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      10-04-2019, 12:18 PM   #4
Bogey4me
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I've had my 2018 530e for 20 months. When I first got it the electric range would show 21 after a full charge, 9 months and 10k miles later it was serviced and got a software upgrade and next morning the electric range showed 16, 20 months and 21,000 miles later (this week) got it serviced and a software upgrade and now electric range shows 11 in the morning? I live in Southern California so weather isn't impacting the results due to want vs cold. I don't know if the software is just getting updated to forecast the range more accurately or if I'm actually getting less range? Has anyone experienced this?
Mine does move around but for most of the past three months, in hot Arizona, it has been mostly 13 or 14. But the actual impact on battery usage seems about the same as before after adjusting for the hot summer temps.

If there is a trip you historically take of five miles or so on pure electric, try doing it again and see if there is an actual impact on your battery performance.
Good point. I drive the same 50 mile route from home to downtown LA and I run out of electric right about the time get to work. That hasn't changed. It's got to be very similar gas/electric everyday. So maybe there is no degradation, it's just that the gauge sucks.
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