Two years ago, BMW delivered its 500,000th electrified vehicle (including EVs and hybrids), promising to deliver one million units within two years. Now, the company has announced that it has achieved that goal by delivering its one millionth electric vehicle, an iX xDrive40 SUV, to a customer in Europe. The company also promises to double that tally to two million by next year, while delivering two million fully electric EVs by 2025.
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BMW was a pioneer in the pure electric segment with the i3 and i8 EVs, but has been slow to adapt to market needs since then. As a result, the majority of its electrified sales have been hybrids, not pure EVs. (The term “electric” broadly includes PHEVs, mild hybrids, and EVs.)
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Between January and September 2021, BMW reportedly sold 59,688 EVs and 171,887 plug-in hybrid vehicles worldwide, according to CleanTechnica. In 2020, it sold 192,646 plug-in vehicles, including PHEVs and EVs, InsideEVs reported.
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This year, the company launched the all-electric i4 sedan and iX SUV in the U.S.. It also offers four PHEVs, including versions of the 7, X5, 3 and 5 models. Over the next year, BMW will add the all-electric BMW 7 and X1 series, plus the high-volume BMW 5 series by 2023. By 2031, it plans to have “around ten million all-electric vehicles on the road.”
Information source: engadget.com
