BMW Opens New Battery Plant To Power The Electric 3 Series
The €1 billion facility in Bavaria produces Gen6 batteries for BMW’s latest EVs, including the new i3 sedan built in Munich, where the i3 wagon will follow next year.
The €1 billion facility in Bavaria produces Gen6 batteries for BMW’s latest EVs, including the new i3 sedan built in Munich, where the i3 wagon will follow next year.
The U.S. configurator is live, and $15,800 in options pushes the new electric sedan close to $80,000.
The Neue Klasse i3 50 xDrive has a longer wheelbase and flat floor; the G50 M350 xDrive gets a longer hood and quad pipes.
BMW is expanding the iX3 lineup in Europe with a cheaper all-wheel-drive version, plus seat adjustment controls in the doors, and other tweaks.
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BMW is launching a cheaper i3 sedan that still comes with standard all-wheel drive, but uses a smaller battery for up to 441 miles (710 kilometers) of WLTP range.
The rumors were true: BMW is about to give the electric i3 the M Performance treatment, bridging the gap between the i3 50 xDrive and the mighty M3. It's coming to America.
The electric i3 gets up to 21-inch wheels, a 17 mm longer wheelbase and 30 fewer liters of trunk space than the gas G50 3 Series.
It handles better than the gas X3, and the 108.7-kWh battery never made me watch the charge meter.
BMW is putting the electric SUV's fresh front end design under the spotlight with a giant illuminated display in São Paulo.
The sixth-generation battery technology powering BMW's Neue Klasse EVs has been recognized for its technological innovation at a major Chinese industry event.
The electric 3 Series will lead the elite men’s field at the 2026 BMW Berlin Marathon this weekend, showing off its 906-kilometer range along the way.