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According to IDTechEx's report "Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players.", the potential market size for solid-state batteries is expected to grow to over $6 billion by 2030. This is due to various undisputed advantages of solid-state batteries including high safety level, simple pack design, higher energy density. The market demand for solid-state batteries mainly comes...

28 July 2020

BMW has already announced on a number of occasions that it will release 25 electrified models by 2023. However, the latest press release regarding the company's strategy for improving efficiency and sustainability mentions not only electrifying the BMW 7 Series, but also the BMW X1 and BMW 5 Series. All this is a part of the Power of Choice strategy of the brand. The latter refers to BMW's usage of modular platforms...

28 July 2020

EVE Energy is a joint venture partner of SK Innovation in China. Under the joint venture, the two companies are building the Blue Sky United Energy plant for EV batteries in Yancheng. It is projected to have an annual production rate of 20-25GWh. Recently, EVE Energy company has announced that it will supply EV batteries to BMW. For BMW Brilliance - the automakers' joint venture in China, batteries will come from...

27 July 2020

BMW's Munich plant will stop from July 24 to September 4 to be remodeled for the production of the BMW i4. Once remodeling is finished, BMW will be able to produce vehicles with diesel, petrol and hybrid drive trains, as well as the fully-electric BMW i4, all on the same line.

22 July 2020

The 2021 BMW iX3 is finally official, even though there are no surprises at all as the vehicle has been gradually unveiled through a number of teasers, official information, and leaks. The 2021 BMW iX3 is the first brand model to feature BMW's 5th Gen eDrive technology, which will also find its way on the BMW iNEXT and BMW i4 that are expected in 2021. It will feature "an exceptionally powerful electric motor" and a...

15 July 2020

BMW is all set to launch the battery-electric BMW iX3. The online event will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 10:00 CEST and can be watched here: http://live.bmwgroup.com/c3MBSC. The BMW iX3 will be the first model from the brand to feature BMW's 5th Gen eDrive technology, which will also find its way on the BMW iNEXT and BMW i4 that are expected in 2021. It will feature "an exceptionally powerful electric...

9 July 2020

BMW Group has opened a Competence Centre for E-Drive Production at Dingolfing - its largest production location in Europe. Since 2013, the company has been producing electric powertrain components there and now it is significantly expanding its capacity. It will now start producing the new, highly integrated BMW e-drive, which combines the electric motor, transmission and power electronics in a central housing. The...

5 July 2020

In a recent interview, Oliver Zipse, CEO of BMW, said that the company already has "a contractual agreement with its cell manufacturers that they will use only green power to produce BMW's fifth-generation battery cells." These cells will be introduced later this year with the BMW iX3 and will power next year's BMW i4 and BMW iNEXT. Even though Mr Zipse did not mention the battery cell manufacturers, it is largely...

5 July 2020

BMW has announced that the production of the BMX iX3 all-electric SUV develops as scheduled. Currently, the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) prepares the Plant Dadong in Shenyang, China. Priduction will begin in late summer as planned and the first of these electric vehicles will be delivered to customers by the end of the year. With a range of around 440 kilometres in the WLTP test cycle (preliminary...

9 June 2020

mPLUS is a South Korean producer of battery equipment and is mostly supplying notching and stacking equipment. South Korean media, The Elec At a shareholder's meeting the head of the company, Kim Jong-sung, said that mPLUS will target European companies and joint ventures for placing its production. The Volkswagen-Northvolt and Saft-Total projects are possible customers. mPLUS will begin launch its marketing...

25 March 2020

BMW has unveiled that the next generation of the BMW 7 Series will be available in four variants - petrol, diesel, PHEV and for the first time - BEV. The latter will be equipped with a fifth-generation electric drivetrain. This move is part of BMW's plan to have 25 electrified models on the roads by 2023. More than half of those should be all-electric. BMW predicts that by 2021, demand for electrified vehicles will...

18 March 2020

Today is the launch date of the all-electric MINI - the MINI Cooper SE. As expected, BMW has provided a detailed specifications list for this vehicle without differentiating the various trims levels. In the UK, there are three trim levels - Level I, Level II, Level III. In the US, these are MINI Electric Signature, MINI Electric Signature Plus, MINI Electric Iconic. Here's what we know so far: MINI Cooper SE Level I...

9 March 2020

Earlier today, BMW unveiled the BMW Concept i4 during an online event and even teased the BMW iX3. Now the official photos of the BMW Concept i4 are avaialble and share them with you here.

3 March 2020

BMW unveiled details about the upcoming BMW iX3 back in December 2019 and today it teased the model with a photo during its BMW Concept i4 press conference. The BMW iX3 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...

3 March 2020