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.

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✓ Cheaper to run
2025 BMW iXElectric
$1,042/ year to fuel
87 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$972/ year to fuel
94 MPGe

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.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • BMW iX
  • Mercedes-Benz EQE

Side by side

BMW iXMercedes-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.

BMW iX vs Mercedes-Benz EQE in other years

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