"It's the first of a new series of vehicles that BMW is calling the Neue Klasse, calling back to a range of cars that helped define the brand in the 1960s. Then, as now, propulsion is provided by the best powertrain BMW's engineers could design and build, wrapped in styling that heralds the company's new look. Except now, that powertrain is fully electric, and the cabin features technology that would have been scarcely believable to the driver of a new 1962 BMW 1500."
"There's extensive use of recycled battery minerals, interior plastics, and aluminum, and the automaker has gone for a monomaterial approach where possible to make recycling the car a lot easier. There's also an all-new EV powertrain, BMW's sixth-generation. When it goes on sale here next summer, the launch model will be the iX3 50 xDrive, which pairs an asynchronous motor at the front axle and an electrically excited synchronous motor at the rear."
The BMW iX3 serves as the first Neue Klasse vehicle, combining new styling with a fully electric propulsion system. The launch iX3 50 xDrive uses a front asynchronous motor and a rear electrically excited synchronous motor for combined high output. Energy comes from a 108.7-kWh net, 800V lithium-ion battery pack. BMW shifted from pouch/module designs to new cylindrical cells measuring 46 mm by 95 mm. The vehicle emphasizes sustainability through extensive recycled battery minerals, interior plastics, aluminum, and a monomaterial approach to simplify end-of-life recycling. Market focus prioritizes crossovers and SUVs as consumer demand dictates.
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