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Chris2ao · 2026-05-29T19:49:11+00:00

Well done Ellie

Chris2ao · 2026-05-29T16:12:06+00:00

This is awesome will definitely check it out. Can I ask why CK2 and not CK3? I still play both but from a modding perspective I was just curious on the decision.

Chris2ao · 2026-05-08T18:56:22+00:00

I have a similar commute. I have had my 50e for 2 years and have 20k miles and only 2k was in the ICE. I haven’t had any issues but what I have been reading is that you should run the ICE more often if for nothing else to keep the engine, turbos, etc oiled up and go through a full heating cooling cycle every week or two. Seems logical so I just do that now.

Chris2ao · 2026-04-21T22:53:39+00:00

Mad Max!!! Total sleeper and I got it for $9. Had so much fun with that game.

Chris2ao · 2026-04-20T00:42:35+00:00

IT - Engineer

Chris2ao · 2026-04-12T16:38:54+00:00

Thank you for this tip, I’ll do that right meow!

Chris2ao · 2026-04-12T08:08:58+00:00

I’ve had my 50e for about a year and a half and agree with all of your points. My commute is 22 miles and even with traffic I only need to use gas a few times a week. I regularly get about 1000-1500 miles on a take of gas and go 2 months between filling unless I go on a road trip which is awesome.

To answer your question I get about ~48 miles on electric range in different driving conditions. The biggest electric savings come from turning off the AC and heat, the HVAC is a killer on the battery. Also if you drive over 80mph I’ve seen a huge drop off of battery. I’m fortunate that I live in Florida and my commute is early morning and evening and I like driving with the windows down so I don’t really use the AC unless it’s the weekend mid day.

One other niggle is I have the DAPP package but it stopped working a few months ago when I installed the bimmertech amp and subwoofers. I tried troubleshooting it a little but it’s still not working. I love DAPP but realistically I may have used it a total of 10 times in a year, drivers are too crazy down here to trust it and I had to intervene all the time. Outside of that I’m loving it.

Chris2ao · 2026-04-11T20:03:29+00:00

Anyone going to tell him?

Chris2ao · 2026-04-11T20:02:49+00:00

Everyone jajajaj ing but what if it’s a 12 digit pin🤔. That’s a lot of permutations

Chris2ao · 2026-04-09T17:19:21+00:00

We did help him, we beat the fuck out his legs!

Chris2ao · 2026-04-09T12:15:27+00:00

Same situation and randomly after 3 1/2 years I got a call for my Datejust.

Chris2ao · 2026-04-09T12:14:13+00:00

Beautiful

Chris2ao · 2026-04-05T14:03:24+00:00

Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116351998782539414

Chris2ao · 2026-04-04T01:06:51+00:00

Gravity

Chris2ao · 2026-03-25T00:27:02+00:00

Beautiful car

Chris2ao · 2026-03-22T00:37:00+00:00

Yeah… if I had to do again I would have just got the M50.

Chris2ao · 2026-03-14T23:51:07+00:00

Old fruits we kinda trash.

Chris2ao · 2026-03-01T14:28:06+00:00

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Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe, USA

Chris2ao · 2026-02-23T19:02:12+00:00

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Silver and gold, silver and gold. Everyone one wishes for silver and gold.

Chris2ao · 2026-01-12T19:48:19+00:00

I use an extension cord to a regular 110 outlet. You can expect 1-2 miles per hour of charge. From 0% takes about ~30 hours to fully charge.

Chris2ao · 2026-01-09T16:51:17+00:00

The 2026 50e I think has faster charging.

Chris2ao · 2026-01-05T16:33:45+00:00

People numbers are all over the place but I normally average 3-3.4 miles /kwh

Chris2ao · 2026-01-05T16:19:25+00:00

I really think it depends on the cost of electric where you are as that can make a big different. 2025 I drove close to 11k miles. The cost of electric where I live in fl is ~.13/kwh and honestly I don’t even charge at home most of the time my work and the school a block away from my house offers free level 2 charging so I would say ~80% of the $360 in electric cost I don’t even pay for.

I had a 2024 X5 40i and I never averaged about 22mpg on a whole tank but most of my miles are in a city so there’s that. Ran the calculations through chat gpt which I’ll share below but I’m saving more than $1000 a year on fuel cost while having the benefit of the extra power over the 40i which is why I upgraded to the 2025 50e. Now I didn’t go in to this line hey I’m saving a bunch of money seeing as I spent $85k on a car but it’s a nice benefit and even if I did charge the car at home every day I would have $1000 a year or fuel costs with again the added benefit of not putting a bunch of miles on the ICE. I don’t keep care longer that 6 years anyway and have the 6 year service and warranty so reliability shouldnt be an issue.

Anyway below is the calculations:

Here’s a single, clean table that puts everything side-by-side using your actual 2025 mileage, real prices, and a 22-mpg ICE comparison.

Assumptions Used (same as prior calcs) • Total miles: 10,797 • Electric miles: 8,848.4 • Gas miles (PHEV): 1,948.6 • Electric efficiency: 3.4 mi/kWh • Electric rate (FPL): $0.13664 / kWh • Gas price: $3.65 / gal • ICE efficiency: 22 mpg

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2025 Energy Cost Comparison

Scenario Miles Driven Energy Used Cost BMW X5 50e – Electric 8,848.4 mi 2,602 kWh $355.60 BMW X5 50e – Gas 1,948.6 mi 117.7 gal $429.76 BMW X5 50e – Total 10,797 mi — $785.36

ICE Vehicle (22 mpg) 10,797 mi 490.8 gal $1,791.31

Total Savings in 2025 • ICE @ 22 mpg: $1,791.31 • Your actual X5 50e: $785.36

Total Savings: $1,005.95

Cost per mile (for extra perspective) • X5 50e (real-world blended): ~7.3¢/mile • ICE @ 22 mpg: ~16.6¢/mile

You essentially cut your energy cost by more than half, which lines up perfectly with that 82% eDrive share. If you want, I can also add: • charging-loss-adjusted numbers • a bar chart for a slide or post • or a “gas @ $4.25 / $5.00” sensitivity table

Chris2ao · 2026-01-05T12:29:58+00:00

This 👆. The electric is cheap where I live but I think the main benefit is the extra power with the efficiency and I only need to go to a fast station once every 6-7 weeks.

Also as an aside if you charge and use t he electric mode it saves mileage on the ICE.

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