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To PHEV or BEV? That is the $60,000 question. Help Uber Wagon choose an electrified CUV!

To PHEV or BEV? That is the $60,000 question. Help Uber Wagon choose an electrified CUV!

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#1 · (Edited)
So my better half's BMW X3 lease is up soon. Even though she loves her BMW, I want to get back to electrified SUV. Sure,TCL haste everything SUV, but I have to get what my wife wants. Good news is that there are more choices in PHEV and BEV SUVs available. So with $60K target market, which Electrified CUV/SUV would you recommend?

Finalists are:


2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e PHEV

MSRP: From $48,550
Horsepower: 292 hp
Tire size: P225/60R18
Engine: 2.0 L 4-cylinder
Range: 33 mi battery-only
Battery: 12 kWh lithium-ion



2020 Audi Q5 e PHEV
MSRP: From $52,900
Horsepower: 367 hp
Tire size: P235/55R19
Engine: 2.0 L 4-cylinder
Battery: 14.1 kWh 381 V lithium-ion

Then there are these sloooooow selling BEV SUVs. Literally $10-20K are not that uncommon in terms of discounts:

2019 Audi e-Tron (leftover new)
MSRP: From $74,800
Range: 204 mi battery-only
MPGe: 74 city / 73 highway
Horsepower: 402 hp


2019 Jaguar I-Pace (leftover new)
MSRP: From $69,850
Range: 234 mi battery-only
MPGe: 80 city / 72 highway
Horsepower: 394 hp

So tell me TCL, which SUV should I get for the wifey?

 
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#55 ·
What is this $720/mo lease you speak of? Are you leasing 3 Bolts at once?

 
#61 ·
This is smaller, more powerful, and less fragile looking than the (glass?) charging cable that came with my A3 e-tron:



I couldn't see a way to lift up that panel on the floor without unscrewing tie down anchors and whatnot. The little cover for accessing the tow hook and whatnot tells me that big panel isn't meant to be removed. The engine bay barely looks like a hybrid at all compared to my A3 e-tron, just one orange wire and an extra coolant expansion tank:

 
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