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Tesla Model 3 Performance vs BMW i5 xDrive40 Touring G60

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

saloon · 2021 vs 2025 · Paris → Marseille · 775 km · 130 km/h
TeslaBEV

Model 3 Performance

456 ch · 78 kWh · 2021

VS
BMWBEV

i5 xDrive40 Touring G60

394 ch · 75.5 kWh · 2025

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
BMWBEV
i5 xDrive40 Touring G60
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 i5 xDrive40 Touring G60
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 · 12.1 L/100 km
Net battery
78 kWh · 75.5 kWh
Max DC charging
250 kW · 205 kW

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

BMWBEV

i5 xDrive40 Touring G60

394 ch · 75.5 kWh · 2025

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