BMW’s new all-electric BMW i3 eDrive40L drove off the production line of the BMW iFACTORY Tiexi plant in Rida. The Shenyang team achieved a cumulative production of 5 million units.
▲ Source: BMW official
As a high-end model of the BMW i3, the all-new pure electric BMW i3 eDrive40L has stronger performance and longer battery life: the maximum output power reaches 250 kW, the peak torque reaches 430 N·m, the acceleration from zero to 100 kilometers in 5.6 seconds, and the battery life under the CLTC standard Mileage up to 592 km.
In terms of price, the new BMW i3 eDrive40L offers two models, of which the Yaoye package is priced at 383,900 CNY, and the Yaoye sports package is priced at 413,900 CNY.
BMW Group officials that in 2022, BMW Group will sell 5 pure electric vehicles in China, of which the BMW i7 will be launched at the end of the year. In 2023, the BMW Group will continue its pure electric vehicle offensive and increase its product lineup to 11 models, including the third domestic pure electric vehicle BMW iX1.
The BMW Group expects to deliver the 2 millionth pure electric vehicle globally in 2025, and in the same year will usher in the BMW “New Generation” model (DIE NEUE KLASSE) with a new architecture. By 2030, 50% of the BMW Group’s sales will come from purely electric vehicles, and the cumulative sales of electric vehicles will reach 10 million.
