The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a recall on 2019 BMW i3, i3 ReX and i8 models. The problem is an eventual loss of propulsion due to a faulty high-voltage control module that increases the risk of a crash. The recall affects all vehicles built between December of 2018 and late March of 2019. The specific faulty part is dubbed Electric Motor Electronics (EME) module and it...

9 September 2019

BMW has announced two exclusive editions to its BMW i lineup of electric and PHEV vehicles - the 2020 BMW i3s Edition RoadStyle and the 2020 BMW i8 Ultimate Sophisto Edition. The first is an all-electric vehicle, while the second is a PHEV available in Coupe and Roadster models. As we're interested in pure electric vehicles only, we will mention i3s special edition here and more information about the PHEV model can...

2 September 2019

In a rather lengthy report, Automobilemag unveils some interesting details about the future all-electric BMW vehicles. For starters, BMW i3 will get a redesign in 2022. Codenamed U15, it will resemble more the future X1 and will arrive in an EV and ICE variant. For sure, the model won't feature its carbon-fibre body. The EV variant will have two versions - 38 kWh and 76 kWh battery packs. A long-wheelbase version of...

30 July 2019

Currently, BMW has three battery production facilities - at the Competence Centre for E-drive Production at Plant Dingolfing in Germany, at Plant Spartanburg in the US and at Plant Powertrain of its joint venture, BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA). Today, the group has announced that its Plant Spartanburg will double battery production for EVs. This plant currently produces the new BMW X5 PHEV and the future BMW X3...

24 July 2019

At an event in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, MINI has unveiled its first all-electric car - the MINI Cooper SE. Based on the already familiar BMW i3s permanent magnet synchronous motor with 135 kW of power (184 hp) and 270 Nm of torque, it has a top speed of 150 km/h and 0-100 km/h acceleration of 7.3 seconds. A major difference here is that instead of being on the rear axle like on the BMW i3s, the electric motor is...

9 July 2019

BMW has announced that it will achieve its target of offering 25 electrified models by 2025 two years earlier - in 2023. More than half of the 25 models will be fully electric. The company predicts that sales of EVs will climb more than 30% per year up to 2025 and they will more than double between 2019 and 2021. Within two years, the company will offer 5 fully-electric series-production vehicles. In addition to the...

25 June 2019