Alex drives a BMW iX3 Impressive 2021 electric car.
This is Alex’s second electric car, he’s owned the iX3 under 1 year and drives between 10,000-15,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 1,000-5,000 miles and he achieves 231 miles range from a full charge.
Rate your BMW iX3 out of 5.
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Why did you choose the BMW iX3?
Best equipment, range, comfort & quality for the price.
Positives – List 3 or more reasons why you love this electric car.
- Adaptive regen
- panorama roof
- head up display with CarPlay integration
- very quiet ride
- excellent seats
- good acceleration
- driving assistant
- good sound system
- iPhone/Apple Watch works as a key.
Negatives – List 3 or more things that you really don’t like about this electric car.
- Pre-LCI is missing battery preconditioning
- BMW is slow to release updates
- does not support Apple Maps EV-routing (yet)
- in-car navigation system is not the best
- remote 360’ works only in selected countries.
Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?
Pre-emptive software update at the dealer once, no faults.
What are the standout tech features of your BMW iX3?
- Digital key (iPhone, Apple Watch)
- head-up display
- good charging speed (with warm battery)
- gesture controlled music
- automatic and adaptive high beams.
Surprise us! Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about this BMW iX3.
Range can be between 110 miles in winter with a lot of pre-heating and short stops and it can be nearly 300 miles in the summer in optimal conditions.
What electric car are you interested in next and why?
BMW iX due to more power and newer tech.
What home charging unit do you use? Would you recommend it to others and why?
BMW Flexible Fast Charger.
Rate your home charging unit out of 5.
What home electricity supplier & tariff do you use? Would you recommend it to others and why?
Don’t know.
Rate your electricity supplier out of 5.
What public charging networks would you recommend to others and why?
IONITY works fast every time and with BMW Charging it gives you a pretty good rate when having an Active paid subscription.
List your top 3 favourite public charging networks (in order of preference).
- IONITY
- ABC
- K.
Who do you insure your electric car with? Would you recommend them to others and why?
Don’t know.
Rate your insurance provider out of 5.
Estimate how much money you save per month owning and running the BMW iX3 compared to a petrol/diesel car.
£120.
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