Any 530e owners out there?

I just got a 192 530e (love it) and set up the app from scratch. Originally a UK car. I'm getting this subscription prompt too, which is disappointing.

Was the unlimited duration an option from new I wonder?

Disappointing not to be able to see basic info.

First thing to determine is if the battery is 7.5kw or 12kw, the latter obviously having longer range. You also need to consider the ambient temperature at any given time as this has an effect on range.

I have a 7.5kw battery and would guess its shy of 20km in winter and just shy of 25km in summer. Driving styles needs to be considered also though.

Do any of you bother to use public chargers or is it a waste of money?

I picked up a 2022 330e this morning and was just wondering if it is worth it?

Public charging is cost neutral at the moment, the only perks are free parking (not everywhere) and saving polar bears and pacific islanders, I myself charge whenever I can, 10 seconds to do it, not much point in buying a phev and not charging it tbh, if your parking and the charger is there might as well use it.

Was just having a think about my commute. its a 33km with a run down the N2 onto the M50, off at the Red Cow and onwards for a couple miles. Then Return.

i can use battery only on the N2 - flick into petrol/mix on M50 and back to battery from red cow to office.

i think this gets me a good 60/70% if not more on leccy and the rest on mix so would think petrol usage would be minimal - i deep dive too much into this stuff.

Yep, overthinking it! First and foremost you are looking at buying a 5 series, not an EV. 5 series among the most highly regarded cars on the road for the last 40 odd years, very hard to find anything better. I have had plenty of them.

Its an expensive car no matter what year you are buying and trying to trick yourself into thinking you have a full EV while always having to think about your next charge session will wreck your head and diminish your enjoyment of the car and leave you disappointed.

Very few better cars or nicer places to sit than the likes of a 5 series/A6/ EClass and to be worrying whether you're using petrol or electricity all the time will be a headwreck. I also think trying to plug in after every drive will be massive pain in the hole, I looked at both 530e and A6 PHEV to replace my A6 diesel and decided to go completely left field and bought a full EV, Cupra Born. Is it as nice as a 5 series or A6? No, not even close, but I plug in once, maybe twice the odd week, I plugged in to 100% on Monday and I am sitting at 72% now. You will need to plug in 10+ times a week to run on battery mainly, after every drive really and that includes lugging cables out in the rain and wind most weeks here in Ireland. Might be easier to say not today!

However, I still have my eye on the i5 and a6 etron coming out later this year so I get the draw of premium manufacturers and big plush cars.

Buy the car, enjoy it, charge when you can, put petrol in when you need it, sit back, let the car decide to use petrol or battery. Overall cost of ownership when you decide to sell it won't be massively affected by buying a diesel, a petrol or a PHEV.

For what its worth, if there was a 100km electric range PHEV available in the above cars, I'd be buying one in a heartbeat. I think theres a C Class close to that actually.

Although going out of fashion a bit now, I do think longer range PHEV will turn out to be a big part of the long term future of motoring albeit with very high petrol prices, not everyone is going to go EV.

Folks, I've been eyeing up a G30 530e to replace my Golf R Estate in the coming months. I love pretty much everything about the Golf, but the fuel costs and that it spends 99% of its time doing regular commutes, makes it feel a bit wasted.

I've always wanted a 5 Series, and would prefer to avoid diesel so the 530e looks like an ideal replacement. I'm just wondering, for those of you that have young kids, is the reduced boot space of the saloon sufficient? We're expecting our first kid later this year, and the only thing that's giving me doubt is going from the load space in the Golf Estate (610 litres with the rear seats up) to 410 litres in the 530e.

Finally, has anyone had their 530e remapped? If so, what has been your experience? Thank you!

Are you buying new? If so you could hold out for the fully electric i5. Performance of the faster versions should blow your Golf R out of the water so you won't miss it for a second 😁

It's smaller sibling the i4 was well received albeit expensive

The boot has a shelf that can be lifted up to make it flat. I see some who keep the boot as 2 step but I keep the lower shelf up to give me a flat boot.