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November 11, 2020 08:17 AM

BMW's new electric SUV has long range, 500 hp

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    The iX has a new front-end design with camera technology, radar functions and other sensors integrated into the grille.

    MUNICH -- BMW on Wednesday unveiled the iX, a full-electric car that will be the automaker's new technology flagship.

    The 500-hp SUV is powered by two electric motors that drive all four wheels.

    It uses the new fifth-generation version of BMW’s electric drive system and can accelerate from 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) in under 5 seconds, BMW said.

    The SUV is due to go on sale in Europe at the end of 2021 and in the U.S. in early 2022.

    The iX will have a driving range of more than 600 km (373 miles) in Europe's WLTP cycle and more than 300 miles according to the EPA test procedure used in the U.S. That's less than the estimated driving range of the Tesla Model X Long Range, which is rated at 371 miles in the U.S.

    The battery can be charged to 80 percent of its full capacity in under 40 minutes.

    The dimensions of the iX are roughly similar to those of the BMW X5 and BMW X6

    The iX will compete against the Tesla Model X, Ford Mach-E, Audi e-tron quattro and Mercedes-Benz EQC. It will go into production at BMW's plant in Dingolfing, Germany, from the second half of 2021.

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    The iX is being launched as German automakers scramble to catch up with Tesla's EV lead.

    It will go into production seven years after BMW began making the i3 hatchback. At that time, Tesla was just getting the Model S off the ground, and Volkswagen was still marketing millions of illegal engines as "clean" diesels.

    The tables have turned since then. Tesla has run away with electric-vehicle sales leadership, and VW has emerged from its emissions scandal with plans to become the global leader in EV sales with models based on its MEB platform.

    BMW has been less committed to battery-only models, instead introducing an array of plug-in hybrids.

    The perception that BMW missed the boat with regard to EVs has been costly. Its shares are down more than 40 percent from their peak in 2015, valuing the company at about 45 billion euros ($53 billion). At $389 billion, Tesla's market capitalization is more than seven times richer.

    The iX has a combined 12.3-inch instrument cluster and 14.9-inch control display in a single unit that curves toward the driver.

    The iX, which BMW showed as the iNext concept in 2018, is expected to go on sale in Europe for at least 75,000 euros, a price point that portends niche sales volume relative to the half a million vehicles Tesla expects to deliver worldwide this year.

    VW is similarly aiming for more of a mass market with its lower-priced ID3 hatchback and ID4 crossover.

    Bloomberg and Reuters contributed to this report

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