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[@luciteck]

the IX1 is one of the better looking BMWs as of late. Good car.

[@1558tcd]

When cars used to have fuel tanks, the German road assistance company ADAC tested them and complained when the fuel flap was on the driver side. If you get stranded due to not enough fuel (esp unrestricted Autobahn) you do not want to refuel on the driver side and get hit by a passing vehicle. Hence, all German brands put the flap on the passenger side.

[@bjornnyland]

Very good explanation.

[@agemmm]

Yep they added manual battery preconditioning in the latest update. You no longer have to navigate to a charger. A great feature.

[@pietruszka2194]

This feature has been in the iX1 from the start.

[@skanstullsbajaren]

@@pietruszka2194 not for my i4 2022 would it be possible with iDrive 8.5 or hardware update needed?

[@w0nd3rlu573r]

It's very nice to se BeEmWe catching up with the efficiency. Great news for all of us.

[@c-fb]

iX1 to the Arctic circle! Let’s gooooo!😊

[@alanhold2468]

I like it. And looks like a sensible size for the traffic around town. Great stuff🙏👊

[@lovethytuber4770]

Surprisingly efficient 👍. And nope, not bored at all but if you want to switch things up a little, I'll be watching.

[@smoothflying]

Interesting video! Will be exciting when BMW comes with an all-EV platform.

[@DeeKay1911]

They really had a chance with the new X1 to be forward thinking and make it EV only, but didn’t

[@mikaeldusthall5755]

BMW have ix40, ix50 and ix60, thas is pure EV platform, but they will be a new better EV-platform soon.

[@Beaglow]

purely electric ncar or new class will come 2025

[@MrVeeBlog]

Maybe I haven't watched enough of your videos to say I am tired of them. I'm good to go for some more videos Bjorn. Let's Go!

[@azlansharom7011]

Could you fit the car in your garage if you drove in front first? Then the charge port would be on the ‘right side which is the right side’…

[@broderwow]

I like your standard testing :) I am missing 0km test but I am guessing i is too cold now to be driving battery to 0 and ecoflowing it.

[@CMueller66]

Fully agree. Bjørn‘s standard test procedures allow a good comparison between different cars. Not boring at all but very useful!

[@volvocars5189]

Looking forward to the Elywhere video!

[@michalvaner3167]

Really looking forward to the video about these charger containers 🙂 About the EV spotting. I've noticed there's „a lot“ of EVs on the roads ‒ I mean, the percentage of registered EVs is pretty low. But I notice them on the road quite often, definitely more often than would be the fair share comparing with the registered cars. My theory is, if someone drives a lot, they are more likely to buy an EV. If someone mostly doesn't drive but keeps a 20 year old car in the barn, they still count in the registered cars, but they are not likely to be seen on the road. So maybe if we get to a point of 20% registered cars being EVs, it might as well be something like 50% of the traffic. Or maybe I'm just overly optimistic.

[@klisurski]

Have you actually considered that when you parallel-park next to a sidewalk on a two-way street the charger would always be on your right-hand side, so this is actually the better side for the port, otherwise you might need to park opposite to the traffic for the cable to reach the port? According to me the best place for it is in the front middle, as it gives you the best accessibility.

[@UK-Cycling]

Nice video Bjørn. Best regards Martin

[@wootdeco]

You should start testing hatchback like cars(like this one) with tow boxes. It loweres consumption, at least on my kona. Should be interesting test. Thule said their boxes are even better, there is an article about this if you search a bit.

[@sjakolo]

Hi Björn, love your reviews! Will you be doing more tests with the iX1 with regards to the charging speeds and maybe a 1000km challenge?

[@mrrkrr]

Interesting video, thanks! Would love to see more of the 0% tests with Ecoflow

[@TheSpyNZ]

Nice video. How quiet was the cabin interior on the highway in iX1?

[@victorngcm]

interested in the headlight test and 1000km test. Please do the tests Thanks

[@slijkhuis]

I look forward to the Elywhere video! I really enjoyed the Kempower factory video as well! As for the BMW, way too small for me. 😅

[@mohamedkasemali1500]

Good work , would you be able to make a bmw i4 35 video in this period

[@echelonakintosh]

I recently got the iX1 and I'm pretty impressed with it. I was debating for the EQE, but I got a lot more bang for my buck with the iX1. I indeed agree with the position of the charging port.. it's been a bit of a nuisance in parking spaces where I end up in the exact same situation where there's little space left to hook up the cable.

[@biggabigga]

Left side is the wrong side. More charging stations are now available on public streets, which makes it much better to have the charge port on the right side

[@bjornnyland]

As long as the driver's door is on the left side then the charge port should also be on the left side. Or do you exit on the right side of the car? lol

[@bankangle466]

For me the right side also makes more sense. Public parkings are in drive direction along the street. And the charging station is more on the pedestrian (right). For sure you exit on the left but you don‘t need to span the cable all around the car. 😊

[@biggabigga]

At some roads cars are passing by at 50 km/h and it's really tight. Standing out in the road fiddling with the charge port on such streets is a real hazard

[@bjornnyland]

You only need 3 seconds to plug in. Real hazard only if you are super clumsy and need several minutes to plug in. Remember that we're not refueling here. We just need to plug in...

[@kamil9090]

@@bjornnyland but when you parking your car with the front first as most of us does, right side is actually better. You don't haver to cross the cable when you are going into the car :)

[@davids4696]

Yes ! All cars should have charging ports on the Volvo/ Polestar / Tesla driver side. All those people who bought a plug in hybrid and put their home charger on the driver side...BMW/ MB /VW take note

[@robertpopek6063]

A thought about the " right" place for the chargeport. It would be convenient if the chargeport is on the right side for cars used in right hand traffic and on the left side for cars used in left hand traffic.

[@evkx]

You should do the EV spotting in Smestadkrysset

[@SimonClaringbold]

I'm looking forward to the EV Spotting Video!

[@MichelGroenbos-cj6ti]

You are complaining about the charger connection on the right side of the car, but that is the best position, because if you park along a street side, with a left handed vehicle, you always park with the right side to the sidewalk, where the charger is positioned. So no cable over the street, but short to the car.

[@bjornnyland]

Get longer cables. Problem solved.

[@stefanschulthess5397]

I park always forward into the garage to get out the stuff of the trunk... so the right side would be the right side if the charging station would be on the right side. But it isn't 😂. So for our Ioniq electric is the left side the right side but for the GTX is the right side the wrong side. So it depends 🤷‍♂

[@ericvet8b]

Charger on the right side works in the UK 😜. Although my charger at home is on the left of the driveway so works well that Tesla’s is on the left.

[@jasonblair4057]

This is a good EV, but it is not coming to North America, what a shame it would be high in my list to replace my X3, now I am looking outside the brand for the first time since 2002.

[@s.kxx1956]

Will the flat battery test make a come back ?

[@bjornnyland]

Pointless to test it for every model.

[@SamuraiTacos1]

looks good a car for me in the states

[@ikocheratcr]

I finally understood the charger side thing, and why the left side is the correct one.

[@felixsanhueza]

I'm considering switching from XC40 Twin to this one, but I'm concerned about loosing range. Seeing this video, it seems to be pretty much the same despite the smaller battery. Do you think they do indeed have similar range?

[@veke1069]

You had issues with your XC40?

[@felixsanhueza]

@@veke1069 I find the software to be quite buggy and laggy, and I loose connectivity regularly. It's a bummer because I really like android automotive. Aside from that, no; it's a great car. 😅

[@krugerdave]

Volvos are famously thirsty, BMWs, in my experience at least, tend to be surprisingly efficient. So yeah, I'd say it's realistic that the range would be the same (even if I haven't driven either car). But 65-70 kWh should be plenty for most cars if they're not too thirsty. Close to 300km of reliable highway range sounds a lot like my old EQA, and that was always very usable 👍

[@echelonakintosh]

I've been driving the iX1 for about two months now. I average around 184Wh/km, driving regularly and mostly highways. Since my last charge my range was 420km. It's better than I expected when I bought the car :)

[@felixsanhueza]

@@echelonakintosh Thanks for sharing this 😊

[@Dark_Vader888]

This is the only BMW electric I would buy because its not ugly like the i4, iX and i7 but of course its not sold in North America.

[@DG-uv3zw]

Believe it or not it costs more then model Y in Europe 😂... Epic fail...

[@godofdun]

Yeah, would really like to see this and the iX3 come to the US. Unfortunately as both are made in China, they're subject to a 27.5% import tariff so BMW elected not to bring them here.

[@kamil9090]

@@godofdun ix1 is actually made in Germany

[@christianolsen9781]

I4 ugly.. ok, I find the M50 extremely good looking.

[@godofdun]

@@kamil9090 You're right, could have sworn it was China, good catch!

[@nakfan]

Talking about a teaser 😲 Bjørn shows us....?.....a black screen 😅

[@Zedus-rl9hp]

Seems to be quite good, but the starting price is set very high

[@SteveLoughran]

Wait till you look at the cost of the add ons. There's a 2WD model expected at the end of the year, BTW

[@markocosic5617]

Stau mentioned at least once 😂

[@Thulebeez]

I think this BMV IX1 has the same battery capacity(usable) as the Lexus RZ450e.

[@glenf4115]

This would be a perfect replacement for i3 but, just like the iX3 - is not available in North America. NA dealerships were in an uproar with the iX3 that the 'range is too short'. The truth is they do not want to lose money on the service side of the business and have conceded EV victory to Tesla.

[@NyashaM]

Is it safe to say BMW is doing much better than Mercedes with regards to there EVs. You have the iX1, iX3, i4, iX, i7 already

[@automatix5]

11:00 My solution for this "issue" is to park in the opposite direction in the garage. Then i have the cable on the same side as the chargeport.

[@bjornnyland]

How do I exit the car then? Lol

[@automatix5]

@@bjornnyland I can exit my car easily in my garage. Not every garage is as narrow as yours.

[@bjornnyland]

There's no doubt that charge port on the left side is better.

[@danielstefanovic2604]

Or the best solution is to just have the charging box in the middle on the back wall then you can basicaly charge every ev out there

[@TheOCTOPIED]

I think you should use a dlsr and upgrade to 4K so we can see moar quality

[@bjornnyland]

I have been using DSLR for years now. I'm surprised you haven't seen it yet. But DSLR is not suitable for the shots I do.

[@felixsanhueza]

You put your charger on the left side, which is the wrong side 😜

[@bjornnyland]

The charger is in the car.

[@felixsanhueza]

@@bjornnyland Ok, I meant the... what did you call it? Charging station ? 😅

[@chengcao418]

@@felixsanhueza It's called EVSE, EV supply equipment

[@felixsanhueza]

@@chengcao418 I just call it a wall box 😅

[@bjornnyland]

If the charging station was on the other side, then how do I exit the car then? Having the charge port on the same side the driver is has its advantages...

[@wiffybanter4445]

Anyone know the name of the first song that came on? Around 2:02

[@bankangle466]

What‘s real - Novembers

[@wiffybanter4445]

@@bankangle466 thank you very much

[@ronaldpiecek3535]

just drive into your garage with the front first 😉 and the charger is on the right side and you can load/unload the trunk. no needs to complain...

[@bjornnyland]

How do I get out of the car then? On the right side? Lol

[@anderstoresson3832]

Hello Björn, I would like to see more affordable cars. Like what cars you can get that in certain prince ranges that have optimal range and charging speed. Also prehaps, a test where you check a car with shorter range but higher charging speed vs a car with longer range but slower charging speed. Where is the break even?

[@anderstoresson3832]

Like id4 vs Tesla model y std range

[@bjornnyland]

What do you mean? iX1 is already poor man's BMW.

[@kamil9090]

@@bjornnyland you definitelly bev spolied by your last eqs suv, eqs and bmw i7 test. Dealers shouldnt borrow you such an expensive cars anymore😂

[@tridruankham2657]

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[@eddiehaug]

Your problem is that you have the charging station at the wrong side at your place. I have it on the right, the exact same one you have, and it works perfectly. The problems of setting up your charging gear for the Mr Twitter cars.

[@bjornnyland]

As long as the driver's door is on the left side then the charge port should also be on the left side.

[@ObserverDingue]

"Typical tests" (I'm not bored of your tests as you introduce a lot of things about a car in them) - Out of Spec Reviews' Kyle Connor recently introduced a new test which is quite interesting - the 10% test. Run the battery down to 10% and charge it for exactly 15 minutes. Then see how far it will go until it is back down to 10% SOC. Kyle introduces the new test here with a Taycan 4: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jprNhYqeobulZsk

[@EV_OBD]

Obd2 dongle gives insight into iX1 battery thermal condition and heating (pack temperature / coolant) - you could see if preheating was active.

[@pietruszka2194]

It was not, if it is on, the battery symbol with a fan is displayed in front of the driver and on the right side of the central display.

[@HangVstar]

hi Bjørn, since you test drive almost all car brands, can you make a video review of their car apps? We are currently looking into second hand car number 2, and since we have been spoiled with tesla car app, we want to make sure that car nr 2 app should be compared to tesla in speed and functionality.

[@eddiehaug]

The BMW app is really good, lots of features, stable. Not perfect, but really good and they're continuously adding new features.

[@fb296]

Not as fast though. Remote commands take their time.

[@Michael_Hanisch]

I own a Tesla Model 3 so I could afford a BMW IX3. Nevertheless, I have no way of charging at home because I park in a large communal garage that is not equipped with charging stations. Not everyone who can afford a 60,000 euro plus car has their own house. Nevertheless, I agree that the charge port belongs on the left side. Independent of the parking space, I am basically on the left side of the car too. So if I can get out on the left side without any danger, I can also plug in the car on this side. Sometimes I need a longer cable. But an 8m type 2 cable is available from 200 euros.

[@peter1794]

You can park it with the front into the garage.

[@bjornnyland]

It doesn't solve the problem since the door is on the left side still

[@rui569]

Headrest is too low.

[@alb9472]

you cant say chargeport is in the wrong side because you have put the charger in the wrong side of your garage?

[@bjornnyland]

But the driver's door is on the left side, no?

[@schunkelndedschunke6914]

Charge port of the Kia EV6 is perfekt right on the corner on the right side in the back. The battery size of the iX1 is to small for the prize.

[@bjornnyland]

No, that's bad. It gets way too dirty during winter.

[@alexconstantinidis8804]

i3 was not much smaller, it was offering a very similar but slightly shorter range, was 30K cheaper and was made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. How is the iX1 “the future” 10 years after the launch of i3? 🤔

[@dealpt]

Not much smaller? Lol, did you see the car already? Or even the specs? Completely different vehicles, not even comparable. The only thing they have in common is the fact they both are(were) the brand's entry level.

[@vaddoc]

Just got an ix1 delivered. It is really very nice

[@mirzavuckic7462]

that is very disappointing, 230 - 250km range while wltp range 450km?

[@pariandangel]

This video results showed 285KM on a very cold, rainy day where speeds were 110km/h. That’s very good result

[@andersn8547]

People claiming that the chargeport is on the right side so that it can be charged on the street forgets that German automakers put the plug for their PHEVs on the left side 😁

[@pietruszka2194]

Because on the right is the fuel filler.

[@andersn8547]

@@pietruszka2194 In the front right side of the car?

[@mikaelskoglund373]

Like this fake grill, mutch better than only black plastic. More ev should do like this

[@JPetr94]

Vote for a new EV spotting episode. 👍

[@rogeriogomesosorio4755]

Well, strictly speaking about efficiency, I’m not that impressed. Either the Kia Niro or the Hyundai Kauai can do much better with a battery with similar size.

[@pietruszka2194]

I drove a Kia e Niro for a year, now I have had an iX1 for 4 months. You tell fairy tales, BMW is more economical on the highway, in the city I have exactly the same consumption. I drive a lot in the mountains because I live in the Alps and where there is a lot of recuperation BMW crushes Kia e Niro. In addition, the BMW has 4-wheel drive and over 300 hp, what are you comparing.

[@rogeriogomesosorio4755]

@@pietruszka2194 What I can say is that I drove, both the Niro and the Hyundai for long time and I could do, on the motorway at 125 km/h, 330 to 340 kms. I don’t see the bmw doing that distance…

[@roffaleft499]

Those cars are significantly lighter than the iX1. And the Kona/Kauai is like 30-35cm shorter as well. That plays a big role.

[@sersjantma]

Are you blaming BMW for the weird position of your home charger? Right rear is the only right place for a charge port. Tesla and the Asian brands are wrong 😛

[@bjornnyland]

Asian brands? Volvo XC40/C40, Polestar, Peugeot, Opel, Citroen and Hyundai Ioniq also has it on the left side which is the right side. And the left side is the correct side because driver's door is also on the left side.

[@pietruszka2194]

And where is the driver's door in England?

[@katchaontheflipside]

Lol Bjorn, stop it please. Right rear is the perfect placement for the charger. All the people that live in a shit house but drive a nice car should just get an ICE then?

[@bjornnyland]

You should stop. Did it even occur to you that you can plug in perfectly fine even if the charge port is on the left side?

[@pietruszka2194]

Maybe in England, but in Europe traffic is on the right, in countries like Germany you can't stand in the opposite direction. Sometimes having the charging port on the left side of the cable is too short.

[@katchaontheflipside]

@@bjornnyland u should do a vote!

[@bjornnyland]

Let's not forget that as long as the driver's door is on the left side then the charge port should also be on the left.

[@katchaontheflipside]

@@bjornnyland 😂😂 i k ow your argument but i feel like 90% disagrees with u, including me^^ A vote would clear this up for all time

[@DG-uv3zw]

300km real world range is adequate. Anything less is compromise, especially in this price range. As far as ix1 - solid car, nice features, but practically same price as model Y Long Range!!! That's just ridiculous... At least a class under car...

[@kamil9090]

natural leather, hud, adaptive headlights, seats with massages, iso fix in front seat, better suspension, probably more silent, parking sensors, 360 degrees camera, possibility to open trunk with the kick, electric towbar, ambient light, lighted exterior around doors area. tesla is a much poorer far cousin compared to BMW.

[@roffaleft499]

Why should an EV from BMW be priced the same or lower as a Tesla? Would you also say that a gas powered X1 should be priced the same as an ICE Kona..? There's a thing called brand equity which is simply higher at BMW compared to Tesla. Pricing is not the only part of the equation.

[@tridrean]

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[@anderstoresson3832]

Like comparing a id4 vs a Tesla model y std range