Video Summary
Here is the summary:- The BMW i4's charging is tested on public charging networks, including Electrify America and EVgo.
- At one Electrify America location, only two of the chargers are working out of three.
- The BMW i4’s charging port door is on the passenger side.
- The charging cable at that location appears damaged.
- It costs $0.56 per kilowatt-hour to charge at the Electrify America station.
- The reviewer is able to pay with a digital wallet on his watch.
- He was able to access the free charging plan.
- After initializing and connecting the i4, it had a 50% state of charge at 3kW.
- One of the available Electrify America plugs wasn't working, and level 2 charger is unavailable.
- The reviewer can see Tesla power packs at the Electrify America location, likely helping with the charging process.
- Charging speed starts around 63kW at a 150kW charger.
- Public charging stations cables can be damaged.
- After adding some charge at the Electrify America charger, it was tested turning on the A/C, which lowered the charging speed.
- Tesla Magic Dock CCS was used to also test the i4’s charging.
- At an EVgo station, the battery had a 23% state of charge with 50 miles of range when starting, which was at one of the faster stations.
- On a side note, the reviewer is a fan of the car's interior screens.
- Triple-pressing the start button, it will enter to diagnostic mode.
- It took 23 minutes to get an additional 28.4 kW, and cost a total of $14.56, 56 cents per kWh.
- After all charging sessions, there was a 71% state of charge, with 162 miles of range; that actual range is conservative.
- The EVgo session charged the i4 from 23% to 70%.
- App showed the EVgo session took 26 minutes, delivered 37.5 kWh, for an estimated cost of $26.66, + a $1 session fee, for a total of $31.05.
- The EVgo charger provided up to 67kw of power during the session.
- Final state of charge after the combined charging sessions at 80%
