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Tesla Model S Plaid vs BMW 520d G30

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

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

Model S Plaid

1020 ch · 100 kWh · 2021

VS
BMWHybrid

520d G30

190 ch · 10.2 kWh · 2021

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 S Plaid
100%
502 km
Range
Paris
0 km · departure
Charge 1
10 min · +40 kWh · 24.00 €
Charge 2
8 min · +31 kWh · 18.31 €
Marseille
775 km · Arrival 7h19
2
Stops
7h19
Duration
56.73 €
Cost of energy used
BMWHybrid
520d 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 S PlaidBMW 520d G30
5 minutes~73 km-
10 minutes~146 km-
20 minutes~293 km-
Full session 10 → 80 %~351 km · 26 min-

What produces these figures

WLTP combined consumption
18.7 kWh/100 km · 4.3 L/100 km
Net battery
100 kWh · 10.2 kWh

Compare with another vehicle

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

TeslaBEV

Model S Plaid

1020 ch · 100 kWh · 2021

BMWHybrid

520d G30

190 ch · 10.2 kWh · 2021

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