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BMW's Next-Generation Electric Motors Enter Series Production

BMW has been making sixth-generation electric motors at the Steyr plant since last September. However, those Gen6 “electric engines,” as the company calls them, have been part of a pre-series phase. Now, the actual hardware that will power future EVs has entered series production at the plant in Austria. The first application will be in the new iX3, specifically the 50 xDrive model launching later this year. Compared to the Gen5 engine powering …

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Super Motors: Neue Klasse Electric Age Begins in Bmw

BMW begins production of its Gen6 electric motors for the Neue Klasse, a crucial step towards its transformation into emissions-free premium mobility

26 days ago

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Kronen Zeitung

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From Now on, Bmw-Steyr E-Engines Will Be Produced

At the BMW plant in Steyr (OÖ) e-engines have been running off the belt for the first time since Friday. Up to 800 kilometres of range should be possible. Nevertheless, one wants to note the burner: "E-mobility comes, but not linearly, but in waves", says BMW's production director Milan Nedeljković. The German government also took a stand in Eisenstadt. "New chapter or even "historic milestone" – at the opening ceremony at the BMW plant in Steyr…

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Steyr Under Power: How Bmw Electrifies the Location

After three years of preparation, the Munich automaker in Steyr started the series production of electric motors – with techno beats and dancing robots

30 days ago·Vienna, Austria

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BMW launches series production of electric drives for Neue Klasse

The BMW Group Plant Steyr today began series production of the electric drive for the Neue Klasse. “Today, we are laying the foundations for the future of the BMW Group,” explained Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production. “As the first production site for the Gen6 electric engine, […]The post BMW launches series production of electric drives for Neue Klasse appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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BMW starts series production of electric motors for the Neue Klasse

Today, BMW has proudly announced the start of series production of the electric motors it will use in the Neue Klasse. These 'Gen6' motors will be made at the company's plant in Steyr, Austria, at least initially - the facility is said to be "the first production site" for them, not the only one. Once made in Steyr, they will be shipped throughout BMW's production network. BMW originally announced that it was going to build the electric motors i…

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