BMW’s full-electric i4 eDrive35 goes on sale in China

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On June 28th, the pure electric BMW i4 eDrive35 officially hit the Chinese market with a suggested retail price of 429,900 yuan.

The BMW i4 eDrive35 features the fifth-generation BMW eDrive electric drive technology. The vehicle is equipped with an excitation synchronous motor, ensuring peak torque at both low and high speeds, and offering a maximum power output of 210kW and a peak torque of 400 N·m. It also allows the vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6 seconds with a single-motor drive.

 Full-electric BMW i4 eDrive35; photo credit: BMW Group

In terms of electric range, the new vehicle is equipped with a 70kWh ternary-lithium battery pack, providing a range of 511km according to the CLTC standard.

 Full-electric BMW i4 eDrive35; photo credit: BMW Group

Additionally, the all-electric BMW i4 eDrive35 is equipped with an electric vehicle sound simulation created in collaboration with top Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer. The car also offers the Pro autonomous driving assistance system and the Plus automatic parking assistant system, providing passengers with a convenient and safe smart travel experience.

The interior of the new car adopts innovative digital technology, delivering a fresh human-machine interaction experience. Its new operating system integrates a 14.9-inch touch display and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster into a unified floating curved surface screen. Particularly noteworthy is the newly added "smart control widget" user interaction design, featuring flexible sliding components that allow users to easily access functions. Furthermore, BMW has optimized the logic of the menu and applications, allowing users to adjust based on their habits and preferences, creating a more user-friendly operating experience.

 Full-electric BMW i4 eDrive35; photo credit: BMW Group

The new operating system also introduces online BMW navigation, offering online map data updates, real-time route planning, and live traffic information, providing users with a personalized navigation experience. It also provides a wide range of third-party applications, enabling users to enjoy the convenience of digital life.

The automaker said the pure electric BMW i4 eDrive35 achieves carbon reduction throughout its entire lifecycle, which covers design and development, supply chain, production, usage, and recycling stages.

 Full-electric BMW i4 eDrive35; photo credit: BMW Group

In terms of raw materials, the proportion of cobalt in the high-voltage battery cathode material of the pure electric BMW i4 eDrive35 has been reduced to below 10%, and the drive unit uses excitation synchronous motors to reduce reliance on rare metal resources. The use of recycled aluminum is also increasing, reducing environmental burdens. Renewable energy is used in vehicle production, and systematic measures such as energy efficiency, water resource management, waste management, and recycling are implemented to create a green production benchmark. After the power batteries are retired, they can be reused or closed-loop recycled.