, BMW will effectively release its new 5 Series cars, including the electric i5 version, at the same time."The flexible powertrain architecture means the new BMW 5 Series Sedan can be offered in all-electric and plug-in hybrid variants as well as powered by highly efficient petrol and diesel engines with 48V mild hybrid technology," it wrote.
Noting that its all-electric i4 M50 was its best-selling M vehicle last year, BMW said it will release an M performance version of the i5, too. It'll also add a touring i5 in 2024."The BMW 5 Series Touring is very popular, particularly in Europe," said BMW chairman Oliver Zipse."From spring 2024 it will also come in an all-electric version, giving us a truly unique selling point in this segment.
The other notable addition next year will be the iX2 crossover SUV, likely based on the upcoming X2 ICE model and a successor to the . The latter model was perhaps most famous for its weird grille, but offered some solid features including a 321 mile EPA range. that both Rolls-Royce and Mini would be going fully electric by 2030. In the nearer term, it said that"in 2024, at least one in five of the company’s new cars will have a fully-electric drive train; by 2025; every fourth new vehicle delivered should be a BEV and, by 2026, around one in three.
Using a brush motor like in the i40 probably. Technology from 80s powertools inside EVs. BMW just sucks.
it might have a biiiiiig pig nose