BMW To Apply Electric Propulsion To All Future Models: Report
BMW may be about to embrace electrification in a very big way, if the latest reports are to be believed. According to British magazine Autocar, BMW may equip the majority of its road cars with petrol/electric and diesel-electric powertrains, with
BMW may be about to embrace electrification in a very big way, if the latest reports are to be believed.
According to British magazine Autocar, BMW may equip the majority of its road cars with petrol/electric and diesel-electric powertrains, with the hybrid powerplants designed to run primarily on electric power under most conditions.
It's a format currently used by BMW's i sub brand on the i3 and i8.
With the i3, all propulsion comes from an electric motor connected to the rear wheels. An optional range extender model adds a two-cylinder scooter engine to drive a generator to charge the lithium-ion battery, but doesn't send drive to the wheels..
The i8 is a more conventional hybrid with the combustion engine being both a generator and drive motor, but like the i3 it features a plug-in charging capability.
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