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T H E 2 0 2 5 B M W i7
■ (Above from Left) Here are a couple of fun roads! Rear door panel - note the screen.
Our previous long-term road
on Northern California, we drove
many times from San Jose to
Monterey, from San Jose to San
Francisco, and from San Francisco
to Sacramento. Something we
learned from our previous experience
with BMW EVs is that lifting
your foot off the accelerator acts
like braking. Using this type of
braking, along with the instantaneous
acceleration, responsive
steering, and performance tuned
suspension, makes you start driving
the i7 as if it's a nimble sports car.
trip with the iX has eased our range
anxiety. As we gained confidence in
the accuracy of the range calculator,
we eventually became accustomed
to NOT having to fully recharge at
every opportunity,
The fly in the EV ointment
continues to be the public charging
network. We noticed more public
charging stations, especially in
Monterey, but reliable stations were
again spotty. Something we did not
expect to experience was that the
" fast " chargers that we previously
used have seemed to not age well.
Power delivery was noticeably
reduced. And as we experienced
BMW owners are " delighted " . The
result is an ultimate driving machine
that makes you want to drive it.
And drive it we did. Focused
with the iX, we paid significantly
MORE for EV charging than we
would have with gas refueling,
The newer fast chargers added
a very unwelcome feature - a " parking "
penalty. If the fully charged
vehicle is not moved within a certain
amount of time (we found it to vary
from 15 to 30 minutes), a " parking
fee " was added. While we have
experienced EVs that were plugged
in to the ONLY working charger in
an area overnight, we suspect this
feature will be as welcome as GM
selling the data they collected from
owners of their vehicles to third
party data brokers*.
And we'll be watching with
interest the reaction of the California
EV owners when, during the
summer, their Governor mandates
EV owners NOT to charge their
vehicles during peak usage hours.
The 2025 i7 brings back to the
premium performance luxury market
the " specialness " that was felt when
the E32 and the E65 were launched.
It's a premium performance luxury
sedan that makes the owner feel
special because it shows the world
that you want to drive, not be driven.
This makes the G70 7 Series today's
benchmark flagship vehicle.
■ (Below from Left) The Rolls Royce (on the right) presence is undeniable. *(https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-cuts-ties-third-party-165000805.html)
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