2021 BMW X5 45e - EV Range and MPG Test

The BMW xDrive45e is a nifty mid-size PHEV crossover that can tow almost 6000 pounds. How much of that translates into the real world? We tested it!
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[@DailyMotor]

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[@shengta2248]

Great review with very helpful driving result that is exactly what I am looking for. Thank you

[@leeshengwu]

Great video. Really learned a lot from the video. Answer quite a few questions for me since I am thinking of getting this vehicle.

[@shengta2248]

Thank you. Great review

[@baldheadlogic]

Great Review Charlie. I appreciate the detail. Curious to see how the X3 Plug in compares to this X5.

[@PhilT993]

Great review. Thanks. I would love to see you do the same test with the BMW X5 x-drive 50e. I can't find any similar test on line.

[@Popcornbeetle]

Thank for this!

[@PremierEquipmentInc]

Awesome video. Thank you very much for doing this. I've been thinking of buying one. So how much does it cost you to to completely charge it?

[@janetmitchell8445]

Nice review! We have this car ordered and should get it soon, excited to see how it does in our use case.

[@roflwaffles902]

And update, Janet?

[@Farly98]

Janet any update

[@aelges]

Great video. Does or did the battery charge during your gas only run?

[@danielfont713]

Great Video!! I am curious to know the fuel economy if you did the same highway test while having a full battery and driving in hybrid mode?

[@cbouchez]

nice job!!

[@wickedg]

Mine should be coming in the next two months to my local dealership. I'm incredibly excited.

[@Farly98]

Did you get it yet?

[@wickedg]

@@Farly98 I did! I’ve had it for three weeks. I have almost 850 miles on it and still have 40% of my fuel tank left and have yet to fill it. I’m calculating about $50 per month in electricity.

[@jamesliu761]

Appreciate the info. Nice car! What color is it?

[@alexandersoulas]

Great video! What color is it exactly?

[@florinvid]

I was able to squeeze 40 miles on electric only with mine. Depends where you drive it and if you use the regenerative braking to your advantage. Great car!

[@rrange]

I wonder if this will work with zero fuel in it but full battery charge.

[@laurajenkins9974]

Thank you for the great video! I just ordered my X5 45e, but just nervous because I don't see any info if folks are actually getting close to the 50 mpge in hybrid mode. Would love to have folks verify that. My dealer states the car only takes a week to build once it is in production, but it could take up to 4-6 weeks with shipping. Also, if they are short on any parts, that will delay the production as well. I had to get my allocation from a dealer two hours away from where I live, due to my local dealer doesn't get the allocations to build new cars like the high volume dealers in other areas. I read Minh Nguyen post below, my guess your dealer has not got a allocation for your build yet. Good luck to you!

[@raksmeyro8886]

I have the 45E, you can get 50mpge or better usually with city driving, but even on the freeway it's pretty efficient at around 28-31mpg using the gas only engine

[@Nigel8Chelsea]

@@raksmeyro8886sorry, just wanted to clarify. Does that figure mean using both battery and gas at the same time will yield around 50mpg? Meaning you could theoretically travel over 1,000miles (if the tank capacity is 21.9 gallon) before needing to fill up?

[@DutchManticore]

​@@Nigel8Chelseai dont get what you are stressing about. This is a plugin hybrid, it all comes down to how often you plug in. The battery range is 40ish miles. If you do a 1000 mile roadtrip the first 40 miles are electric and the rest your 6 cilinder is going the work. You can do unlimited MPG but you would have to stop every 40 miles to charge it 8 hours

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

We ordered a loaded 2022 X5 45e and it should arrive in a month or so. Thanks for the informative video. How do you feel the electric only and ICE only acceleration to be? Both at once is of course is great, but how are each individually? Your tire pressures seem to be set at a big difference from front to rear. Is that OEM psi settings? Thanks.

[@DailyMotor]

Awesome, congrats! EV only acceleration is fine for daily driving, better than the Volvo PHEVs. That being said, it's not fast. Strong off the line though. I should have done a 0-60 with it. Gas-only acceleration is plenty. Correct, those are OEM tire pressures from the placard inside the driver door. Enjoy your X5!

[@amandaavia]

Hey Rob! Have you received your vehicle yet? I'm looking into this, as well. Wondering what the pros and cons are. And how did you go about getting the $7500 federal govt rebate?

[@Farly98]

Rob any update?

[@garysandhu5082]

Great review and video. I’m curious to know if the engine can charge a depleted battery to full and how long that would take. Thx.

[@pchansen100]

It will. There’s a button next to the gear shift that will enable that feature. Supposedly it is the quickest way to charge the battery. I would like to know the highway mileage when charging the battery.

[@Farly98]

Yes you can, not sure how long it would take or how much gas

[@MikeB-jz5mh]

What color is that BMW?

[@patdonnellan1024]

Keep it on ice on hills...no point flogging batteries...hauling 2500 kg and 4wd....Great machine..

[@barryliu8]

Just what I wanted to know on the MPG... Thank you. I just ordered my 2022 version.

[@MinhNguyen-tz8ti]

How long does it take for delivery? The dealer near me said it will take up to 7 months

[@barryliu8]

@@MinhNguyen-tz8ti the dealership called me last week to go pick up already. Only waited a little over a month. It went into production 2 weeks ago. And the car was built and delivered to dealership in less than 2 weeks.

[@MinhNguyen-tz8ti]

That’s quick, I already ordered mine, but they said up to 7 months, I don’t know why

[@barryliu8]

@@MinhNguyen-tz8ti I'm sure they want to surprise you and call you to pick up early. They pulled that on me EVERY TIME!

[@MinhNguyen-tz8ti]

I hope so, thank you

[@kylechellino2579]

How did you like the link I sent you!

[@Mental_Egg]

$85k SUV, $60k Tesla and zero dollars spent on lawn and driveway upkeep. Lol

[@DailyMotor]

😂😂

[@DailyMotor]

Priorities

[@cbureriu]

I rutinely get more than 40 miles on electric only.

[@spacefras]

How much mpg do you get when you do Hybrid driving??

[@cbureriu]

@@spacefras like 400

[@x5or]

The best range on the X5-30D is 952 miles or 47mpg. Next challenge : Reach the one thousand! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2LUqJR-f7xmq6M You can even reduce more your consumption. It depends on the manner and your style of driving. The best way is always to anticipate the actions to be carried out well before they approach. Avoid braking as much as possible and leave an elastic buffer zone between the vehicles ahead. and finally try to drive bellow 60mph You can do another evaluation i you'll notice great improvements

[@BoulderMTBR]

Tesla with a ghetto driveway, weird.

[@DailyMotor]

Lmao, priorities