Tesla is currently the leading position in the field of electric vehicles, no doubt, but this fear is leading not last long, and Mercedes-Benz is expected to exceed 700 EQS Mileage km, let us see the technical precipitation traditional car prices. BMW determined field of electric vehicles is mainly reflected in its investment, in 2019, BMW’s total expenditure on R & D reached 5.95 billion euros (about 46.5 billion yuan), year 2018 value increased by about 12 percentage. 2025, BMW has invested more than 30 billion euros for research and development. From product development and manufacturing processes, to drive new energy forms, innovative materials, the future of mobile travel concept, electric and automatic driving and other travel-round development to provide strong technical support for all of the Group brands and models.
BMW’s action in the field of electric vehicles
It is reported that since 2021, BMW plans to cut 50 percent quot; traditional quot; powertrain business, and plans to launch 25 models by 2023 electric cars . Known in 2019, BMW has invested a total of over 10.74 billion euros in batteries and related raw materials procurement levels, including BMW Group with the additional purchase of Ningde era deepen cooperation, and with Samsung SDI signed a long-term supply contract to ensure battery parts supply . This year, the BMW Group will directly lithium, cobalt direct purchase, Ningde era for the direct supply of raw materials and Samsung SDI, to ensure that it meets all the criteria.
By the end of 2021, the BMW Group will provide five pure electric vehicle. In addition to continued growth in sales over the past six years, the BMW i3, pure electric MINI SE models have also been put into operation by the end of 2019 in Oxford, England plant; this year, BMW iX3 will be put into operation in Shenyang, China; 2021, BMW iNEXT will also be produced in Dingolfing plant in Germany, BMW i4 production plant in Munich. The new 7 Series will adopt four kinds of power modes, including pure electric drive.
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BMW’s new energy in China
China as a major market BMW, 2019 total sales of 723,680 BMW and MINI vehicles in the Chinese market; electric field trips, BMW in China delivered the first 50,000 new energy vehicles. Future BMW’s new energy plan is bound inseparable from China, so BMW’s new energy plan and what actions will be in China?
aspects of planning new energy vehicles, BMW said in the first quarter of 2020, will launch three models, namely 5-Series plug-in hybrid mileage upgrade version (integrated pure electric mileage will reach 95 kilometers), the new X5 plug-in hybrids, and i8 polar night meteor limited edition, while its new iX3 pure electric SUV will be officially listed in the second half. In addition to expanding new energy product lineup, BMW will also serve to strengthen the ability of new energy vehicles. BMW said it will build a charging network in the country, set up 250,000 charging poles in 300 cities, includes 70 000 DC charging piles.
In addition to the known iX3 will be made in China, a joint venture of BMW and the Great Wall quot; beam automobile quot; registration process was completed in 2019, and in December 30, 2019 to obtain a business license. In 2020, the car will beam broke ground in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, the production base, future MINI pure electric car will be produced in China.
In addition to two electric cars, according to configuration and power of BMW’s latest plan the new 7 Series can be concluded in the next 5 Series, 3 Series will introduce a pure electric version, these two cars are currently made in China, the future of domestic pure electric version also makes sense. Before there came X1 will launch the next version of the charge, and instead of i3. Most of BMW’s future electric car will be produced in the country.
and BMW have two co-battery manufacturers have production plants in the country, in the domestic production of electric cars can be well controlled costs, plus, in China, there have been a lot of demand for electric vehicles, so BMW is bound to expand in the domestic electric car production capacity, the country is likely to become the future BMW electric car major producer, and providing products for other markets.
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now has made electric vehiclesExhibition, large upfront investment is indispensable, from BMW’s investment in its determination can be found in the field of electric vehicles, it is believed that the future may see more BMW electric car. And multi-dimensional transmission car prices make electric car, will comfort of the vehicle, materials and other considerations, using the experience will be closer to traditional fuel vehicles.