Canadian BMW dealer drives iX3 1,011 km on a single charge

Dominik Kurek, Empty Tank

October 12, 2026

St. Catharines BMW dealer takes iX3 on 1,011-km drive on a single charge

The team from Performance BMW drove the all-electric 2027 iX3 50 xDrive from Niagara Falls to just beyond Quebec City on a single charge.

*The 2027 BMW iX3 has an estimated driving range of up to 698 kilometres but a St. Catharines dealer managed to go beyond 1,000. – BMW Group Canada photo*

The team at a BMW dealership in St. Catharines, Ont. blew way past the estimated driving range of the all-electric, all-new iX3.

The team from Performance BMW set out to drive the 2027 iX3 50 xDrive from Niagara Falls to Quebec City, roughly a 950-kilometre route, and when they got there they kept on going, reaching a total distance of 1,011.1 kilometres on a single charge.

The 2027 iX3 50 xDrive with 20-inch wheels and fitted with summer tires has a Natural Resources Canada-estimated range of 698 kilometres.

Driver Geoffrey Hills, who travelled with two other people, set out on the journey at night, which allowed him to avoid what is typically horrendous daytime traffic through the Greater Toronto Area.

To get such a long single-charge range, Hills drove the car in Max Range mode, at reduced speeds, and he sacrificed his comfort by keeping the windows closed and the air conditioner off.

The journey took about 15 hours and the vehicle averaged an energy usage of 10.9 kWh per 100 kilometres.

You can watch the journey video on YouTube.