2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV
2025 BMW iX vs Mercedes-Benz EQE
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQE is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $972 a year to fuel (94 MPGe), versus $1,042 for the 2025 BMW iX (87 MPGe). That's roughly $70 a year, or about $351 over five years.
Your numbers
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- BMW iX
- Mercedes-Benz EQE
Side by side
| BMW iX | Mercedes-Benz EQE | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,042 | Your annual fuel cost | $972 |
| 87 MPGe | Combined efficiency | 94 MPGe |
| 89 MPGe | City | 94 MPGe |
| 85 MPGe | Highway | 94 MPGe |
| 38.6 kWh | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 36 kWh |
| 219 mi | Driving range | 308 mi |
| — | Passenger volume | 101 cu ft |
| — | Cargo volume | 11 cu ft |
| 0 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 0 g/mi |
| 9/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 10/10 |
| 10/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 10/10 |
| 9 hrs | Charge time at 240V | 11.5 hrs |
| Electric | Powertrain | Electric |
| Electricity | Fuel | Electricity |
| Electric motors (420 kW) | Engine / motor | Electric motor (215 kW) |
| Single-speed | Transmission | Single-speed |
| AWD | Drivetrain | RWD |
✓ 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.
BMW iX vs Mercedes-Benz EQE across model years
- BMW iX
- Mercedes-Benz EQE
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 Mercedes-Benz EQE goes farther between stops: about 308 miles on a charge, compared with 219 miles for the BMW iX.
Among 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the BMW iX ranks 13th and the Mercedes-Benz EQE 8th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 BMW iX or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQE?
Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz EQE. The BMW iX is rated 87 MPGe combined and the Mercedes-Benz EQE 94 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 BMW iX vs. the Mercedes-Benz EQE per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,042 for the BMW iX and $972 for the Mercedes-Benz EQE.
Which has more range?
The Mercedes-Benz EQE: about 308 miles versus 219 miles.
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