From BMW PRESS:
Many Plug-in Hybrids Sold
More than 350,000 electric drivetrain technology vehicles were delivered in 2018. That’s more noteworthy over 130,000 fully electric vehicles and more than 220,000 plug-in hybrids. Yes and all delivered to customers up to the end of 2018. So BMW is already a leading supplier of electrified vehicles. At the beginning of March, the new plug-in hybrid versions of the BMW 3 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW X5 and BMW X3.
These vehicles now come with extended electric range, showcased at the Geneva Motor Show. By the end of next year, the BMW Group will have more than ten new or revised models. All equipped with fourth-generation electric drivetrain technology (“Gen 4”) on the roads.
MINI Electric
By the end of 2019, these will include the all-electric MINI Electric manufactured at the Oxford plant. As well as from 2020, the BMW iX3, which producing for the world market in Shenyang, China.
Together with the pioneering BMW i3, the BMW i4 and the BMW iNEXT. Furthermore, the Group will have five all-electric drivetrain technology models on the market by 2021.
Finally and the number scheduled to rise to at least twelve models by 2025. Including the rapidly growing range of plug-in hybrids, the BMW Group’s product portfolio will then make up at least 25 electrified models.
Many BMW Choices
This wide range of electrified models on offer will be made possible by highly flexible vehicle architectures and an equally agile global production system. Going forward, the BMW Group will be capable of manufacturing models with all-electric (BEV), hybrid-electric (PHEV) and conventional (ICE) drivetrains on one production line. The ability to integrate e-mobility in its production network will enable the BMW Group to respond even more flexibly as demand grows. In 2018, the BMW Group delivered more than 140,000 electrified vehicles to customers. By the end of this year, the company expects to have an overall total of more than half a million electrified vehicles on the roads.
The BMW Group is currently developing the fifth generation of its electric drivetrain. All where the interplay of electric motor, transmission, power electronics and battery will be further optimized.
Thereby integrating the electric motor, the transmission and power electronics also plays a role in cutting costs.
Furthermore, the electric motor does not require rare earths. All the while enabling the BMW Group to cut its dependence on their availability. The fifth generation of the Group’s electric drivetrain technology installed for the first time in the BMW iX3 from 2020.
