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One in Seven New BMWs Sold in the US is an Electric Vehicle

posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday May 18 2016, @01:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the its-electric dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Another data point in the conversion of our transportation fleet from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles to Electric Vehicles (EVs):

Electric vehicles are making up an ever-increasing percentage of BMW's sales, both here in the US and worldwide, according to a statement released by the company on Friday. In April in the US, the BMW i3, i8, and X5 xDrive 40e accounted for just under 15 percent of all BMW passenger vehicle sales—a combined 2,572 cars out of a total of 17,786 cars sold last month.

More than half of BMW's EVs have been sold here in the US, which, along with Scandinavia and the UK, is the company's best market for hybrids and EVs. BMW's electrification strategy is a two-fold affair. There's the i sub-brand, which currently features the i3 city car and i8 sports car (two of our favorites here at Ars), and it's believed that a third i model is in the works, a crossover called the i6.

The company is also building hybrid versions of some of its regular vehicles, including the 330e, X5 xDrive40e, and now a 740e as well.

In recent news BMW also announced a joint fast-charger network with Nissan.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 18 2016, @04:40AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 18 2016, @04:40AM (#347664)

    All I know is driving a BMW strongly correlates to a whole lot of other personal characteristics that I find quite nauseating.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 18 2016, @12:59PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 18 2016, @12:59PM (#347795)

    What's the difference between a BMW and a porcupine?

    The pricks are on the outside of the porcupine.