BMW iX Road Trip To San Diego! Insane Effeciency & Comfort Let Down By Charging Infrastructure

Sorry for the delay on the posting of this one but what a trip! The iX still leaves the impression of incredible comfort, sound system, driver assistance, range / effeciency, and more. The charging infrastructure, well, even after some of the new units going in I’m not sure we are much better off than 12 weeks ago here

I love how you always start with how you are on a time crunch and then you sit there forever, not driving, just talking... ;)

Glad the road trip videos are back! Favorite content you make!

Kyle with the ice and snow we’ve been having, this 95 deg day driving vlog is just what we needed.

Hope Kyle, Alyssa and the rest of the team have a great Christmas! Keep on producing great free content!

Seriously I'd be fighting to be copilot for every road trip testing. Love watching these and learn so much from them. Thanks Kyle. Appreciate your information and the effort you put into these videos.

Great upload Kyle love your road trip videos n keeps up the great content

Thank you for the Road Trip videos! Best wishes for 2023 to you and your family!

Hey Kyle, I’m in the U.K. so your shows hold no practical benefits for me, but I really love these long journeys and listening to your experiences and comments. Looking forward to hearing more from your CES attendance too. Many thanks Geoff

Can’t believe how calm you are, I’ve seen a lot of people super stressed out about waiting to charge. In the UK it’s probably going to take at least 30 years before the network is up to scratch 😆😖. Great video.🙌

Always great info and great content. Picking up a new edition X LR this Sat with 10,000kms s/c bonus miles. Ripe for epic roadtrips this summer!

drove an i4 m50. definitely was incredible, just the price and infrastructure where we are make it a non-starter.

Great video as always, Kyle. Your real life EV experiences are very helpful and I can confirm your experiences with the charging infrastructure. EA seems to get worse with every road trip. When I picked up my Taycan Cross Turismo in fall 2021 and drove it from the LA dealership back home in the Seattle area, the biggest issue was that maybe 1 of 4 or 2 of 6 EV chargers at a particular station wouldn’t work. During my recent thanksgiving trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, it often had only one or two working chargers per station and twice the entire station was dead, which forced me to go backwards to reach a 50 kWh charger just to make it. The entire trip was along major highways (mostly I-5). This really comprises the otherwise positive experience with the amazing Taycan and needs to be fixed. Hopefully more fast charging offerings will come soon, as I don’t feel EA will fix their problems unless there is stronger competition.

The front end is beautiful and futuristic. The self healing material is amazing and makes so much sense for rock chips. People just aren't ready for the futuristic design yet. I believe this grill will age well and the car will continue to look modern even 10 years from now. My main gripe about the iX is that I wish there was a button on the steering wheel to toggle on/off the B mode (regenerative braking).

Kyle, never stop making such videos. I love road trips, but I hardly ever get to take them. So these videos are my windows to road trips. Please keep making them, and the longer the video, the better !

The way you explain not just stuff about cars, but things like going to butt something at the store is always great to hear. You have a great enthusiasm about you. Two things: 1) have you ever done a trip to Canada? Explore the charging infrastructure there? 2) You should have a channel Out Of Spec Lifestyle where you give reviews on everyday things, products and services in everyday life. It would be awesome!

I have my IX 50 for 1 year now and i love it. Love what you do 👌🏻 greetings from Quebec

I think this is how you review a car, actually driving and getting to know the car. Thanks for the great video.

I’m really hoping EA comes through with better chargers. I have only been in a situation with them once in Jackson TN. Fortunately I have family there and was able to trickle charge and I knew there were some level 2 chargers…not ideal but it worked out. Also I have the IX 50 and it’s a beast when it comes to range. I love it

Love your road trip videos. Can't wait for the return trip video.