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Interesting new article with interview of new BMW CEO.
https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/elektroauto/bmw-i3-weitergebaut-2019/?fbclid=IwAR1fI0Ux9-iihZk-gEKrzqsffCbSvDGSy3g93ugKVNaoGKY1o4L0ecVkEyI
...and the very rough translation.
UPDATE The new BMW CEO Oliver Zipse is in the reorganization of the gas. He continues to build the i3 - a clear signal of where the Bavarians are going. And: In refreshed form, the i3 should be technologically superior to the new VW ID.3.
BMW's electric car i3 was ahead of its time at its 2013 production start. But especially the groundbreaking lightweight construction and the new platform with the use of much carbon made the small car in production expensive. Therefore, there have been rumors lately, BMW can stop the i3.
The now meets the new BMW CEO Oliver Zipse. In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (F.A.S.) he emphasized that the i3 is already an icon. This is rare in a just six-year-old car. And because icons tick according to a different logic, they also get no successor in the classical sense. The i3 will continue to be built and again make a leap in terms of battery and operating concept. Even the new VW ID.3 will be technologically inferior to the i3, Zipse predicts.
This year, the i3 has increased its sales in Europe by 20 percent - you grow with the electric car every year. The investments have long been written off, now you earn money. Since BMW still sees potential in the i3, you do not give it up.
Last facelift was 2018
Modeling an electric car does not necessarily mean more power; Reach is a much more important issue. BMW now latches the i3 for the second time: The lithium-ion battery in the vehicle floor grows from 94 Ah (Ah) to 120 Ah. Compared to the original i3 doubles the capacity. In kilowatt hours of the battery has now gained 42.2 kWh compared to the 2013 presented original model just under 20 kWh.
Incidentally, the weight remains the same, and the performance does not change: in 7.3 seconds, the i3 accelerates from zero to 100 km / h. The with 184 hp to 17 hp stronger S model sprints in 6.9 seconds from a stand on country road speed. However, the range increases to 359 kilometers in the NEDC and 310 kilometers to WLTP. In everyday life, a full battery should last for 260 kilometers, according to BMW. The predecessor with 94 Ah comes 200 kilometers. Important for the i3 architecture: The dimensions of the battery do not change. Theoretically, a battery replacement might be possible, the previous update from 60 to 94 Ah BMW had also offered this opportunity. However, only ten customers installed the larger battery, so this option is no longer available for the current battery update. In Europe, the range extender (REX) will no longer exist, most recently, a quarter of European customers has the gasoline engine there. In the US, the proportion is 70 percent, here it will continue to give the i3 REX.
With the standard cable, the i3 on the 2.4 kW household socket charges its battery 80 percent in 15 hours. At the wallbox takes an 80-percent charge with 11 kW 3.2 hours. With 50 kW DC, the battery is charged to 80 percent in 42 minutes.
New colors and a sports package
In addition to the battery, the equipment gets an update: The LED headlamps light up adaptive and with matrix high beam, the iDrive Business gets a new menu structure with tiles and smartphones charge wirelessly. Who wants to visually bring the i3 to the state of the S version, can do this with the new sports package, which includes black wheel arches widening with wider track, 20-inch alloy wheels and a sports suspension.
BMW i3s, exterior
Testing
BMW I3S IN TEST
Sporty electric car from Bavaria
read more
Prices and premiere
The prices remain the same. For the i3 BMW currently requires 37,550 euros, the i3S stands with 41,150 euros in the price list. The new sports package for the i3 costs 1,400 euros. The production starts on November 1st, the modified i3 and i3S will premiere during the Paris Motor Show, which starts on October 2nd.
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https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/elektroauto/bmw-i3-weitergebaut-2019/?fbclid=IwAR1fI0Ux9-iihZk-gEKrzqsffCbSvDGSy3g93ugKVNaoGKY1o4L0ecVkEyI
...and the very rough translation.
UPDATE The new BMW CEO Oliver Zipse is in the reorganization of the gas. He continues to build the i3 - a clear signal of where the Bavarians are going. And: In refreshed form, the i3 should be technologically superior to the new VW ID.3.
BMW's electric car i3 was ahead of its time at its 2013 production start. But especially the groundbreaking lightweight construction and the new platform with the use of much carbon made the small car in production expensive. Therefore, there have been rumors lately, BMW can stop the i3.
The now meets the new BMW CEO Oliver Zipse. In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (F.A.S.) he emphasized that the i3 is already an icon. This is rare in a just six-year-old car. And because icons tick according to a different logic, they also get no successor in the classical sense. The i3 will continue to be built and again make a leap in terms of battery and operating concept. Even the new VW ID.3 will be technologically inferior to the i3, Zipse predicts.
This year, the i3 has increased its sales in Europe by 20 percent - you grow with the electric car every year. The investments have long been written off, now you earn money. Since BMW still sees potential in the i3, you do not give it up.
Last facelift was 2018
Modeling an electric car does not necessarily mean more power; Reach is a much more important issue. BMW now latches the i3 for the second time: The lithium-ion battery in the vehicle floor grows from 94 Ah (Ah) to 120 Ah. Compared to the original i3 doubles the capacity. In kilowatt hours of the battery has now gained 42.2 kWh compared to the 2013 presented original model just under 20 kWh.
Incidentally, the weight remains the same, and the performance does not change: in 7.3 seconds, the i3 accelerates from zero to 100 km / h. The with 184 hp to 17 hp stronger S model sprints in 6.9 seconds from a stand on country road speed. However, the range increases to 359 kilometers in the NEDC and 310 kilometers to WLTP. In everyday life, a full battery should last for 260 kilometers, according to BMW. The predecessor with 94 Ah comes 200 kilometers. Important for the i3 architecture: The dimensions of the battery do not change. Theoretically, a battery replacement might be possible, the previous update from 60 to 94 Ah BMW had also offered this opportunity. However, only ten customers installed the larger battery, so this option is no longer available for the current battery update. In Europe, the range extender (REX) will no longer exist, most recently, a quarter of European customers has the gasoline engine there. In the US, the proportion is 70 percent, here it will continue to give the i3 REX.
With the standard cable, the i3 on the 2.4 kW household socket charges its battery 80 percent in 15 hours. At the wallbox takes an 80-percent charge with 11 kW 3.2 hours. With 50 kW DC, the battery is charged to 80 percent in 42 minutes.
New colors and a sports package
In addition to the battery, the equipment gets an update: The LED headlamps light up adaptive and with matrix high beam, the iDrive Business gets a new menu structure with tiles and smartphones charge wirelessly. Who wants to visually bring the i3 to the state of the S version, can do this with the new sports package, which includes black wheel arches widening with wider track, 20-inch alloy wheels and a sports suspension.
BMW i3s, exterior
Testing
BMW I3S IN TEST
Sporty electric car from Bavaria
read more
Prices and premiere
The prices remain the same. For the i3 BMW currently requires 37,550 euros, the i3S stands with 41,150 euros in the price list. The new sports package for the i3 costs 1,400 euros. The production starts on November 1st, the modified i3 and i3S will premiere during the Paris Motor Show, which starts on October 2nd.
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