I Lived With An EV For 4 Months And I Didn't Hate It

4 months living with a BMW i5 M60

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[victoarino]

First time I see a video where someone talks about the world of owning an EV and the charging network and did not mention once Tesla.

[mgmarrison]

Enjoyable video, Sam!

The section where you suggested watching a different video for the ‘more dynamic’ stuff, I’m just not interested… and I think that says it all about this car in my view. Capable for sure, but not fun.

[jahyoda]

Also everyone of these brands with all the fancy touch screens have de-laminating issues .... ghost inputs suck....and even on a inexpensive vehicle cost is $1, 300 starting !! And that's to replace with oem

[markukblackmore]

This whole video feels like Sam forgot to do his homework and then realised at the last minute 🤣

[gavinsullivan]

Seems odd that you would want the long range version in some ways. If it was petrol you wouldn’t get the 520i for its economy you’d get the 535 cos it’s got a more powerful engine but would be less economical… Also any EV if you knock 20% off the quoted range you’ll get close to real world range. (And also petrol quoted fuel economy is never near what the manufacturers say). I think the main point is that EV’s are appliances which are great for the daily grind but not for anything enthusiastic. So EV family wagon and a petrol fun car…

[Revival]

It’s not about the tech. It’s about having it constantly pushed on us. I’m glad the tech is here, while still underdeveloped. I’m not glad about the rhetoric behind it.

[redshovel]

Take a selfie 🤳 feature……how many meetings they had to decide that 😂

[wills]

Making their EVs feel normal and familiar is working for them check out their sales figures, Mercedes trying to reinvent the wheel is holding them back compared to Munich.

[ThrottleBody]

I have to disagree about the Mercedes interior. The quality is poor, the actual design of the interior is awful. Exterior is awful too. There’s nothing that I prefer in the Mercedes when compared to the BMW.

[Lfldn]

Really enjoyed this style of video Sam! Thought it was really informative and that you structured and conveyed your thoughts on the experience really well. Nice work 👊

[djneils]

<250 mile range is appalling for a car costing over 100 grand

[bjarnijonsson]

Home charging is so nice. 13-14 hours to charge 20-80% at home basically means you got a rather slow home charger setup of 3.6 kW. 7.2kW setup is more suitable if you drive a lot. Most new cars can AC charge at 11kW, but for that you would need a 3 phase home setup. Having 11kW home charger would have meant 4.5 hours to charge 20-80 (roughly 50kWh)

[nigelbrett]

Oh dear, oh dear. £110, 000 for a selfie. Just shows how indoctrinated we have become. These ‘cars’ are just a modern equivalent of the Emperor’s new clothes.

[alexdibenedetto]

I highly suggest keeping your eye on the Ioniq 5 N. The Smoking Tyre published a fantastic podcast which explains why it would be the perfect EV for you: fun to drive, reasonably priced and the ability to change the power delivery and sound to mimic that of an ICE car. Truly something ahead of its time!

[Uchejnr]

The video I was waiting for Sam. Hopefully this experience has convinced you to try out other ev’s. If you can ignore the disgusted eyes from fellow petrol heads, I’d recommend you testing out a Tesla for a week whether model 3 or y. You may find your ev experience to be different. Great vid as always and educational for those who are still unsure of these vehicles

[Nyx_]

ive owned over 30 bmws, this 5 series is a distinct fail... sad after the last 5 series which was very good

[arijeettarafdar]

Really appreciate the detailed review Sam ! Very Harry-esque and I guess praise doesn’t get higher than that 😅

[eskemeldgaardkrogh]

En EV can make 100% sense or no sense at all depending on your location and personal situation. In Denmark ICE cars are charged with a 150% registration fee with a MASSIVE reduction on this fee on EVs. In short, in my neck of the woods, a Tesla Model 3 costs the same as the cheapest Golf with NO options. Moreover, we get a partial refund on electricity used for EVs. Thus, in January 2023 we changed from a 2 year old Golf to a Cupra Born. We drive roughly 40.000 km per year and in 2022 we spent £4250 on petrol. We have a home charger and in 2023 we ended up spending spending roughly £900 on electricity for the EV - that’s a monthly saving of roughly £250. Moreover, because taxation is gradually being intrduced to EVs, this will eat some of the depreciation. In short, in Denmark, you’d have to be a moron to not at least concider an EV. With that said, I would never had bought an EV if I couldn’t charge cheaply at home… and would never have been willing to buy an EV without the reduced registration fee. As it stands, we are VERY happy to have made the switch to an EV, as it makes so much sense for our situation.

[fergus]

what about the I4, feels a decently priced ev at around 35/40k

[Ayrej]

The main driver of EV sales is the business incentive to buy new. Unfortunately as commented that also creates the biggest problem. Their depreciation. If you want the general consumer to buy more. Change the business incentive to include second hand. This will help with the depreciation problem and the uptake. Bigger business will still buy new ones as it's a bigger write off and they would be buying new cars regardless. But uptake of the second hand ones and overall would be higher. Solves many issues.