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

During its #NextGEN conference earlier today, BMW showcased the "Power BEV" - a trial vehicle that demonstrates what is technically possible in the world of all-electric cars. This experimental car is equipped with three 5th Gen. electric drive units with a system output that exceeds 530 kW/720 hp. Hence, it is capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in under three seconds. BMW engineers have put a...

25 June 2019

BMW and Jaguar Land Rover have announced that the two companies will cooperate in developing "next-generation electric drive units in a move that supports the advancement of electrification technologies necessary to transition to an ACES future." Moreover, BMW plans on introducing the BMW iX3 Sports Activity Vehicle and the Gen 5 of its eDrive technology in 2020. "The Gen 5 electric drive unit will be the propulsion...

5 June 2019

BMW has announced that the Mini brand gets new management in the face of Bernd Körber (44). Mr Körber has taken over as of April 1st. He is not a stranger to the brand because his first job at BMW Group when he joined in 2003 was the Mini marketing planning, product management and international brand management. In his new role as Head of Mini, Bernd Körber follows Sebastian Mackensen, who in October 2018 took on...

9 April 2019

In a conversation with Automotive News Europe, Peter Schwarzenbauer, a BMW board member who is also in charge of the Mini and Rolls-Royce brands, has unveiled that as of this month he will be focused on the brands' electrification future prior to his retirement in October. During that time span, his primary goal will be the successful launch of the Mini E. Mr Schwarzenbauer has confirmed that the model will be...

8 April 2019