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AUGUST 9, 2023

BMW has unveiled two new protection models developed on the basis of the new BMW 7 Series, including an all-electric version. As the first protection sedan with an all-electric drive system, the BMW i7 Protection (electric power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 30.0 Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

MINI is moving ahead with a small series of the all-electric MINI Cooper SE Convertible (power consumption combined: 17.2 The world’s first locally emission-free premium convertible in the small car segment shortens the transition period to the introduction of the next-generation all-electric model family.

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JUNE 29, 2023

After four years of development work, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicle and its development project are entering its next phase as the first vehicles enter a pilot fleet of less than 100 vehicles. The BMW iX5 Hydrogen developed on the basis of the current BMW X5 was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019.

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APRIL 1, 2022

The BMW Group continues to broaden its portfolio of electrically powered vehicles with the addition of the fully electric BMW 3 Series, which will enter the Chinese market in May 2022. The BMW i3 eDrive35L is based on the successful BMW 3 Series, which led the premium-compact segment in China in 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BMW has begun fuel cell system production at the company’s competence center for hydrogen in Munich. A small series of BMW iX5 Hydrogen cars will be entering service around the world from the end of this year for test and demonstration purposes. —Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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MARCH 17, 2022

A few weeks before its world premiere and during the BMW Group Annual Conference, Frank Weber, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG for Development, presented a few details about the coming new BMW 7 Series, including the new all-electric BMW i7. —Frank Weber.

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APRIL 21, 2022

BMW unveiled the seventh generation of its 7 Series, including the first all-electric i7 XDrive60. The 2023 BMW 740i is powered by a thoroughly upgraded version of the iconic B58 3-liter TwinPower Turbo inline six-cylinder engine. The 760i xDrive combines the power of the 4.4-liter Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

At Art Basel’s 2021 Miami Beach show, BMW M GmbH presented the new BMW Concept XM; the concept car looks ahead to the most powerful BMW M car ever to go into series production, which is set to begin at the end of 2022. The BMW XM will be available only as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and exclusively as an M model.

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JUNE 2, 2021

BMW has launched the BMW i4 and BMW iX. The BMW iX is the BMW Group’s new technology flagship, offering a new take on the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) concept. The BMW iX will be launched with a choice of two model variants. Fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology also includes a high-voltage battery.

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JUNE 2, 2021

BMW has launched the BMW i4 and BMW iX. The BMW i4 is the brand’s first electric vehicle focused squarely on driving dynamics. The drive unit—the product of fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology—combines the electric motor, power electronics and transmission in a single housing.

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APRIL 18, 2023

BMW M is introducing an all-electric performance model to spearhead the new BMW 7 Series range. The BMW i7 M70 xDrive (electric power consumption combined: 23.8 – 20.8 kWh/100 km in the WLTP cycle) is the most powerful model with an all-electric drive system in the overall BMW Group portfolio.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

Two years after unveiling the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT concept car, BMW will present the BMW iX5 Hydrogen at the IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich in September. A small series of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen, developed on the basis of the BMW X5, will be used for demonstration and testing purposes from the end of next year.

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MAY 27, 2021

Production of fifth-generation high-voltage batteries and battery modules for use in the BMW iX and BMW i4 is now underway at the BMW’s Competence Center for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing. —Dr Michael Nikolaides, Senior Vice President, Production Engines and E-Drives, BMW Group.

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APRIL 17, 2023

BMW M today introduced the most powerful purely electric model in the BMW portfolio – the 2024 BMW i7 M70 xDrive.

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JULY 1, 2022

The serial production of the BMW i3 has ended , some eight and a half years after it was launched. The BMW i3 (combined power consumption: 16.3 - 15.3 The BMW i3 (combined power consumption: 16.3 - 15.3 This makes the BMW i3 the world’s most successful electric vehicle in the premium compact segment.

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JULY 1, 2022

At the recent G7 summit in Upper Bavaria, the BMW Group provided a shuttle service, initiated by the German government. As well as the latest series-production models, the fleet of shuttles also featured three examples of the new BMW i7 xDrive60 (electric power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 19.6 – 18.4

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MARCH 11, 2022

The BMW iX5 Hydrogen ( earlier post ) is currently undergoing testing in extremely challenging winter weather conditions on public roads and at the BMW Group’s testing center in Arjeplog, northern Sweden. The tests close to the Arctic Circle see the BMW Group pressing ahead with its development process for the BMW iX5 Hydrogen.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

The BMW Group is systematically pursuing its goal of significantly reducing CO 2 emissions at their source in the supply chain. The BMW Group has now reached an agreement to this effect with the Swedish startup H2 Green Steel (H2GS), which uses hydrogen and only green power from renewable energies for steel production.

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JULY 15, 2020

BMW unveiled the iX3 electric SUV ( earlier post ), offering full electric mobility in a BMW X model. Electric power consumption combined in the WLTP test cycle is 19.5 – 18.5 The new BMW iX3 will be the brand’s first model to also be produced for export at the Shenyang manufacturing facility in China.

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MAY 4, 2021

Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. BMW and Ford now share leading positions in the race for solid-state battery-powered electric vehicles.

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JUNE 19, 2021

The BMW Group is beginning to test near-standard vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell drive train in everyday conditions on European roads. Prototypes of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT will examine how effectively the CO 2 -free drive train, model-specific chassis technology and vehicle electronics systems work together under real-life conditions.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. This active driving experience will therefore be the first chance for people not involved in the development process to gain a direct impression of what the BMW iX5 Hydrogen has to offer. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 5, 2022

BMW has revealed the iX M60—the M performance version of its recently introduced flagship electric SAV iX ( earlier post ). With Sport Mode engaged to unleash 610 bhp and Launch Control activated to release all 811 lb-ft of instantaneous torque, the BMW iX M60 will hit 60 mph from a standstill in 3.6

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APRIL 20, 2021

The BMW iX electric SUV ( earlier post ) has its world premiere at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show. The BMW iX is first model in the brand’s line-up to feature the new Operating System 8 and the latest generation of BMW iDrive. This means output, dynamism, long-range driving ability and efficiency are all outstanding.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

BMW M GmbH is introducing its first high-performance car with an electrified drive system. The BMW XM is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system comprising a V8 gasoline engine and electric motor that delivers combined fuel consumption of 1.6 – 1.5 The BMW XM is also the first BMW M original since the BMW M1.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The BMW Group will launch a new era of e-mobility from 2025 with the models of its NEUE KLASSE ( earlier post )— using newly-developed cylindrical battery cells optimized for the new architecture for the first time. —Frank Weber, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Development.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

BMW presented the extensively updated new editions of its Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) and Sports Activity Coupé (SAC) for the luxury segment. The refreshed drive system line-up includes new combustion engines, a latest-generation plug-in hybrid system for the BMW X5 xDrive50e and 48V mild hybrid technology for all other models.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

German automaker BMW is making a major move toward EV production by ditching gas-powered vehicle manufacturing from its plant in Munich, Germany. BMW said it expects to spend €650 million to update the factory site with four buildings, including a vehicle assembly line that will explicitly produce EVs. I’d love to hear from you!

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MAY 4, 2021

The BMW Group will pilot a small series of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT fuel cell vehicle from 2022, based on the current BMW X5 and equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell e-drive. The BMW Group is building on its experience with fifth-generation e-drives to develop this vehicle. —Dr Andreas Wendt.

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JULY 3, 2022

From 2025 onwards, the next generation of BMW e-drives will be manufactured in its engine plant in Steyr, Austria—with both production and development on site—with eventual annual production capacity of more than 600,000 units. The BMW Group’s largest engine plant: Steyr plant in Upper Austria. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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JULY 15, 2022

BMW will shortly begin an intensive period of testing for the BMW M Hybrid V8, with which BMW M Motorsport will be battling for overall wins in 2023 in the IMSA GTP class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The BMW M Hybrid V8 is powered by the P66/3 eight-cylinder turbo engine with supplementary electric drive.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The BMW iFACTORY is also about ensuring short distances for logistics. —Markus Fallböhmer, Senior Vice President of Battery Production at the BMW Group. Construction work recently began.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

At the BMW Group plant in Leipzig, the 200,000 th BMW i3 model rolled off the production line last week. The BMW i3s (combined power consumption: 14.6 – 14.0 The Life module made of CFRP is part of a vehicle architecture specific to BMW i and designed for electric mobility from the outset. kWh/100 km).

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MAY 1, 2021

The BMW Group is launching production of battery components at its plants in Leipzig and Regensburg and expanding its e-drive production network. BMW Group Plant Leipzig will launch series production of battery modules on Monday, 3 May 2021, while BMW Group Plant Regensburg began coating battery cells for high-voltage batteries in April 2021.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

With almost 50,000 units, BMW 5 Series plug-in hybrid models were the most successful electrified models in the BMW Group’s portfolio worldwide in 2019. The new top-of-the-range BMW 545e xDrive Sedan (combined fuel consumption: 2.4 – 2.1 l/100 km; combined power consumption: 16.3 – 15.3

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. Generating the electricity needed to produce primary aluminum, i.e. aluminum obtained directly from the mineral compound alumina, is alone responsible for about 60% of the global aluminum industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

BMW is adding two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants to the new BMW 7 Series range, including the first BMW M model in the range. BMW is also optimizing the efficiency of the new BMW 740d xDrive available in European markets (fuel consumption combined: 6.8 – 6.1 The new BMW M760e xDrive and the new BMW 740d xDrive.

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