“30 % extra vary, 30 % sooner charging, 25 % extra effectivity – the Neue Klasse represents a serious technological leap that may take EfficientDynamics to new heights. The identical applies to its design – which couldn’t be any extra futuristic,” says Frank Weber, member of the Board of Administration of BMW AG answerable for Growth. “With the Neue Klasse, now we have launched into the most important funding within the firm’s historical past. We aren’t simply writing the subsequent chapter of BMW; we’re writing a complete new e-book. That’s why the Neue Klasse will definitely influence all mannequin generations.”
Excessive power effectivity through the automobile use section will likely be ensured by optimising weight, air and rolling resistance, in addition to via clever warmth administration, particularly for the electrical drive prepare, utilizing sixth-generation BMW eDrive know-how. Along with extremely environment friendly electrical motors, main advances within the new BMW eDrive know-how embody newly-developed spherical battery cells, with greater than 20 % greater power density than that of the prismatic cells beforehand used. The sixth technology of BMW eDrive know-how will enhance the charging pace for Neue Klasse fashions by as much as 30 %, along with boosting their vary by as much as 30 %. On account of all these measures, total automobile effectivity will improve by as much as 25 %.
Analogue working controls have been diminished to a minimal within the BMW Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse. Human-car interplay takes place via the BMW Panoramic Imaginative and prescient, the Central Show and multifunction buttons on the steering wheel. Info is projected on the perfect top into the motive force’s line of sight and, for the primary time, throughout all the width of the windscreen. This innovation will complement the improved BMW Head-Up Show within the manufacturing fashions of the Neue Klasse.
Within the subsequent technology of BMW iDrive, each the motive force and entrance passenger are in a position to work together with data displayed on BMW Panoramic Imaginative and prescient, making a shared person expertise. Drivers can transfer content material proven on the Central Show to the BMW Panoramic Imaginative and prescient with a easy gesture. A coordinated choreography between the ambient lighting and graphic components of the Central Show and BMW Panoramic Imaginative and prescient enriches the person expertise – which may also be customised utilizing My Modes.
Vibrant wire materials create a snug environment contained in the BMW Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse. The sunshine-coloured instrument panel helps the steering wheel, which is flattened on the prime and backside, in addition to the Central Show with Matrix-Backlight within the define of a parallelogram. A smartphone charging cradle and the glassy selector lever area on the centre console. The entrance seats are hooked up to the ground by a single bracket, releasing up extra legroom within the rear compartment, the place passengers can benefit from the spaciousness created by having two particular person seats. The design of the inside, which is totally freed from ornamental chrome or leather-based, helps optimise the carbon footprint of the manufacturing course of.
With a complete of 1,071,326 automobiles delivered to prospects within the first six months, the BMW Group reported strong year-on-year gross sales progress of +5.4% – and likewise elevated its second-quarter deliveries considerably. The BMW model’s gross sales progress was, to a big extent, because of its fully-electric automobiles. The BMW model’s gross sales progress was, to a big extent, because of its fully-electric automobiles. The amount of…
3 August 2023
The Elec reviews that Samsung SDI plans to develop the manufacturing of batteries in its Goed, Hungary gigafactory and embody the manufacturing of 46210 cells. Based on the media sources, it’s BMW who requested such cells from Samsung SDI. In the meantime, BMW is constructing an EV manufacturing unit in Debrecen, which is a 3-hour drive from Goed. The growth would require an funding of 500 billion received for 2 manufacturing strains with…
11 July 2023
BMW broke floor for a brand new high-voltage battery meeting plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. Named “Plant Woodruff,” the BMW facility will produce sixth-generation batteries to provide totally electrical automobiles at close by BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. Greater than 300 jobs will likely be created onsite at Plant Woodruff with the chance to develop. As a part of the BMW Group’s “native for native” strategy, the corporate will…
28 June 2023
New mannequin variants and improvements within the areas of electrification and digitalization are set to additional improve the attraction and variety of the BMW product vary from summer time 2023. On the pinnacle of the mannequin portfolio, the arrival of a 3rd variant of the all-electric BMW i7 expands the model’s providing within the luxurious phase. On the identical time, the Multi-Contract Plug & Cost and MAX RANGE features will now be…
24 Might 2023
BMW has simply introduced its new BMW 5 Collection Sedan lineup. This consists of the 2024 BMW i5 eDrive40 and the 2024 BMW i5 M60 xDrive. The market launch of the brand new BMW 5 Collection Sedan will start in October 2023. Like all earlier mannequin generations, the brand new BMW 5 Collection Sedan is produced on the BMW Group Plant Dingolfing, the place the electrical motors and high-voltage batteries for the BMW i5 are additionally manufactured. The…
24 Might 2023
BMW will proceed to broaden its electrified product portfolio with the introduction of a number of new fashions in the summertime of 2023. The i4 line will construct on its success with the addition of a brand new all-wheel drive variant, the 2024 BMW i4 xDrive40. Positioned beneath the 536-horsepower i4 M50, the i4 xDrive40’s twin electrical motors produce a complete of 396 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque – ample to propel the…
22 Might 2023
MINI supplies a primary glimpse of the trend-setting design of the upcoming all-electric mannequin household: Charismatic Simplicity is known as the diminished design language that focuses on the necessities. Every new MINI mannequin positive aspects its personal robust particular person character that’s expressed in distinctive design options, whereas exuding individuality with a transparent model affiliation. Sustainable supplies are one other important a part of…
9 Might 2023
The following technology of the MINI household is now being launched with the MINI Cooper Electrical. The brand new version of the long-lasting MINI 3-door is geared in the direction of electrical driving enjoyable and is obtainable at two energy ranges. With its thrillingly agile drive, the MINI Cooper Electrical stands for domestically emission-free premium mobility of the longer term. Initially launched in 2020, the all-electric MINI Cooper SE noticed a 25.5 per cent…
3 Might 2023
The sequence manufacturing growth course of for the first-ever BMW i5 is coming into the house straight with the fine-tuning of its suspension management and driver help methods. Only a few weeks forward of the automotive’s world premiere in Might, it’s clear the all-electric model of the brand new BMW 5 Collection Sedan will ship an impressive driving expertise – identical to all the opposite variants. Progressive Vertical Dynamics…
26 April 2023
The model of the BMW iX1 that has been specifically developed for the Chinese language automotive market and can also be being unveiled for the primary time on the Auto Shanghai present supplies contemporary impetus for all-electric premium mobility within the compact phase. Made in China for China, the Sports activities Exercise Automobile is fitted with one electrical motor on the entrance axle and one other on the rear producing a mixed highly effective output. The brand new BMW…
18 April 2023
Essentially the most highly effective all-electric BMW fashions: BMW M is introducing an all-electric efficiency mannequin to spearhead the brand new BMW 7 Collection vary. The BMW i7 M70 xDrive (electrical energy consumption mixed: 23.8 – 20.8 kWh/100 km within the WLTP cycle) is essentially the most highly effective mannequin with an all-electric drive system within the total BMW Group portfolio. Geared up with an electrical motor at each the entrance and rear axle producing a…
17 April 2023
The BMW Group posted vital progress in its world gross sales of fully-electric automobiles (+83.2%) within the first quarter of 2023. Total, the BMW Group delivered a complete of 64,647 fully-electric BMW and MINI automobiles to prospects within the first three months of the yr. The BMW model was in a position to greater than double its gross sales of fully-electric automobiles within the first quarter, with 55,979 models delivered to prospects (+112.3%)…
12 April 2023
The brand new MINI Countryman combines an electrified go-kart feeling with a diminished ecological footprint and continues the success story of the biggest MINI mannequin. The beginning of manufacturing on the BMW Group Plant Leipzig in November 2023 would be the first time a MINI mannequin is produced in Germany. With 5 doorways and a variable-use inside, the biggest mannequin within the new MINI household of automobiles is main the model into an…
5 April 2023
BMW at the moment provides three totally electrical fashions within the U.S. – the BMW iX Sports activities Exercise Automobile and the BMW i4 and BMW i7 sedans. The primary ever totally electrical BMW i5 will arrive later this yr. BMW additionally provides plug-in hybrid electrical variants of a few of its hottest fashions together with the BMW X5 xDrive45e, BMW 330e and BMW 530e. The plug-in hybrid electrical BMW XM Sports activities Exercise Automobile has additionally not too long ago begun…
4 April 2023
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Professional
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 195.3 in / 4961 mmHeight: 60.5 in / 1536 mmCurb weight: 4788.44 lb / 2172 kgElectric motor: 210 kW, 550 Nm, Location: RearBattery: 77 kWh
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxurious 2
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport 2
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxurious 1
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport 1
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2023 BMW i7 xDrive60
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 212.2 in / 5391 mmWidth: 76.8 in / 1950 mmHeight: 60.8 in / 1544 mmCurb weight: 5820.2 lb / 2640 kgElectric motor #1: 190 kW, 365 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 230 kW, 380 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 105.7 kWh, Voltage: 376.4 V
2024 BMW iX M60
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5862.09 lb / 2659 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 BMW iX xDrive50
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5698.95 lb / 2585 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 BMW i4 xDrive40
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4783 mmWidth: 72.9 in / 1852 mmHeight: 57.0 in / 1448 mmCurb weight: 5048.59 lb / 2290 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 83.9 kWh, Voltage: 398.5 V
2023 BMW i4 M50
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4783 mmWidth: 72.9 in / 1852 mmHeight: 57.0 in / 1448 mmCurb weight: 5048.59 lb / 2290 kgElectric motor #1: 230 kW @ 8000 – 17000 rpm, 365 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 190 kW @ 8000 – 17000 rpm, 430 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 83.9 kWh, Voltage: 398.5 V
2023 BMW iX M60
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5862.09 lb / 2659 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2023 BMW iX xDrive50
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5698.95 lb / 2585 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 Volvo EX90 Twin Efficiency (E2)
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 198.3 in / 5037 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1964 mmHeight: 68.7 in / 1744 mmCurb weight: 6197.19 lb / 2811 kgElectric motor #1: 190 kW, 490 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 180 kW, 420 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 111 kWh, Voltage: 400 V
2024 Volvo EX90 Twin Efficiency (EE)
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 198.3 in / 5037 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1964 mmHeight: 68.7 in / 1744 mmCurb weight: 6197.19 lb / 2811 kgElectric motor #1: 200 kW, 490 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 180 kW, 420 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 111 kWh, Voltage: 400 V
2024 Volvo EX90 Twin Motor (EV)
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 198.3 in / 5037 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1964 mmHeight: 68.7 in / 1744 mmCurb weight: 6197.19 lb / 2811 kgElectric motor #1: 120 kW, 350 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 180 kW, 420 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 111 kWh, Voltage: 400 V
2024 BMW i5 M60 xDrive
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 199.2 in / 5060 mmWidth: 74.8 in / 1900 mmHeight: 59.3 in / 1505 mmCurb weight: 5081.66 lb / 2305 kgElectric motor #1: 250 kW, 430 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 192 kW, 365 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 81.2 kWh, Voltage: 400 V