BMW plans 12 different electric car models by 2025September 7, 2017 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Germany’s BMW plans to be able to mass produce electric cars by 2020 and offer 12 different models by 2025 as traditional carmakers seek to gain share in a market dominated by U.S. upstart Tesla, Reuters reports. A global crackdown on diesel cars in the wake of Volkswagen cheating on emissions tests has raised pressure on carmakers to quickly develop electric alternatives. BMW, which includes the Mini and Rolls-Royce brands and sold 2.34 million cars last year, announced its shift into more electric cars on the same day as smaller rival Jaguar revealed it would offer electric or hybrid variants of all its models by 2020. On Wednesday, September 6, Nissan unveiled a new version of its Leaf electric vehicle, in its latest move to take on Tesla, the U.S. firm co-founded by Elon Musk which sold 83,922 vehicles last year. Germany’s BMW, which launched the i3 electric car in 2013, said it is readying its factories to mass produce electric cars if demand for battery driven vehicles takes off. “By 2025, we will offer 25 electrified vehicles – 12 will be fully-electric,” BMW Chief Executive Harald Krueger told journalists in Munich, adding that electric cars will have a range of up to 700 kilometers (435 miles). The Frankfurt motor show, which starts next week, will be used to unveil a new four-door electric car positioned between the i3 city car and the i8 hybrid sportscar, Krueger added. “We will be increasing the share of electrified models across all brands and model series. And, yes, that also includes the Rolls-Royce brand and BMW M vehicles,” Krueger explained. BMW is investing in its factories to enable all of its models to be equipped with all variants of powertrain by 2020, including fully electric motors. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |