The BMW Group sees the electrification of its model range as a key component of its product strategy to reduce fleet emissions and thus achieve its ambitious strategic CO₂ reduction targets.
Since 2025 the Neue Klasse has been leading the core BMW brand into an ever more electrified era. By 2030, the BMW Group aims to have delivered more than 10 million fully electric vehicles to customers.
Electrified vehicles include plug-in hybrid, mild hybrid and fully electric models. Fully electric vehicles are powered exclusively by a battery and do not have a combustion engine.
In 2025 electrified vehicles accounted for approx. 26 percent of global sales by the BMW Group. Fully electric vehicles accounted for about 18 percent of sales.
Electrified vehicles by the BMW Group are highly efficient and engineered for low energy consumption. But the BMW Group’s ambitions go further: we want our battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) to be as eco-friendly as possible, not only on the road, where they produce zero local CO₂ emissions, but in terms of their carbon footprint throughout, starting with the supply chain and production. Unlike with combustion-powered vehicles, the environmental impact of battery-powered cars is greatest in the upstream value chain, associated with the raw materials used for battery cells and with battery production itself, a highly carbon-intensive process.
That’s why the BMW Group factors the environmental and social impacts into component production, including the manufacture of electric motors, high-voltage batteries and battery cells. To support the circular economy, we are also increasing the use of recycled and recyclable materials and reusing high-voltage batteries from our BEVs and PHEVs. BMW Group customers can return their high-voltage batteries to us free of charge, even in markets where takeback is not mandatory.
Our product portfolio meets the growing demand for electrified models while also aligning with the different conditions and customers’ needs in the individual markets worldwide. BMW Group customers have a broad spectrum of electrified vehicles to choose from, including BEVs and PHEVS but also our highly efficient combustion-powered models, most of which feature BMW and MINI mild-hybrid (MHEV) technology.
Our flexible production systems and scalable modular vehicle system also reflect our rigorous focus on customers’ needs. As we continue to expand our ever-increasing portfolio of fully electric vehicles, the Neue Klasse represents a completely new model generation: a quantum leap in terms of technology, design and driving experience, it underscores our power as an innovator. Its state-of-the-art features will gradually be rolled out across our product range, irrespective of powertrain.
A further technology in the BMW Group’s diverse portfolio of customer-centric solutions is fuel cell technology, which is currently under development. We believe hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) have the potential to become a key alternative to battery-powered electromobility and help reduce CO₂ emissions even faster.
When increasing the electric ranges of vehicles, the BMW Group takes a range of factors into account. Our key priority is to provide the right vehicle range for the customer’s specific purposes and behaviour patterns. This is in itself an environmental issue, as more range requires a larger and therefore heavier high-voltage battery, in turn affecting the consumption of resources, the environmental impact of the supply chain and the weight, and ultimately the energy consumption, of the vehicle.
The fully electric MINI Cooper SE is mainly used in urban driving and has a range of approx. 400 kilometres (WLTP). The BMW i5 range can cover as much as 582 kilometres (WLTP), depending on factors such as the equipment package and type of motor. Meanwhile, the Neue Klasse takes electric long-distance capabilities into an entirely new dimension: the all-new BMW iX3 has a range of up to 805 km (WLTP), and the BMW i3 up to 906 km (WLTP).
Plug-in hybrids can also cover long distances electrically, which the BMW Group encourages with a variety of offers. These include BMW eDrive Zones, attractive charging tariffs, charging equipment, the integration of charging into the vehicle app and increased ranges. The BMW X5 plug-in hybrid, for example, can cover up to 110 kilometres (WLTP) purely on battery power.
For electromobility to take hold across the board, a well-developed, customer-friendly charging infrastructure is essential. In 2023 the EU approved the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), paving the way for a basic network of electric charging and hydrogen filling stations to be established by the end of 2030. The BMW Group sees this as an important first step towards a customer-centric infrastructure. We remain committed to achieving standardised framework conditions and support offers enabling full-coverage charging that truly benefits customers.
BMW and MINI Charging offers attractive tariffs and solutions for on the road, at home and at work. Customers have access to a large number of public charging points via their BMW or MINI Charging Card and their My BMW or MINI app. Overarching access to the different charging networks across Europe is provided by Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS). DCS is a leading European provider and a joint venture of the BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz and bp.
BMW and MINI customers can locate over two million charging points worldwide via their navigation system or vehicle app. In Europe alone, our public BMW and MINI Charging service offers easy access to an extensive network which includes fast chargers with capacity of up to 600 kilowatts (kW). Charging is provided by IONITY and available for the public to use with any brand of car. Stations meet the European Combined Charging System (CCS) standard and are powered by 100 percent green energy.
The BMW Group is also advancing charging infrastructure development in the USA and Canada – with IONNA. This collaborative project with seven other carmakers was established in 2023 and aims to provide full-coverage high-performance charging in urban areas and along major traffic routes. Its first sites are already operating, and the network is expected to grow to at least 30,000 charging points over the longer term.
The BMW Group is also collaborating with Mercedes-Benz in China, where the IONCHI project completes the company’s charging activities across its three main markets. The joint venture is in the process of establishing a multi-brand charging network in regions with high densities of electrified vehicles. By the end of 2025 IONCHI had already set up more than 460 charging stations with over 2,500 charging points.
Together with our partners, we also offer charging solutions for corporate customers. The BMW Group operates one of the largest company charging networks in Germany.
Charging should be as easy as conventional refuelling. That’s why we are working on digital solutions such as Connected Charging in particular. Connected Charging can be accessed both from the vehicle and via the app. It not only provides drivers with up-to-date charging information; since 2022 it has also enabled them to control the charging process at the touch of a button. In addition, the eRoute function helps customers plan charging stops on long-distance journeys.
In 2023 the BMW Group also started to roll out Plug&Charge, which handles both authentication and billing automatically when the vehicle is connected to the charging system. The multi-contract feature allows individual mobility electricity contracts with various providers to be stored digitally within the vehicle, making it easier for customers to use charging stations run by different operators.
The BMW Group also promotes the use of energy from renewable sources. Since 2022, for every charging process conducted via BMW and MINI Charging, the equivalent amount of energy has been fed back into the power grid as green electricity, certified through Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) as recognised proofs of origin.
Bidirectional charging at home: A blue BMW iX3 is connected to a BMW Wallbox Professional on the wall of a house. In the background, an electricity pylon reaches skyward, symbolising energy being returned to the grid.
Charging, storing and returning energy to the grid: bidirectional charging enables electric cars not only to draw energy intelligently from the network but also to feed it back in when needed. This turns vehicles into active participants in the energy market, with tangible benefits for customers and considerable potential for the overall energy system.
With vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging, electric cars return energy to the grid, helping to balance peaks in supply and demand by allowing their high-voltage batteries to act as flexible energy storage units. Customers in Germany are already benefiting from the first commercial V2G offering, launched by the BMW Group in conjunction with the energy provider E.ON.
The first model to feature V2G is the new BMW iX3, which can be actively integrated into the public grid via the BMW Wallbox Professional and a special V2G electricity tariff. The benefits for customers are real: simple charging at home that offers potential financial advantages while also contributing to the energy system of the future.
Vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging extends the same principle to the home, where an intelligent connection between wallbox and house allows electricity to flow not just into the high-voltage battery of the car but also back to the house. There, it can be used to power household consumers, so customers can reduce not just their vehicle charging costs but the overall energy costs of running their home too.
The great advantage of bidirectional charging, then, is that it can not only improve the stability of the electrical grid but also support the integration of energy from renewable sources. Ideally, vehicles charge when plenty of electricity is available and return energy to the grid when it is needed, helping to offset fluctuations in wind and solar energy while also reducing the cost of the energy system in the long term.
One key priority remains, however: customer mobility. Intelligent protective functions ensure the required charging levels are consistently met, yet also keep the battery operating within a range that will help to prolong its life.
Vehicle-to-load (V2L) charging offers even more ways of using energy from the car: it can directly power multiple external devices – practically, flexibly and far beyond driving.
As an innovation leader, the BMW Group is shaping the technologies that will define the mobility of tomorrow. We have a progressive understanding of premium and remain committed to a holistic perspective on sustainability and electromobility. This is exemplified in models such as the BMW i3, i4, i5 and i7, the BMW i5 Touring, the BMW iX1, iX2, iX3 and iX, and the BMW i Vision Circular. It is also evident in the MINI Cooper SE, Countryman SE and Aceman, BMW Motorrad’s BMW CE 02 and 04 electric scooters, and the Rolls-Royce Spectre.
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The BMW Group’s Gen6 high-voltage batteries are assembled at five new facilities around the world. In line with the principle of local for local, these sites are located close to the vehicle plants they supply. This keeps transportation distances short, strengthens the locations and safeguards employment within the region.
Research and development of battery cells is conducted at the Battery Cell Competence Centre (BCCC) in Munich, while the Cell Manufacturing Competence Centre (CMCC) in Parsdorf produces prototypes in small series using equipment representative of that in series production. Complementing these facilities is the new Cell Recycling Competence Centre (CRCC) in Salching, Lower Bavaria, operated in conjunction with Encory GmbH. The CRCC mechanically dismantles cells to recover raw materials such as nickel, cobalt, lithium and graphite and return them to the production cycle. This not only creates closed material loops but also drives crucial innovations in areas such as cell design and manufacturing efficiency, helping to strengthen the BMW Group’s competitiveness in the field of electromobility.
The BMW Group is progressively adapting its global production network to support the transition to electromobility. In Germany, Plants Munich, Dingolfing, Regensburg and Leipzig manufacture not only conventionally powered vehicles but also fully electric models. From the end of 2027, Plant Munich will exclusively produce electric[MG12.1] vehicles.
Plant Debrecen in Hungary is the BMW Group’s first facility designed specifically for production of fully electric vehicles. At the same time, capacity for e-drive production at our Austrian plant in Steyr is being significantly expanded. Across the global production network, preparations for increased electric mobility are well underway, with the manufacture of fully electric cars already firmly established at the BMW Group plants in China. In 2026 Plant Spartanburg in the US will also start producing electric vehicles, and in 2027 Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico will launch production of the Neue Klasse.
These developments will ready our global production system to successfully navigate the transition to electromobility in all key markets.
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