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Fully charged, two years ahead of schedule: BMW Group steps up the pace of e-mobility expansion
Wed Jun 26 12:18:44 CEST 2019 Press Kit
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Two years early: 25 electrified models in 2023 ++ Steep growth curve: sales of electrified vehicles to climb more than 30 percent per year up to 2025 ++ Sales of electrified vehicles set to more than double between 2019 and 2021 ++ World premieres at #NEXTGen: BMW Vision M NEXT and BMW Motorrad Vision DC Roadster showcase next-generation e-mobility ++ BMW eDrive Zones function fitted as standard in BMW plug-in hybrids from 2020 ++
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Munich. Fully charged as it accelerates along its Future Highway 2025, the BMW Group is adjusting frequency to up the tempo of its electromobility expansion programme. The company will now achieve the total of 25 electrified models previously announced for 2025 two years earlier, in 2023. Thanks to flexible vehicle architectures for fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and combustion engine drive trains, the company is able to respond quickly to changing conditions. More than half of the 25 models will be fully electric.
“We are moving up a gear in the transformation towards sustainable
mobility, thereby making our company fit for the future: Over the past
two years, we have consistently taken numerous decisions that we are
now bringing to the roads. By 2021, we will have doubled our sales of
electrified vehicles compared with 2019,” said Harald
Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in
Munich on Tuesday. “We will offer 25 electrified vehicles already in
2023 – two years earlier than originally planned. We expect to see a
steep growth curve towards 2025: Sales of our electrified vehicles
should increase by an average of 30 percent every year.”
As part of the new #NEXTGen communications format,
the BMW Group is showcasing the next generation of mobility and next
steps it’s taking in that direction. The BMW Vision M
NEXT provides a glimpse of the dynamic future of the BMW
brand in the form of a striking electrified sportscar. The BMW Vision
M NEXT is clearly focused on the person driving the vehicle, with
intelligent technology to transform them into the ultimate driver. The
BMW Motorrad Vision DC Roadster previews the future
of BMW Motorrad with alternative drive forms. This highly emotional
motorcycle preserves the identity and iconic BMW Motorrad appearance,
but also offers a new form of driving fun.
“Our vision is clear: sustainable mobility, produced in a
sustainable manner. We have set ourselves the goal of only buying
electricity from renewable energy sources for all our locations
worldwide from 2020,” said Krüger. “We fulfil our
social responsibility – in all its different facets. We are firmly
committed to emission-free driving. At the same time, we stand by
our corporate responsibility towards our employees, shareholders and investors.”
The BMW Group: a pioneer in electromobility
As an e-mobility pioneer, the BMW Group is already a leading
supplier of electrified vehicles. By the end of 2019, the company
aims to have more than half a million vehicles with fully-electric
or plug-in hybrid drive trains on the roads. Within two years, the
company will offer five fully-electric series-production vehicles:
Alongside the BMW i3*, with more than 150,000 units
built to date, this year will see the start of production of
the fully-electric MINI at Plant Oxford (UK).
This will be followed in 2020 by the fully-electric BMW
iX3 from Shenyang (China) and, in 2021, by the BMW
iNEXT, which will be produced in Dingolfing (Germany), and
the BMW i4 from Plant Munich (Germany).
Including its extensive fleet of plug-in hybrids, the BMW Group
has the widest range of electrified vehicles on the market. Updated,
extended electric-range plug-in-hybrid versions of the BMW 3
Series*, BMW 7 Series* and BMW X5* were presented alongside the new
BMW X3 plug-in hybrid* at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. A few weeks
later, the updated plug-in hybrid variant of the BMW X1 Long
Wheelbase Version*, which is produced locally for the Chinese
market, was shown at the Shanghai Auto Show. Later this summer,
plug-in hybrid versions of the BMW 5 Series* and BMW 2 Series Active
Tourer* with next-generation technology and longer electric range
will also be released. These will be followed next year by the BMW
X1 and the BMW 3 Series Touring as plug-in hybrid models. This
diversity of electrified drive concepts underlines the importance of
technology openness on the road to sustainable mobility.
The BMW Group has always promoted emission-free mobility and
advocated for its effective support. However, the demands of
future mobility will be multifaceted. There will not be just one
single solution that meets the mobility needs of all customers
around the world. People living in rural areas, for instance, need
different technological solutions for mobility than those in cities.
BMW eDrive Zones standard in plug-in hybrids from 2020
The effective role plug-in hybrids can play in achieving
emission-free mobility in cities is demonstrated by the
BMW eDrive Zones function, which will be
standard in BMW plug-in hybrids from 2020: In cities that
establish “green zones” solely for emission-free driving,
geofencing technology will be able to recognise these
automatically. When the vehicle enters one of these zones, it will
automatically switch to pure electric driving mode. In this way,
BMW is paving the way for plug-in hybrids to receive the same
access rights to green zones as fully-electric vehicles, since
they behave the same in these areas.
This new type of operating strategy significantly
boosts the potential of plug-in hybrid vehicles to reduce
emissions. Increasing the use of electric driving not only
optimises efficiency, but also helps reduce operating costs for
customers – especially in city traffic. After the idea was born,
the first real-life test for the BMW eDrive Zones function is the
BMW Group’s “Electric City Drive” pilot project, in conjunction
with the City of Rotterdam and the local Erasmus University.
New #NEXTGen communications format
With the “BMW Group #NEXTGen” format, the company is taking a
new approach to presenting its future technologies, services and
products. The BMW Group invited international journalists,
analysts and other stakeholders to the BMW Welt in Munich to
experience six world premieres and two highly emotional vision
vehicles. The programme will be rounded off with a Global
Influencer Day on 26 June.
In this way, the company is building on its existing global
commitment to international auto shows and tech and future fairs
with a regular independent format for individual mobility “made
by the BMW Group”. In addition to world premieres of new models,
a particular focus will be on experiencing the latest
technological developments from all D+ACES areas of the company:
Design, Autonomous Driving, Connectivity, Electrification, Services.
*: Consumption and emission data:
BMW i3 (120 Ah): power consumption combined
13.1 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined 0 g/km
BMW i3s (120 Ah): power consumption combined
14.6-14.0 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined 0 g/km
BMW 330e Sedan: fuel consumption combined:
1.9-1.6 l/100 km; power consumption combined: 15.4-14.8
kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 43-37 g/km
BMW 745e Sedan: fuel consumption combined:
2.3-2.1 l/100 km; power consumption combined: 15.6-15.1
kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined: 52-48 g/km
BMW X5 xDrive45e: fuel consumption combined:
2.1 l/100 km; power consumption combined: 23.0 kWh/100 km; CO2
emissions combined: 49 g/km (provisional figures)
BMW X3 xDrive30e: fuel consumption combined:
from 2.4 l/100 km; power consumption combined: from 22.7
kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined: from 56 g/km (provisional figures)
BMW X1 xDrive25Le: fuel consumption combined:
1.3 l/100 km; power consumption combined: 15.6 kWh/100 km, CO2
emissions combined: 31 g/km
BMW 530e iPerformance Sedan: fuel consumption
combined: 1.8-1.6 l/100 km; power consumption combined:
14.5-13.6 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined: 41-36 g/km
BMW 225xe iPerformance Active Tourer: fuel
consumption combined: 2.5-2.3 l/100 km; power consumption
combined: 13.7-13.4 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 57-52 g/km
The figures for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power
consumption are calculated based on the measurement methods
stipulated in the current version of Regulation (EU) 2007/715.
This information is based on a vehicle with basic equipment in
Germany; ranges take into account differences in wheel and
tyre size selected as well as optional equipment.
Power consumption, emissions figures and ranges have been
calculated based on the new WLTP test cycle and adapted to
NEDC for comparison purposes, dependent on the tyre format
selected. In these vehicles, different figures than those
published here may apply for the assessment of taxes and
other vehicle-related duties which are (also) based on
CO2-emissions. These figures are provisional.
For further details of the official fuel consumption
figures and official specific CO2 emissions of new cars,
please refer to the "Manual on fuel consumption, CO2
emissions and power consumption of new cars", available
at sales outlets, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH
(DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen
and at http://www.dat.de/angebote/verlagsprodukte/leitfaden-kraftstoffverbrauch.html.