BMW i4 eDrive 40 #BerlinChallenge April 2022 - a 656 km roadtrip to Amsterdam
Channel: electricfelix
Date: 2022-05-30

Previous #BerlinChallenges:
2018: Jaguar I-Pace (10h!)
2019: Tesla Model 3 (7h+)
2020: Porsche Taycan Turbo S (6h36m)
2021: BMW iX3, VW ID.3, IONIQ 5 (Project 45). (6h39m)
Welcome 2022: BMW i4!

I've been driving to Berlin for many years. Last years with several 800V vehicles (Taycan, IONIQ5) records were set. Can this 400V machine break those?! Thanks to ever-growing fast charging infrastructure, more and faster chargers in NL & DE, anything is possible. It's a real test though, no lab simulation, traffic jams, passengers, it's all real life!

Missed my buddies Nander (gaugericus on twitter) & Hugo (hugobosnl on twitter) for this one, luckily Logan was a good sport! That's why road footage is not really there, focused on the charging breaks. Clearly the first charging stop was artificial as a passenger pickup point, so yes, this record try could be even faster next year!

Sign up for the newsletter to never miss a future #BerlinChallengehttps://electricfelix.com/newsletterRaw travel log as always on Polarsteps: (unfortunately the app has been difficult with uploading videos, so the logging isn't as complete as it used to be)
https://www.polarsteps.com/electricfelix/4819643-berlinchallenge-spring-2022-i4-edition

Earlier #BerlinChallenge reports:

Jaguar ride Dutch newspaper Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid-natuur/naar-berlijn-en-terug-voor-een-tientje-in-een-supersnelle-e-bak~b4d50260/

Model 3 (UFODRIVE rental): https://www.electricfelix.com/blog/40-hours-tesla-model-3-lr-to-berlin-and-back-with-ufodrive

Taycan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2whyFGfrFE4

iX3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkHohd4-1JA

ID.3: https://youtu.be/_h4YtwNx3_8

IONIQ 5: https://youtu.be/BPgFuWiZDLc

Timing:
01:04 All systems GO!
01:40 First traffic jam
01:50 picking up extra passengers in Braunschweig, short ARAL pitstop
03:23 Grönegau (EnBW 2nd charging break)
05:47 Third and last charging stop, Fastned Vundelaar
07:11 Arrival in Amsterdam!
07:58 Aftermovie at P&R Zeeburg I