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      06-28-2024, 01:14 PM   #4
Deho
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Drives: 2023 MINI Countryman SE
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We're in a special time now as BMW is offering G60 models for almost every needs.

Here are, in my opinion, the use cases for each model:

- 520i, 530i or 540i for people with no easy access to charging and people who drive long distances on roads with poor charging infrastructure
- 530e or 550e for people who can charge on a regular basis but mostly drive local or drive a mix of local and long distances on roads with poor charging infrastructure
- i5 for people who can charge on a regular basis and drive long distances but on roads with good charging infrastructure

The best use case for a PHEV is for drivers who drive a lot locally on electric power but who also want to have an ICE when travelling long distances.
I would never ever consider a pure ICE vehicle for local drives; that's where they are less efficient and most polluting.

My use case makes me hesitate between the 550e and i5 xDrive40, which are the same price in Canada...

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