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BMW reach an electromobility milestone with half a million electrified cars delivered
As an e-mobility pioneer, the BMW Group has reached another electromobility milestone and already delivered half a million electrified cars to customers worldwide. Sebastian Mackensen, BMW Group Senior Vice President Market Germany, handed over the keys to a very special BMW 330e* to its future owner at BMW Welt today. “Half a million vehicles is…
Read full article >>BMW Group aims to have one million electrified vehicles on the roads in 2021
The BMW Group is focusing on the next electromobility milestone: “By the end of 2021, we aim to have a total of one million electrified vehicles on the roads,” stated Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt on Tuesday. “We are already right…
Read full article >>BMW Australia partners with Chargefox to deliver i3 customers new high-capacity charging solution
BMW Group Australia has announced a new partnership with electric vehicle charging operator Chargefox that provides customers of the progressive BMW i3 and i3S 120Ah with a convenient solution now and into the future. Owners of the BMW i3 and i3S 120Ah will receive a three-year subscription to Chargefox, which includes a 250kWh/year allowance.…
Read full article >>The new MINI Cooper SE Electric officially released and available to order in Europe
The original Mini, designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, was born out of the Suez crisis oil shortage and the demand for affordable motoring. The first cars rolled off the line at Oxford in the summer of 1959 and so began a global success story which has spanned six decades. As the world faces new environmental,…
Read full article >>BMW 2 years ahead of schedule as it ups the pace of its E-mobility expansion program
BMW Group will now reach its target of 25 electrified models in 2021 which is two years earlier than they had originally planned. Thanks to flexible vehicle architectures for fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and combustion engine drive trains, the company has been able to respond quickly to changing conditions. More than half of the 25 models…
Read full article >>Jaguar Land Rover & BMW are joining forces to develop next generation Electric Drive Units
Jaguar Land Rover and BMW Group today confirmed they are joining forces to develop next generation Electric Drive Units (EDUs) in a move that will support the advancement of electrification technologies, a central part of the automotive industry’s transition to an ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric, Shared) future. The strategic collaboration will build on the considerable…
Read full article >>The new BMW iX3, BMW i4 and BMW iNEXT break cover for testing in the Arctic Circle.
BMW i is preparing to launch it’s next generation of solely electrically powered models. Three of the brand’s electric models are currently going through a key phase of their series development process at the BMW Group’s winter test centre in Arjeplog, Sweden. Together with the BMW iX3 already due to go on sale next year,…
Read full article >>BMW group sold over 140,000 electrified vehicles in 2018 including 25,000 in the USA
The BMW Group sold more than 140,000 electrified (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) vehicles in 2018, thereby confirming its leading role in the field of electromobility. In total, 142,617 (+38.4%) electrified BMW and MINI vehicles were delivered to customers around the world last year. “Since launching the BMW i3 in 2013, the BMW Group has rapidly…
Read full article >>The new BMW i3 coming to Australia and it has double the original models range
BMW Group Australia has confirmed the specification and pricing for the new BMW i3 in 120Ah configuration. “BMW has once again demonstrated its technical capability in the EV space with the latest BMW i3 120Ah,” said BMW Group Australia CEO, Vikram Pawah. “Effectively doubling the real-world driving range from the i3’s 2013 global introduction, the…
Read full article >>The drive system for the BMW i8 wins International Engine Of The Year award for the fourth time
The plug-in hybrid drive system in the BMW i8 has won its category in the world’s leading engine competition for the fourth year in succession. The drive system powering the BMW i8 (BMW i8 Roadster: fuel consumption combined 2.0 l/100 km [141.2 mpg imp], electric power consumption combined 14.5 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined 46…
Read full article >>BMW unveils new all-electric iX3 SUV with 400km of range and 150 kW charging
BMW has unveiled its next all-electric vehicle – the BMW iX3 at the Auto China 2018 show in Beijing. The IX3 looks just like a “normal” SUV but under the “hood” is a new electric motor that develops 270 horsepower and a 70-kwh lithium-ion battery pack. This gives the iX3 a range of up to…
Read full article >>BMW Group plans joint venture for production of MINI brand electric vehicles in China
The BMW Group is in advanced discussions to ramp up the global success of its MINI brand through a new joint venture in China. A key element of the brand’s continued strategic development will be local production of future battery-electric MINI vehicles in the world’s largest market for electromobility. To this end, the BMW Group…
Read full article >>The i3s traction control is so good it will be fitted in all future BMW and MINI models
When BMW engineers developed the traction control for the new i3s they had to build the system to cope with the instantaneous power deliver of the electric eDrive system. To do this they needed to make the system faster than a conventional traction control. Their ingenious solution was to build it directly into the powertrain…
Read full article >>BMW delivers 100,000 electrified vehicles in 2017 – Headquarters transformed into a battery to celebrate
The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017 which they promised at the beginning of the year. This underlines the company’s ambition to take on a leadership role when it comes to electro-mobility. An eye-catching light installation marked this milestone with the BMW Group headquarters, the world-famous “Four-Cylinder”…
Read full article >>BMW and Solid Power announce partnership to develop solid-state cells for electric vehicles
Most current electric vehicles use lithium-ion cells to power them but they do have safety, environmental and performance issues associated with them at times. This could be about to change with several manufacturers researching and developing solid-state battery technology. Solid-state battery technology has the potential to offer in the future a battery system that provides…
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