BMW's Chinese-Market iX3 50L Just Drove 640 Miles On One Charge

BMW's Chinese-Market iX3 50L Just Drove 640 Miles On One Charge

BMW just drove its Chinese-market iX3 50L 640 miles on one battery charge, from its production facility in Shenyang to its R&D center in Beijing.

BMW iX3 covers over 1,000 km in Chinese hypermiling test

A single BMW test driver rolled out of the Shenyang manufacturing plant at dawn, pointed the snout of the new BMW iX3 toward the capital, and refused to stop until Beijing's ring roads came into view. By the time he pulled into BMW's R&D facility, the trip computer logged an eye-widening 640.1 miles on a single charge - with a 5% still remaining in the pack. It has to be the longest single stint ever recorded by an electric Bimmer. Of course, th…

New BMW iX3 Just Went 1030km on Single Charge

The next-generation BMW iX3 has delivered another impressive range result ahead of its upcoming launch in China. BMW says a pre-production BMW iX3 50L traveled 1,030.2 kilometers (640 miles) without recharging, arriving at its destination with 5% battery remaining.The internal test was conducted by BMW EfficientDynamics engineers, who drove the electric SUV from the BMW Shenyang production base to the BMW Beijing R&D Center. The result follows a…

New BMW iX3 Covers Over 1,000 Kilometers Without Recharging

BMW is putting the long-distance capabilities of its next-generation iX3 to the test. In a new internal road test in China, the iX3 50L traveled 1,030.2 kilometers (640 miles) without stopping to recharge. In doing so, it set a new range record for a BMW electric vehicle. The “L” suffix stands for the long-wheelbase version, which most of the world sadly isn’t getting. Engineers conducted the test, driving the Neue Klasse-based electric SUV from…