It was solely final month when the BMW Group introduced it had delivered two million plug-in hybrid and electrical vehicles and now it’s celebrating one other milestone. The German automotive conglomerate has bought a million automobiles with no combustion engine from its BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce manufacturers. It began again in 2013 when the quirky i3 hatchback went on sale.

After the share of EVs rose to 14.7% in 2023, this yr is off to an amazing begin. The BMW Group shipped 82,700 automobiles with out an ICE globally within the first three months of the yr. This represents a bounce in demand of 27.9% in comparison with Q1 2023. That’s regardless of the very fact there’s no true entry-level EV out there within the firm’s lineup, following the i3’s demise in mid-2022.

Relating to the core BMW model, EV shipments jumped by 40.6% over the primary three months of final yr, reaching 78,691 models. Fueling the robust demand have been the i4, iX3, iX1, iX, and the i7, the posh model notes. The iX2 and i5 are additionally having an excellent begin. The i5 Touring may have its market launch in Could, initially in Europe and Japan.

Factoring in plug-in hybrid automobiles, the BMW Group shipped 122,616 PHEVs and EVs in Q1 2024, a rise of 11% over the identical interval of final yr. Essentially the most thrilling plug-in hybrid fashions thus far will arrive later this yr: the M5 Sedan (G90) and the M5 Touring (G99).

The actual EV revolution ought to are available 2025 with the primary Neue Klasse mannequin. It’ll be a successor to at present’s CLAR-based iX3 crossover. Come 2026, an i3 sedan will be part of the lineup. Not less than 4 different NK-based electrical vehicles are popping out by 2028. Though nothing is official, BMW reportedly intends to launch a religious successor to the i3. It’s tentatively known as the “i1” however it’s not happening sale earlier than 2028. This volume-oriented mannequin would assist the BMW Group obtain its aim of getting EVs account for greater than 50% of whole annual gross sales by 2030.

Supply: BMW