BMW iX Charging Cable

Inlet type	Type 2 for AC, inside the combined CCS inlet
Max onboard AC	11 kW three phase, standard across the range
On a UK home supply	7.4 kW
Charge port position	Rear offside, on the right hand rear quarter
Cable we recommend	Type 2 to Type 2, 32A single phase

Two pack sizes, one charging answer

xDrive40 runs 71 kWh usable for up to 264 miles WLTP. xDrive50 and the M60 share a 105.2 kWh pack, quoted at up to 380 to 391 miles and 352 miles respectively. Every one of them accepts 11 kW on AC, so the badge changes how long a charge takes and nothing else about the cable.

Unless three phases reach the wall box, and at a house they rarely do, the number that matters is 7.4 kW. So the practical question on an iX is length, not amps: buy the 32A single phase lead and spend the thinking time on the run from the wall box to the car.

How long a full charge takes

Cable	Power drawn at home	Empty to full, 71 kWh battery	Empty to full, 105.2 kWh battery	Range added per hour
Type 2, 32A single phase at home	7.4 kW	10 hours 45 mins	16 hours	about 26 miles
Type 2, 16A	3.7 kW	21 hours 45 mins	32 hours 15 mins	about 13 miles
Type 2, three phase at 11 kW	11.0 kW	7 hours 15 mins	10 hours 45 mins	about 38 miles
Type 2 to 3 Pin from a socket	2.3 kW	35 hours	51 hours 45 mins	about 8 miles

Hours are worked from battery size against power drawn, plus a 13 per cent allowance for what is lost as heat, rounded to fifteen minutes. Miles per hour is worked at 3.5 miles per kWh, a figure that survives a cold morning. The two columns are the xDrive40 pack and the pack shared by the xDrive50 and M60.

A seven hour off peak window at 7.4 kW is worth roughly 180 miles on either car, which is why the smaller pack is not the limitation owners expect it to be.

Which length for an iX

The inlet is on the rear offside quarter, the right hand side of the body looking forwards, and it stays there on a right hand drive car. The iX is just under 5 metres long and wide with it.

Back onto a drive with the charge point on the right and 5 metres reaches without drama. Any other combination, and nose-in parking in particular, means routing round the better part of 5 metres of car, which is 10 metre territory. Measure from the charge point to the inlet as the car actually parks, then add two metres of slack.

How these cables are built

The lead is an IEC 62196-2 design, CE marked, IP55 sealed against a British winter and rated from -30C to +50C.

Three pin construction follows IEC 62752, CE marked, IP67 rated, usable from -30C to +60C. Two year manufacturer's warranty, free next working day UK delivery and 30 days to send it back.

Looking at another BMW? Start with the BMW 330e EV Charging Cable, or browse every model in BMW charging cables. For a wall box or public post the lead is the Type 2 to Type 2 charging cable.