BMW CEO Oliver Zipse announced plans for the Neue Klasse and future of BMW's electric cars.
“Upon arrival on the market, [the platform] will be used primarily on the 3 Series segment, and by then the electric car market will have developed to the point where we can offer one drivetrain for the entire architecture. " - th_motorlabs_d_mh2_1 slot id: th_motorlabs_d_mh2 "); }
“La Neue Klasse will start with medium-sized models, but obviously many other projects are planned. Neue Klasse is the basis of our future catalog, from models with the highest sales volumes to high-performance models. "
According to Zipse, the new platform will give BMW an important technological advantage, and will play a key role in achieving the company's goal of selling at least 2 million 100% electric vehicles by 2025. By 2030, however, the company aims to reach 50% of electric cars sold on the annual total; the advent of new technologies new cells and new batteries will surely help BMW, and the industry as a whole, to grow faster.
The new BMW Neue Klasse platform will see the light from 2025, and will be born from the new plant that the German company has opened in Hungary.