BMW i4 vs Hongqi EHS5

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 261 miles for the BMW i4 and 285 miles for the Hongqi EHS5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hongqi EHS5 goes roughly 24 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 31 minutes in the BMW i4 and 20 in the Hongqi EHS5, so the Hongqi EHS5 loses less time at each stop. That makes the Hongqi EHS5 the stronger long-distance car.

The BMW i4 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 68 mm narrower than the Hongqi EHS5. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 548 mm of total clearance for the BMW i4 and about 480 mm of total clearance for the Hongqi EHS5.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the BMW i4 and 84% for the Hongqi EHS5. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation.