BMW has sold more than 100,000 EVs and PHEVs worldwide over three years
03 November 2016
The BMW Group has now delivered more than 100,000 purely electric-powered cars and plug-in hybrids to customers worldwide since the launch of BMW i in November 2013. The BMW i3 alone has reached a figure of more than 60,000 units, making it the most successful electric vehicle in the premium compact segment. More than 80% of BMW i3 customers worldwide are new to BMW.
The BMW i8 ranks first among electrified sports cars, with more than 10,000 delivered since the middle of 2014. (For comparison, Tesla sold approximately 2,400 units of the Roadster.) Additionally, there are the approximately 30,000 plug-in hybrids (BMW iPerformance) sold to date.
BMW i remains our spearhead in terms of innovation and it will continue to open up groundbreaking technologies for the BMW Group. When it comes to electric drivetrains, we’ve already successfully managed to put this technology transfer on the road. The next technological advance we will address is automated driving, where the BMW iNEXT will set a new benchmark.
—Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Harald Krüger
The BMW Group now offers seven models that either run on electric power alone, like the BMW i3, or are plug-in hybrids, combining a combustion engine and an electric motor. Other models will follow in the years to come, including a MINI Countryman plug-in hybrid in 2017. (Earlier post.)
A new variant of the BMW i8 sports car with plug-in hybrid drive will come out in 2018—an open-top BMW i8 Roadster. Looking further ahead, the portfolio will be extended to include a purely electric-powered MINI in 2019 and a purely electric-powered BMW X3 in 2020.
At the start of the next decade, another, larger BMW i model with electric drive is due to appear: the BMW iNEXT. (Earlier post.) This highly innovative model will be the new innovation leader and spearhead of BMW i.
In 2015, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.247 million cars and nearly 137,000 motorcycles worldwide.
I'm shocked that BMW managed to sell so many ugly I3
Posted by: philmcneal | 07 November 2016 at 12:38 PM