Smart move and congrats

@@high_drivexxx My wife still prefers the 435d GC we had before. She takes a while to get used to new things.

How often would you say you need to charge it? Is it an every other day thing or a once a month thing

@@ohmahrie Depends on how many miles I do, but I usually keep it topped up between 70% and 85%. It will do around 240 miles to a full charge in winter.

Nice. If I get an EV the 4 series is the one I would look to. Any issues with long distance travel I.e. charging locations?

Not the highland and plus it cost less for the refresh m3

How do you like it?

Dream car?

@@llaann676 It probabky is, yes. Not everyone lusts after a Ferrari or similar. I wanted an EV for the last 5 years, and when I finally got my i4, it also felt like I had my dream car. I find any excuse now, to go for a drive in it.

Nope.

Yes, with several colours. You can change them with your voice.

Only on black seats for some reason tho

not in the UK. :(

Every country seems to have different specs. I like in Korea and can't get cream coloured seats, but every other feature is game ball. :/

I have one and I'm 6ft 1" and my teenage daughter and her friend fit in the back just fine. No good for tall adults over 5' 10" though really.

I think there is an option for it (at least it shows on the configurator on BMW's website).

There is not a single bmw driver in the world that wants self driving. BMWs are made to be driven.

Depends on the wheels. You'll get over 300 miles on the standard 18" wheels, but if you upgrade to the 19" wheels from the M50 then you get 280 miles.

It's based on how the car was previously driven.

Still 100 miles less than Tesla

If driven carefully, I can get 280 miles in winter, and around 300 in summer in my i4. I think that's good for a 2100kg car. The model 3 is around 1850kg. The only thing I look at is the average miles/kWh for the last trip. I did a 100 mile round trip last weekend, with 4 people in the car, and averaged 3.6 miles/kWh. Multiply that by 80kW in the battery, and you get 288 miles. Way better than a Polestar, and not quite as good as a model 3. But pretty good, seeing as the i4 isn't a dedicated EV body. It's designed to take EV, Petrol & Diesel. So, for a compromised car, it's a very good EV indeed.

Yup, how slow it is lost me. Yes, the interior is nice but a model 3 performance is quicker and cheaper. Even the i40 M50 isn't as quick at the M3P and it costs 25k more with no EV tax credit. Sorry BMW but you need more than just a nice interior to get another 25k out of me vs your competitor.

Yes, the x40 or the m50 models are dual motor AWD.

Amen! There are countless tests showing that 2wd with winter tyres are miles better than 4wd on normal tyres.

True and not true.

Don't need it but I think it's good to have. When you're in this league where you're spending over 45-50 grand on a car, might as well have it. You should be able to afford the slightly lower mileage and slightly higher maintenance. If you're early in your career and shopping in that economy range, then it doesn't matter better to invest in good winter tires.

@@DraakMD to get AWD here in Canada it will cost $90k plus, so RWD with winter tires will work just fine.

@@mattplaschka1873 whoaa. Didn't know that. So you mean getting any car with AWD in Canada would cost you over 95k?

Yes, I wanted a Tesla for ages, but couldn't get past the quirky looks and bland interior. When I saw the i4, I knew it was the one for me.

Have you driven a Tesla and compared the electronics and for that matter the efficiency of a Tesla? I've owned BMWs for years but the i4 is just a 4 series with an electric low-range rear-wheel drive car. Compare the voice response of a Tesla which is almost instantaneous to BMWs which literally takes seconds for the most basic of commands. $54k will buy you a car that will cost upwards of $75k to get the same functionality. The Tesla is a much faster car, especially thr 0-60 times

@@craighermle7727 Bjorn Nyland has done a 1000km test in both, and found that the i4 is a very close 2nd to the model LR in terms of efficiency. Plus BMW build quality is streets ahead. Tesla have the edge on software though. And I wouldn’t call 300- miles, low range. The i4 0 to 60 is around 5 secs on paper, but it deffo feels quicker than that. Quick enough.

@@Nick_Smith1970 If you like it buy it. I've had BMWs for the past 25 years, and their build quality and warranty have declined dramatically. I've owned RWD, RWD and AWD vehicles, and I have no desire to revert to a RWD BMW, especially in New England. If Bjorn likes RWD, in his climate. power to him. I watch his channel; I'm not saying anything negative about him.

@@craighermle7727 I didn't say you were saying anything negative. Just that I wouldn't call 300+ miles "low range". I too have had rwd and awd bmw's. I now have the rwd i4 and like it. No problem in the UK really. Hardly have snow. I was simply saying that the i4 comes in very close to the model 3 in efficiency.

You need to get the i4 M50 with is AWD but more expensive.

@@markuserbeldinger9674 I would never buy a BMW let alone an electric car. no thanks

@@jeepfan75 Why no to a BMW?

@@husky2003 Audi is the way to go. Audi builds a much better and nicer car.

@@jeepfan75 I like Audi look and engines but I have noticed that they sometimes go cheep on materials. They take stuff from VW and Seat and put it in Audis. If I am buying a luxury car I like to buy it from a company that only builds luxury cars from ground up and not the one that crossfits parts to cut their costs. Just my 5 cents.

I disagree totally. If you talking about a 1st gen model 3, I'd agree on the build quality. I have the ICE equivalent of an I4, a 23 430 GC. The BMW is grossly overpriced. There's on comparison at all. the I4s 35 and 40 are rear wheel drive only. Look at BMW's ange estimates .estimates 2 are well under 300 and one brakes 300 at 301. Add to the BMW what comes standard on every Tesla and the "entry-level BMW breaks $60k USD pretty quickly. BMW dual rotor cars only become available with the i4 M50 The dual motor BMW i4 M50 STARTS at $68k USD equipping the M50 with the same "options" that come standard with the Teslas, and the BMW ballons to over $75k. And for $75k USD the range drops to weill under 271. BMW makes simple things complex and its driver interface is a primary example. Why BMW feels compelled to show ridiculous graphics nstead of investing in, oh, I don't know, lets start with a responsive voice command system , is beyond me. I take that back; the computer game graphics don't require much tech investment. The BMW voice interface is painfully slow.. I just drove a Tesla Y for well over 300 miles and there is no comparison. when you compare price points. Tesla is vastly superior. technologically. BTW, I know a BMW salesman that has an i4 35 and if you drive it like a car, the range estimates are way overstated. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, DRIVE THE I4 AT NIGHT AND TURN DOWN A POORLY LIT STREET. BMW HAS ELIMINATED CORORING HEADLIGHTS. I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT; IT'S NOW A $1,000 OPTION. YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT THE 'OPTON. don't forget to add the BMW dash recorder option either

Tesla can fart

Depends on what you're looking for. The range is nearly as good as a model 3 or Y, at around 300 real world miles in summer and about 280 in winter. The interior is way better, the build quality is way better, the exterior looks are way better, and the drag coefficient is 1 point behind at 0.24. @bjornnyland rates the i4 edrive 40 very good compared to a model 3, in a 1000km test.

For real

It gets to 60 in around 5 secs. Compared to a Tesla at 3.5 secs, it is slow, but in reality, it's plenty fast enough. Teslas make you feel sick very quickly. Too fast to do too many launches. Every time I've accelerated in my i4, my friends and family have all remarked how quick it is.

Why? It's a BMW, with proven electric running gear.

I wish my Tesla was a BMW. lol

@@ryanb9749me too.

@@gild651 auto loans are the worst huh.

In all seriousness the bmw I4 runs in the 4 series platform and all they did was to slap an electric motor instead of the ICE engine... As a sedan/hatchback it is the perfect mix between form and function. The Tesla software is still a step ahead. I wish it had front storage and better software integration. BMW is still stuck in the past.