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  • SpecsXC40 · i3s

Volvo XC40 B4 vs BMW i3s I01

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

compact SUV · 2022 vs 2018 · Paris → Marseille · 775 km · 130 km/h
VolvoPetrol

XC40 B4

197 ch · 2022

VS
BMWBEV

i3s I01

184 ch · 37.9 kWh · 2018

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.

VolvoPetrol
XC40 B4
Données insuffisantes pour la simulation
BMWBEV
i3s I01
100%
216 km
Range
Paris
0 km · departure
Charge 1
17 min · +15 kWh · 9.10 €
Charge 2
17 min · +15 kWh · 9.10 €
Charge 3
17 min · +15 kWh · 9.10 €
Charge 4
17 min · +15 kWh · 9.10 €
Charge 5
17 min · +15 kWh · 9.10 €
Charge 6
17 min · +15 kWh · 9.10 €
Charge 7
18 min · +16 kWh · 9.58 €
Marseille
775 km · Arrival 8h60
7
Stops
8h60
Duration
67.83 €
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 durationVolvo XC40 B4BMW i3s I01
5 minutes--
10 minutes--
20 minutes--
Full session 10 → 80 %--

What produces these figures

WLTP combined consumption
7.1 L/100 km · 14.6 kWh/100 km

Compare with another vehicle

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

VolvoPetrol

XC40 B4

197 ch · 2022

BMWBEV

i3s I01

184 ch · 37.9 kWh · 2018

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