BMW’s strategy for the future includes many new electric vehicles. The Bavarian company already has a solid EV portfolio but more products are slated to arrive in the next few years. Most (if not all) of them will be based on the company’s new platform which will focus on electrification and now we know the preview concept of the new technology is coming soon.
Earlier today, the BMW Group discussed its financial results for the first three quarters of 2022 and Nicolas Peter, Member of the Board of Management at the company in charge of finance, held a lengthy speech summarizing what the automaker accomplished in this period. Peter also briefly mentioned the new concept vehicle which will be launched in January next year and will feature the next generation electric vehicle from Bavaria.
“The next highlight on our journey to Neue Klasse will follow in January 2023. At CES in Las Vegas, we will be launching a Vision Vehicle that will support our digital expertise. The future of the BMW Group is electric, circular and digital,” said Nicolas Peter.
This is literally all the information about the new concept available today. We don’t know what size and shape it will be, but, obviously, it will be powered by a pure electric system. It will be interesting to see if the concept will feature BMW’s new round-cell battery, promising a huge increase in 20 percent energy density, a 30 percent increase in range, and 30 percent faster charging speeds compared to the company’s current EVs.
The first production electric vehicle based on the Neue Klasse technology family is expected to be a compact electric sedan. The new product will arrive sometime in the middle of the decade and for now is recognized as an all-electric alternative to the Series 3 sedan. Shortly after, a compact EV SUV based on the same architecture will follow.
Finally, BMW will grow its EV family with models ranging from “high volume segments to exclusive high-performance models.” Meanwhile, the company’s combustion-fueled models will continue to be based on other platforms.
