BMW EV Charging 101 - Know These BEFORE BUYING! 

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Hi again - as always, thanks for your great videos! You state, “You never want to charge with level 1 unless you really have to, say for emergency purposes.” Personally, I think Level 1 charging gets a bad wrap, when in fact, it works very well for me! I charge with Level 1 almost all of the time. The vast majority of my driving is around town. A level 1 charger gets me 3 to 4 miles per hour of charge, so charging from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am gets me 36 to 48 miles of range. That is plenty for my daily driving since I never take the car all the way to zero percent state of charge. The extra perks are that I didn’t have to spend the $1000 plus to install a level 2 charger in my garage, charging at home doesn’t take any time out of my day, and my electric company charges only 6 cents per kWh - as opposed to public chargers’ approximately 46 cents per kWh. Also, some say that level 1 charging is better for the battery (though, I think, nominally so). Again thanks! I just want to get the word out that Level 1 charging really can work for many drivers.

Great Video. Super Helpful, and lots of great advice. Thank you!

Great video! Couple comments: Hardwiring a wall box is going to be the safest way to charge your car. NEMA outlets are not designed to be plugged and unplugged frequently. Also you can get slightly faster charging with a wall box. In the US a 50amp outlet will give a max of 40 amps continuous power. But with a hardwired charger working on a 60amp breaker you will get 48 amps.

Picking up my i4 next week and found this helpful. Thanks for sharing. Would love to see a video on what the vehicle delivery experience is like.

Very informative video. Helped me make a decision. ICE it is !

Bravo man. Big help!!!

Thanks very much for this video. We got Quixote a bit from it. We took delivery a couple weeks ago on a 2024 i4 M50. We love the car very much. I have a questioner you. Why is my mileage range decreasing when parked in the garage? The weather lately has been in the 20's at night. The garage is not heated. Any insight into this would be helpful. Thank you. Matt

I sent you a message for help a few months ago for my drive assist plus which did not work on my IX. We finally we found it, even BMW couldn't find it. when you arrive in traffic and the drive assist plus appears, you just have to let go of the steering wheel and it works. No need to press the mode button. Simple but you have to know it. Same thing on my wife's new X1 which we just received. When you touch the steering wheel it disengages immediately.

Incredible ! excellent video I learned a lot, thank you. Even if I drive a M3 Tesla. 😊 Thanx

The charger (the portable charger) you get from BMW with your i4,5,x,7, etc does both level 1 and level 2 charging depending on the plug used. If you use the 240V NEMA 14-50 plug you get faster/level 2 charging. If you use the 120V plug, then you'll only get level 1. The plug, in and of itself is not the sole determining factor as the charger must be capable of level 2. Given amperage, the range would vary per hour, I've been told 20% less than the circuit: example a 50amp circuit, the charger will utilize 40amps to charge the batteries.

FYI at if you have an electric dryer 30A and use an adapter cable for the NEMA 14-50 then you need to limit to 24A (80% of the rated amps) Otherwise the $200 bmw charger oem 30A NEMA 14-30 adapter can communicate the reduced amps automatically

Thanks for mentioning however I never like or subscribe before i watch the video, far too many videos dont get to the point that will answer the one simple question. Now, ill finish watching the video to see if you can answer my one simple question or just fail like all the others. Thank you.

I'm deaf, but thankfully you know sign language. Thank you.

Hello from Los Angeles! I will be getting my i4 M50 at the end of this month (first time EV owner and very excited!) Thank you for this VERY helpful information!! I have a quick question! Is it bad to supercharge (Level 3) your EV every time it needs to be charged? Giving the fact that BMW gives us 2 years free with Electrify America. Would you recommend me installing the level 2 instead? I was planning to Supercharge it every time it needed to be charged (20-80 percent of course). Would you say this is okay to do?

Love these videos now ❤

Thank you 🙏

Thank you sir will set to 48A later

Can you suggest how to use the rear view mirror of the driver as a camera view of the rear as it gets blocked by the 32 inch screen in the i 7 , BMW has messed up as it blocks the rear view for the Driver

Hello from Quebec !

hello, in the Charging Mode section, it looks like the "pre-condition battery" section to the right of "fan loudness" was not addressed. How do we best use this section and how far ahead of using a DC charger should the battery be pre-conditioned?

Even if i purchase the car through a company scheme, will the charger still come with the car? If so that would save a large amount of money.

… Also, my understanding is that Level 1 outlets typically have between 12 to 20 amps. I looked up how to check outlet amperage and found that the plug I am using is 20 amps. Just to be safe, I set a 15 amp limit.

Will I be able to start my electric BMW during a very cold day if I have to park on the street for more than 4 hours?

Why did I find this AFTER I figured it out the hard way? 😅

Does this BMW charge on the Tesla supercharger network NJ? If so how fast? Adapter, app needed? Ty

I think how to set the amps needs clarification. Regarding AC level one: Why does your chart say 12-16 amps when the BMW Level One cable is clearly marked "10 Amps?" Regarding Level TWO: I have never seen on a public charger a recommended amp setting. Your chart states 12-80. When the public charger says nothing what do you use?

Does BMW recommend plugging in every night or only when the level drops to 20 or 30%?

My wallbox and the public charger only charges at 4 out of 11 maximum kilowatts and I need to wait 15 hours before it’s done can someone help me fix it to let it use the full 11 kilowatts?

Can I install 60amps circuit 48amps level 2 charger or 50amps with 40amp charger

why does it feel so tight inside? it almost looks single seater, it's the distorted effect of the camera maybe

PlugShare in USA. But in Europe, which is the best?

My bmw dealer is repeating that I can charge AC to 100% without problems every day. The new BMW battery should have no problem with that.

Germans are waiting for the Dutch to use the Autobahns with their BEV caravan combos en-masse, take a 10 minute tank filling operation of today (oh the queues!) and mulltiply this time by three, then reduce the distance covered per fill by more than two-thirds, it's pure Schadenfreude.

What bmw car are you in?

I would prefer BMW to make 100% on the display 80% of the real battery charge. It just seems wrong to only goto 80%.

I charge 30% hour and a half💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Q-Merit is the “middle man.” They essentially hire and “train” electrocutions to do EV installations. The markup these “electricians” or Q-Merit charges the customer is often times between 100% than the actual cost. Try and find an electrician that will do this at normal cost. Don’t allow this price gouging. What happened is, companies are offering a $1500 credit. These “electricians” know this and then will ask for considerably more.

Dryers definitely don't use a nema 14-50 outlet! They use 30A outlets. Electric ranges often use a nema 14-50 . You probably shouldn't be giving people advice since i watched this and clearly you aren't any type of expert.

The Audio quality is horrible. Please use a proper mic. :)

why am i talking to hand?

stop saying EV vehicles yeah? its Redundant

So much fluff and bad presentation