/h, and the battery delivered almost the same energy at both speeds, taken as a sign of good engineering. It still fast charged at about 49 kW at 85%, but the range estimate dropped abruptly near empty. The bright headlights won praise, but the seats felt too flat and the tall, short car was unsettled by crosswinds at motorway speed.

Range test results

Range on a full battery and consumption at a constant speed.

	90 km/h	120 km/h
Summer	not tested
Winter 12 °C	259 km151 Wh/km	177 km218 Wh/km

Usable battery capacity measured in the test: 38.6 kWh

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Official range

308 km (WLTP)
246 km (EPA)

Charging

50 kW (DC charging)
11 kW (AC charging)

Performance

0–100 km/h: 7.3 s
Top speed: 150 km/h

Price

€ 39000

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The BMW i3 uses 15.1 kWh per 100 km in winter

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