BMW cites an IHS Markit research, according to which the brand is second after Tesla in overall new registrations of EV and PHEV vehicles for 2019 in Europe. Tesla has a market share of 20% and BMW has 14%. They are followed by Renault (8%), Volkswagen (7%), Hyundai (6%), Mitsubishi (6%), Nissan (6%), and Volvo (6%), Kia (5%), Audi (4%), Mercedes (3%), Smart (3%). In Germany only, BMW is the leader with 21% share...

22 January 2020

BMW is planning to unveil the new BMW i3 Urban Suite at CES, providing a mobility experience perfectly tailored to the needs of drivers and passengers. The BMW i3 Urban Suite has completely changed the full interior of the existing BMW i3 except for the driver's seat and dashboard, with the goal of creating an attractive interior space. Passengers can relax in the car, enjoy in-car entertainment, or simply...

3 January 2020

BMW i3 was launched in 2013 and has become quite successful over time with more than 165,000 units being sold worldwide to date. In the press release, BMW confirms that it "will continue to further develop this vehicle and currently plans to extend production until at least 2024." The material continues with a description of the advantages of owning a BMW i3. Among those are the "reliability, durability and the...

2 January 2020

BMW has just announced details about the BMW iX3. The pure electric vehicles will be fitted with a 74 kWh (net capacity) battery pack that will be good for a range of 440 km on the WLTP cycle. The battery uses NMC811 cells which provide 20% higher gravimetric energy density on cell level compared to the previous batteries used by BMW. Hence, the battery pack is more compact and weighs less. The electric motor...

18 December 2019

BMW has announced that it has signed a supply contract with Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. based in Jiangxi (China) which extracts lithium by mining hard-rock deposits in Australia under the strictest sustainability standards. "The projected order volume totals 540 million euros. In this way, the BMW Group is securing 100% of its lithium hydroxide needs for fifth-generation battery cells in its high-voltage batteries,"...

11 December 2019

BMW has announced a 400 million euro investment in its Dingolfing plant in Lower Bavaria. The site will be re-structured for the production of electric vehicles, including the upcoming BMW iNEXT as well as for the production of autonomous vehicles. This is the company's largest European production location and the update should be done by 2021 and the BMS iNEXT will be the first pure electric vehicles produced in...

2 December 2019