BMW has just made its main plant in Munich fit for the fully electric i4.
Now the group has a big surprise ready for the four-door coupé.
BMW
boss
Oliver Zipse
makes the plants fit for the future.
In the future, on a production line, all types of drives
off the assembly line
running.
In
Munich
, the group wants to produce the
i4
and a new model that has not yet been announced.
Munich - The Munich car maker
BMW
is planning a successor to the
4 Series Gran Coupé
.
It will be based on the body shape of the fully electric
Concept i4
and come onto the market with internal combustion engines, explained a
BMW
spokesman when asked by Merkur.de.
However, the
BMW
spokesman left
a specific start date for the successor to the 4 Series Gran Coupé
open.
It was "still too early" for that, they said.
BMW
had not yet made a public statement on a possible successor to the four-door coupe.
The 4 Series Gran Coupé is currently being built at the Dingolfing plant.
BMW has converted the main plant in Munich for the start of series production of the i4
According to the plans, the all-electric
i4
will
roll
off the assembly line at the main plant in
Munich
from November 2021
.
Due to the higher weight, the group converted the systems accordingly during the summer break that ended on Monday (September 7th).
Adjustments were particularly necessary in the transport systems.
While a 3 Series
BMW
weighs between 1400 and 1800 kilos, depending on the engine and equipment, the fully electric i4 weighs a good two tons.
This is mainly due to the high-voltage battery.
The energy storage alone weighs around 550 kilos.
Most of the old transport systems in the main plant therefore had to be replaced.
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The Concept i4 from BMW: The fully electric coupe is to roll off the assembly line in Munich from November 2021.
© BMW
BMW: All types of drive on one production line
In order to be able to react flexibly to demand,
BMW
wants to be able
to produce all types of drive on one line, regardless of whether it is gasoline, diesel, hybrid or fully electric vehicles.
BMW presented
the near-series
Concept i4
last March.
It is to be equipped with an electric motor with up to 530 hp and sprint from zero to 100 kilometers in four seconds.
The unit would thus correspond to the performance of a current V8 engine.
By using only green electricity, we will reduce the CO2 emissions from the production of 5th-generation battery cells by around 10 million tonnes by 2030!
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- BMW Group (@BMWGroup) September 10, 2020
In addition, the group promises
a range of up to 600 kilometers
for the
Concept i4
, a slightly curved display for the speedometer, navigation system and vehicle operation, as well as a continuous glass roof.
At the possible price,
BMW
has been
keeping a
low profile
so far.
The current 4 Series Gran Coupé with 326 hp currently comes to around 56,500 euros - without extras.
Similar to
Volkswagen
or
Mercedes-Benz
,
BMW
is also preparing
for a profound restructuring of the industry towards e-mobility.
Already in 2025, one in three will
BMW
be a Stromer or hybrid, had
BMW
boss
Oliver Zipse
at the start of mass production of e-drives in mid-July
BMW
in -Werk
Dingolfing
announced.
The new fully electric ID.3 from VW did not go down well with the trade press - Elon Musk was also not very enthusiastic.