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BMW plug-in hybrid models sales are going strong and market researches show that customers are steering away from diesels and buying more electrified now than even before. Sales has been increasing by double-digit number in the last year alone. For BMW, they are taking advantage of this momentum and is currently investing heavily in this field, including batteries. Incremental upgrades are going to be rolled out this year for all plug-in hybrid models in the BMW Group.
A Munich based source says that BMW is planning on upgrading the batteries offered on all plug-in cars currently on sale to make them a more appealing to the consumers. This is aside from the new plug-in models and upgraded versions of cars they are going to launch this year.
The 745e PHEV will arrive later this year as will the new X5 xDrive45e, the BMW 330e and an X3 PHEV which has been rumored for a few months already.
The BMW 225xe hybrid, 520e PHEV and MINI Countryman Cooper S E hybrid will all get new batteries that will increase their EV range. Sources claims that even though the size will be different, the energy density stored in the new cells will be on par with the fourth-generation batteries used on the i3 120Ah model revealed late last year. Thus, more energy will be stored without having to change the packaging in any way. Estimates say that we should see a real-life increase in EV range of about 30% which translates into roughly 20 miles in the real world.
