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BMW 540i G30 vs Mercedes EQS 450 V297

Trip mapped at a glance. Charging stops visible, total duration predictable. Caralogy simulation at 130 km/h.

grand tourer · 2021 vs 2023 · Paris → Marseille · 775 km · 130 km/h
BMWHybrid

540i G30

333 ch · 10.2 kWh · 2021

VS
MercedesBEV

EQS 450 V297

333 ch · 107.8 kWh · 2023

Simulation trip
Assumptions: 130 km/h · start 100 % · mild weather

Result · total trip time

Manufacturer data being validated for this trip.

Visualise the trip

Both vehicles drive at 130 km/h. The difference comes from charging stops.

BMWHybrid
540i G30
Données insuffisantes pour la simulation
MercedesBEV
EQS 450 V297
100%
513 km
Range
Paris
0 km · departure
Charge 1
14 min · +43 kWh · 25.87 €
Charge 2
9 min · +29 kWh · 17.35 €
Marseille
775 km · Arrival 7h24
2
Stops
7h24
Duration
58.85 €
Cost of energy used

Range recovered by stop duration

How many kilometres do you recover depending on the time spent at the charger? Comparison at nominal peak power.
Charging stop durationBMW 540i G30Mercedes EQS 450 V297
5 minutes-~56 km
10 minutes-~111 km
20 minutes-~222 km
Full session 10 → 80 %-~359 km · 31 min

What produces these figures

WLTP combined consumption
6.5 L/100 km · 18.3 kWh/100 km
Net battery
10.2 kWh · 107.8 kWh

Compare with another vehicle

Replace one of the two with an alternative from the same segment

BMWHybrid

540i G30

333 ch · 10.2 kWh · 2021

MercedesBEV

EQS 450 V297

333 ch · 107.8 kWh · 2023

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