Best EV Chargers for the BMW iX xDrive50

With the top-rated Emporia Smart Charger delivering 11 kW, a BMW iX xDrive50 charges from 20% to 80% in about 4 hours and from 0% to 100% in approximately 6.7 hours. That adds roughly 47 miles of range per hour. Overnight (8 hours), you can recover up to 324 miles of range.

The BMW iX xDrive50 uses a CCS (Combined Charging System) connector for DC fast charging and the J1772 portion for Level 2 AC home charging. All J1772 home chargers are directly compatible without any adapter.

The Lectron V-Box at $379 offers strong value with a compatibility score of 90/100. It delivers 11 kW effective power to the iX xDrive50, adding about 47 miles of range per hour.

The iX xDrive50 has a 11 kW / 46A onboard charger. For maximum charging speed, install a charger on a 60A dedicated circuit (the NEC 80% rule requires the breaker to be 125% of the continuous load). A 240V NEMA 14-50 outlet on a 50A breaker works for most EVs.