2022 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2022 Audi e-tron vs BMW iX

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,172/ year to fuel
78 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
2022 BMW iXElectric
$1,053/ year to fuel
86 MPGe

The 2022 BMW iX is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,053 a year to fuel (86 MPGe), versus $1,172 for the 2022 Audi e-tron (78 MPGe). That's roughly $119 a year, or about $594 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi e-tron
  • BMW iX

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Audi e-tronBMW iX
$1,172 Your annual fuel cost $1,053
78 MPGe Combined efficiency 86 MPGe
78 MPGe City 86 MPGe
77 MPGe Highway 87 MPGe
43.4 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 39 kWh
222 mi Driving range 324 mi
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
10/10 EPA fuel economy score 10/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
10 hrs Charge time at 240V 12 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motors (313 kW) Engine / motor Electric motors (420 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
AWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Audi e-tron vs BMW iX across model years

  • Audi e-tron
  • BMW iX

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

The BMW iX goes farther between stops: about 324 miles on a charge, compared with 222 miles for the Audi e-tron.

Among 69 2022 midsize & large SUVs, the Audi e-tron ranks 4th and the BMW iX 3rd for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2022 Audi e-tron or the 2022 BMW iX?

Measured by cost to drive, the BMW iX. The Audi e-tron is rated 78 MPGe combined and the BMW iX 86 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2022 Audi e-tron vs. the BMW iX per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,172 for the Audi e-tron and $1,053 for the BMW iX.

Which has more range?

The BMW iX: about 324 miles versus 222 miles.

Audi e-tron vs BMW iX in other years

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