2026-10-22 19:03 UTC
Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5.
460 kW charging and 435 miles of range are among the reasons the EV is the one to get.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/electric-or-gas-bmw-goes-both-ways-with-new-2027-x5-and-ix5/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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@adx@infosec.exchange 2026-10-22 19:07
@arstechnica@mastodon.social With a spare $80k sitting around.
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@guigsy@mstdn.social 2026-10-22 21:18
@arstechnica@mastodon.social are we going to get to a point where we realise huge range is pointless. And charging speed doesn't really make much difference beyond a certain point. Especially if your range is so long that you never need to fast charge it. Ok, I'm in the UK, US is a different use case. But I don't think I'd pay a premium for anything more than about 280 miles. And given I fast charge about twice a year, I really don't care about that either.