BMW Group Continues to Drive Electromobility: Long-term Supply Contract with Northvolt for Battery Cells from Europe concluded

Order volume of 2 billion euros from 2024 +++ Sustainable production using 100% wind and hydroelectric power +++ Oliver Zipse: “For an effective contribution to climate protection BMW Group aims to improve its products’ overall environmental […]

The First-Ever BMW iX3 & Statement Oliver Zipse, World Premiere of the first-ever BMW iX3.

Statement, Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, World Premiere of the first-ever BMW iX3 Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 10:00 a.m. Hello everyone! A very warm welcome to the world premiere of […]

Raw Material Supplies for Battery Cells: BMW Group Sources Sustainable Cobalt worth around 100 million euros from Morocco

Supply contract signed with Managem Group (contract period: 2020 – 2025) +++ BMW AG Board of Management member for Purchasing Andreas Wendt: We are systematically driving electrification of our vehicle fleet. Sustainability plays a central role […]

BMW Group steps up Electromobility: E-drives for half a Million Electrified Vehicles

Munich/Dingolfing. The BMW Group is stepping up its e-mobility ramp-up and setting new standards for the transformation of the industry with its production. Today, at its largest European manufacturing location in Dingolfing, the company opened the […]

Tesla to take up to 50% of US Small Luxury Market — BMW, Mercedes & Audi get Disrupted

As the Tesla model 3 gains significant production volume, with most of the 2018 deliveries going to US customers, other players in the US small luxury car segment look set to see their sales halved in […]

Interview With Jose Guerrero, BMW’s EV Manager, At NY International Auto Show

I had the opportunity to sit down with BMW NA’s top man when it comes to electric vehicles, Jose Guerrero, at this year’s New York International Auto Show. Guerrero is BMW i’s North American Product & Operations Manager, and has been working in BMW’s electric vehicle programs since the ActiveE pilot program began in 2011.

Top US Electric Car Brands Are BMW … & Ford? (Aside From Tesla, Of Course)

Originally published on CleanTechnica. BMW cars with a plug, electric motor, and battery are now approximately 1 out of every 16 BMW USA passenger car sales (6.4% of such sales), based on November’s sales split. That includes sales […]

Europe Electric Car Sales — BMW Slides Into #1 YTD

This article is also being published on CleanTechnica, the EV Sales blogspot, and our Electric Car Sales page. The European electric car market had more than 17,000 registrations last month, 1% down compared to October 2015. This sales […]

BMW Launches 3 Plug-In Hybrid 7 Series Options

BMW has continued its “semi-leadership” in electric vehicles this week. Despite a recent announcement that the company is shifting the BMW i program’s focus away from electric cars and into autonomous driving, it seems that it […]

Why Did BMW Bluster On Electric Cars?

One of the more disheartening electric vehicle stories of the year was BMW pulling back on its plans to be an EV leader, rather than announcing a knockout, Tesla-Model-3-competing BMW i5 or other fully electric car. It […]

BMW Planning To Release Long-Range Electric iNext Model In 2021…

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Despite the imminent threat that Tesla and others seem to be posing to the company, BMW apparently won’t be releasing its own long-range all-electric vehicles until 2021, going by comments made at […]

BMW i5 — What It Should Be To Compete With Tesla Model 3

Originally published on The Electric BMW i3. By Tom Moloughney Editor’s note: After writing a superb take on Tesla, the Model 3, the Supercharging network, and the auto industry’s response to Tesla these past several years, […]

BMW i8 PHEV Refresh To Bring Bring More Power & Longer Range

Originally published on CleanTechnica. The refreshed BMW i3 all-electric car was recently unveiled — revealing that the 2017 model year of the popular electric car would feature an improved range (~114 miles per full-charge), amongst other […]