The BMW Group will have more than a dozen EVs by 2023, and one of them is an electric 3-Series.
but its nameplate will carry forward on an electric version of the 3-Series, which was revealed on Thursday.due out later this year as a 2023 model, and will be sold exclusively in China. It's actually based on the long-wheelbase body style that the 3-Series is available with in China. BMW hasn't said whether a standard-wheelbase i3 will be built for other markets.
The i3 has been revealed in the single i3 eDrive35L grade. Drive comes from a single motor at the rear axle, which is rated at 281 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque, or enough for 0-62 mph acceleration in 6.2 seconds. The battery is a 70.3-kilowatt-hour unit.The i3 is built by BMW and its Chinese partner Brilliance Automotive at a plant in Shenyang, in northeast China. Sales start in May and a debut at April's Auto China 2022 in Beijing is a strong possibility.
With electric vehicles destined to become the dominant vehicle type in developed markets, BMW is abandoning its previous plan of launching standalone EVs like the i3 and recently launched. Instead, the automaker is adding electric powertrains to core models. The first of these was the iX3 based on the X3 that BMW is selling outside the U.S.
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