{"id":283,"date":"2020-03-09T18:47:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=283"},"modified":"2020-03-09T18:47:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:47:04","slug":"bmw-inext-goes-extreme-weather-testing-slotted-for-2021-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2020\/03\/09\/bmw-inext-goes-extreme-weather-testing-slotted-for-2021-release\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW iNEXT Goes Extreme Weather Testing, slotted for 2021 release"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re getting closer and closer to the official reveal of the upcoming BMW\u00a0iNEXT<\/a>, the brand\u2019s flagship vehicle of the future. As its reveal draws near, the Bavarians have been hard at work putting the iNEXT to the test. A large part of electric vehicle testing is harsh weather testing, to see how the batteries and electric motors handle extreme temperatures. BMW already showed us the car testing in freezing temperatures in the Arctic Circle but now we get to see it in extreme heat, in the Kalahari Desert.<\/p>\n

Testing in the desolation of Southern Africa will help the brand learn about how the car handles brutal heat, solar radiation, deep sand, gravel roads and permanent dust formations. All of this is to see if the iNEXT\u2019s components can cope with the extreme conditions. But it\u2019s not just to test the batteries and electric motor but also the interior electronics, suspension, regenerative braking and so much more.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also a great test of its all-wheel drive system. The iNEXT will use two electric motors, one at each axle, giving it real-time torque vectoring all-wheel drive. So what better place than to test it than Kalahari? There\u2019s deep, soft sand that can swallow up wheels and tires, gravel roads than can test the car\u2019s traction and even off-roading sections that can put its durability to the test.<\/p>\n

The extreme heat in itself is an extreme test. The sorts of temperatures seen in the Kalahari desert are enough to stress any electric car battery. So will the BMW iNEXT be able to handle well over 100-degrees Fahrenheit? I\u2019m assuming so, or the iNEXT test mules wouldn\u2019t have made it back.<\/p>\n

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In the accompanying photos, we get the best look at the iNEXT we\u2019ve ever hard. In them, we can see its angular headlights, vertical front air intakes presumably for brake cooling, it\u2019s overall profile without any fakery and a Hofmeister Kink.<\/p>\n

The Bavarians claim that it will be the most technologically-advanced\u00a0Bimmer\u00a0ever made, with the brand\u2019s absolute best electric and autonomous technology available.<\/p>\n