{"id":1339,"date":"2020-06-28T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T17:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2020-06-28T12:30:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T17:30:29","slug":"should-bmw-build-a-new-dedicated-electric-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2020\/06\/28\/should-bmw-build-a-new-dedicated-electric-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Should BMW build a new dedicated electric platform?"},"content":{"rendered":"
BMW\u2019s initial foray into the electric car world revolved around a dedicated and highly sophisticated platform. The carbon fiber architecture gave us the\u00a0BMW i3<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0i8 electrified cars<\/a>. Those were the first mass-produced electric and plug-in hybrid models which made use of the lightweight, yet expensive carbon fiber.<\/p>\n But since cost plays an important role within BMW Group product planning, a new approach was put in place. A few years ago, the Bavarians announced new plans to build their future electric and plug-in hybrid models on a modular and flexible architecture.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Dubbed \u201cThe Fifth Generation Platform\u201d<\/a>, the new architecture will give them the full vertical stack: petrol, diesel, electric and hybrids. Naturally, there were some objections to those plans. Even within the company, some engineers believed that a fully dedicated electric platform \u2013 like Tesla\u2019s \u2013 is the way forward.<\/p>\n Today,\u00a0Reuters<\/em><\/a>\u00a0published an interesting report on the topic. According to respectable media outlet, and citing Germany\u2019s Der Spiegel magazine, the BMW Works Council believes that BMW should shift course and establish a technology platform just for electric cars.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cOnly with our own e-architecture can we fully exploit the advantages of an electric vehicle,\u201d Manfred Schoch told Der Spiegel magazine.<\/p>\n Schoch brings up the Tesla example and said that even some BMW managers have pushed for a new electric strategy internally for some time. The pure electric platform would\u00a0make cars lighter and give them a longer battery range and a bigger interior.<\/p>\n Reuters reached out to BMW but a\u00a0spokesman said the company was currently \u201coptimally positioned\u201d and declined to comment on speculation about internal discussions.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n For now, BMW\u2019s flexible architecture plans are moving forward. This year, we will get the first fully-electric SUV \u2013 the BMW iX3 \u2013 followed in 2021 by the i4 and iNEXT.\u00a0Additional electric vehicles<\/a>\u00a0and plug-in hybrids will arrive in the next few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BMW\u2019s initial foray into the electric car world revolved around a dedicated and highly sophisticated platform. The carbon fiber architecture gave us the\u00a0BMW i3\u00a0and\u00a0i8 electrified cars. Those were the first mass-produced electric and plug-in hybrid models which made use of the lightweight, yet expensive carbon fiber. But since cost plays an important role within BMW […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[3],"tags":[13,17,25],"yoast_head":"\n