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Originally Posted by tsbrown
I was more focused on how the car drove/felt than listening to exactly what he said. So I’m not going to nitpick.
For people that have the 50e, either X5 or 550e, what’s the daily experience like for keeping the battery charged enough to get the performance benefit? This is far more my interest in this car than better mileage/efficiency. Charging it would be a real PITA for me where we live in the summer.
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Sorry but If you can’t charge the car I absolutely would not get the car. That is pretty much 100% the consensus of everyone on the forum. I really don’t get what the appeal would be if you’re not planning on charging it. Yes it has more combined HP but it’s 600 lbs heavier than a 40i. Get the m60, maybe a slightly used one if it’s out of budget new. But getting a 50e for purely the “performance” benefit does not make sense. Compared to a 40i, You get this car to run electric miles and have the added bonus of some quicker acceleration, and air suspension in an msport version.