Rumors
According to German newspaper Wirtschaftswoche, BMW might be planning a purely electric-powered SUV to compete with the upcoming Tesla Model X and the recently-announced Audi Q6 e-tron. The construction of the electric SUV has yet…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 24, 2015
BMW X5
Here is a new photo gallery of the 2015 BMW X5 xDrive40e, the first plug-in hybrid BMW SUV and one of many to come. The eDrive X5 will use BMW’s 2.0 liter turbocharged four-cylinder making…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 23, 2015
BMW X5
The first ever plug-in hybrid Sports Activity Vehicle, the 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e, starts production in August 2015 and will arrive in showrooms in the fall. It will sell for an MSRP of $63,095. With…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 19, 2015
BMW X5
In the fall of this year, the first BMW X5 plug-in hybrid will be launched worldwide. In Germany, the economical BMW X5 xDrive40e will sell for 68,400 Euros, slightly more expensive than the 313 horsepower…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 15, 2015
Interesting
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BMW Engines
According to Klaus Fröhlich, member of the board of development management, BMW is working on two plug-in electrified powertrains. “In the future there will be a variety of drive systems for different requirements,” said Fröhlich…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 12, 2015
Auto Shows
The new BMW X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid made its world debut at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show. With a total system output of 230 kW/313 hp generated by a four-cylinder petrol engine with BMW TwinPower…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 22, 2015
BMW i
At the 2015 New York Auto Show, BMW North America CEO Ludwig Willisch told AutoblogGreen that the company plans to make plug-in hybrids of all its core models. The technology used in the BMW X5…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 3, 2015
BMW X5
BMW releases a video highlighting the charging process of the new BMW X5 xDrive40e. The first plug-in hybrid production car from the BMW core brand is a Sports Activity Vehicle. Permanent all-wheel drive and the…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 30, 2015
BMW X5
In just a few weeks, the new BMW X5 xDrive40e will make its world premiere at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show. BMW is in the final stages of preparation of the new X5 hybrid and…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 26, 2015
BMW X5
BMW just took the wrapping off of its newest X5 for the whole world to see; the BMW X5 xDrive40e, the very first plug-in hybrid X5. It’s truly remarkable, what BMW’s been able to do…
Nico DeMattia / March 15, 2015