Production of the i5 will be alongside the i7 at the BMW Group Plant Dingolfing in Germany. The i5 arrived at U.S. BMW dealers in mid-2023. The i5 will compete against an ever broadening category of luxury, mid size SUVs, such as Tesla, Lucid Air and the Audi e-tron. As is standard with BMW, it will offers its electric vehicles in different variations with the eDrive40, xDrive40 and M50 models. The 81 kWh battery pack provides a 300 mile + all electric driving range. Recommendation: Given the battery and EV owners preference to charge quickly at home and keep your EV battery topped up as quickly possible to maximize your all electric range and reduce range anxiety, we would recommend a level 2 J1772 charger for your BMW i5. The NEMA 14-50 40 amp 9.6 kWh is our recommended EV charger. These will also futureproof you as car batteries get bigger. Charge times are fast. From a 50% battery (in practice when most EV owners re-charge), the car will be fully charged in around 4.5 hours with a NEMA TOTALEV 14-50 40 amp 9.6 kWh BMW i5 EV charger.
