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Tesla Model 3 Performance vs BMW 540d xDrive Touring G30

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

saloon · 2021 vs 2020 · Paris → Marseille · 775 km · 130 km/h
TeslaBEV

Model 3 Performance

456 ch · 78 kWh · 2021

VS
BMWHybrid

540d xDrive Touring G30

340 ch · 10.2 kWh · 2020

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.

TeslaBEV
Model 3 Performance
100%
391 km
Range
Paris
0 km · departure
Charge 1
8 min · +31 kWh · 18.72 €
Charge 2
8 min · +31 kWh · 18.72 €
Charge 3
7 min · +28 kWh · 16.75 €
Marseille
775 km · Arrival 7h24
3
Stops
7h24
Duration
64.65 €
Cost of energy used
BMWHybrid
540d xDrive Touring G30
Données insuffisantes pour la simulation

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 durationTesla Model 3 PerformanceBMW 540d xDrive Touring G30
5 minutes~73 km-
10 minutes~146 km-
20 minutes~293 km-
Full session 10 → 80 %~274 km · 20 min-

What produces these figures

WLTP combined consumption
16.5 kWh/100 km · 5.4 L/100 km
Net battery
78 kWh · 10.2 kWh

Compare with another vehicle

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

TeslaBEV

Model 3 Performance

456 ch · 78 kWh · 2021

BMWHybrid

540d xDrive Touring G30

340 ch · 10.2 kWh · 2020

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