China’s Entry-Level BMW iX3 Uses A Different Battery Chemistry
The iX3 30 features lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which use a cathode free of nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
The iX3 30 features lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which use a cathode free of nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
BMW is selling a lower-powered iX3 with a smaller battery and rear-wheel drive in China, where the 30L starts at just $40,000.
Pricing details for the electric SUV are now out in China, where BMW sells the iX3 with a longer wheelbase for a roomier interior.
The BMW iX3 50 xDrive won the EV category of the 2026 Strabag Green Rally, a competition reserved for hybrids and fully electric vehicles.
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Despite carrying a payload of around 400 kilograms (882 pounds), the new BMW iX3 still covered 560 kilometers (348 miles) on a single charge.
China's long-wheelbase iX3 did 640 miles (1,030 kilometers) on a single charge, and there was still 5% of battery juice left at the end of BMW's test.
The longest-range EV in Mexico reached the sales milestone after only three months since BMW launched the Neue Klasse iX3 in the country.
A new report puts the entry-level iX3 40 and 40 xDrive on US shores next March, four months after production starts.
BMW's product chief in Australia says the iX3 50 xDrive is a mid-tier model, hinting that M-flavored variants are on the way.
A major expansion of the San Luis Potosí factory makes it possible to add the first Neue Klasse EVs to the assembly lines next year.
Less than a year since assembly started at the new Debrecen plant in Hungary, the second-generation BMW iX3 has already reached a production milestone: 50,000 units.