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Originally Posted by mlcgd21

I agree with you completely, the total indicated range on the 330e is so so stupid. The total indicated range should have been the estimated petrol range (based on the petrol fuel consumption only) + estimated electric range (based on the electric consumption only), but instead BMW decided to make the total indicated range based on the way you drive, so if you drive one month purely on electric mode you get a total indicated range of 800 miles for example, which is ridiculous, because if you suddenly go for a long motorway trip then you don't know what is the real range in that situation, and the range will start dropping very very fast.

Now having used up one whole full tank on mine I can now see exactly what you mean. Last week when it was delivered brand new with 8 miles on the clock, I filled it up with petrol and it was full charged. It showed a range of around 350 miles, which sounds about right and what my F30 330e would show.

Yesterday, I filled up having averaged around 60mpg over 490 miles, and the range showed 530 miles. This can only be because it expects me to charge as I have been, rather than a reflection of how far I would go with the current "energy" being carried by the car at that moment in time using current driving style. So it's fundamentally NOT an indication of actual range as we would always have understood it to be, and different to how it was shown previously.