► This month we cut down the charging costs
► 340bhp in total
► Read month 1
In keeping with the i5’s mind-melting tech, I’ve upgraded our wallbox and energy supplier. Out with the Chargemaster unit and Ovo Energy, and in with a new Ohme Home Pro unit, and Octopus Energy’s EV-friendly Intelligent Go tariff. This ensures the BMW is charged when electricity is at its cheapest – 7p/kWh versus the standard 23.71p/kWh – irrespective of the time of day.
Using the Ohme app I can set the smart Home Pro unit to charge the i5 on the cheapest juice available, ready to go at a specific time. The day it was installed the i5 was topped up with 37.4kWh at a cost of £2.62. That would have been £8.87 on the standard tariff.
Logbook (BMW i5 Touring): month 2
Price: £78,450 (£94,995 as tested)
Performance: 81.2kWh battery, e-motor, 340bhp, 6.1sec 0-62mph, 120mph top speed
Efficiency: 3.7 miles per kWh (official), 2.9 miles per kWh (tested)
Range: 301 miles (official), 275 miles (tested)
Energy cost: 2.5p per mile
Miles this month: 1002
Total miles: 1429