The BMW530e is stylish, practical, superbly built and good to drive, while the plug-in powertrain is the most impressive of ...

European plug-in hybrid vehicles like the 2021 BMW 530e tend to have a pretty specific purpose in mind: They’re meant to allow drivers to enter European cities that have congestion charges without ...

Jonathan loves just about anything with a motor and a steering wheel. As a kid, Jonathan collected any kind of toy car he could lay his hands on, and begged his parents to take him to the monster ...

The rule is that if you want the hybrid version of a car, you have to shell out more cash. Maybe tax credits would cover the difference, but usually not. Then, you have to figure out if the money you ...

Disappointing Experience with the 2022 BMW 5 Series The 2022 BMW 5 Series, often hailed for its luxury and performance, fails to deliver on multiple fronts. The interior materials feel cheap and ...

Highlights: This one’s a big deal for BMW on the heels of its 330e iPerformance sedan; we’re assuming the whole range will have an iPerformance version soon. This one is loaded up with about $15K in ...

Goodbye, gas. We hardly knew thee. The world’s 125-year love affair with the internal-combustion engine is on the rocks. You can thank environmentalists, mother nature or simple progress, but even car ...

It was well worth the wait, because the German automaker has made another impressive model, which is called the BMW 530e iPerformance. It may be boring to pronounce and spell, but it has an average ...

BMW’s new plug-in hybrid 5-Series, the 530e iPerformance, will eventually get wireless charging capability. It will mean no longer have to bother with plugging the car in for charging. Instead, you ...

For 2021, the plug-in hybrid version of the BMW 5-Series sport sedan, the 530e, might no longer be the slowest-accelerating model in the U.S. 5-Series lineup. That might sound petty, but it's an ...

BMW started its wireless charging pilot program in Germany in 2018 using the BMW 530e plug-in hybrid as a testbed. Now the program expands to the U.S. or rather to California to be more precise, as ...

Under the sheetmetal, the 530e packs a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four producing an estimated 180 hp and 215 lb-ft of torque. With the help of a 9.2-kilowatt-hour battery and a 95-hp electric motor ...