New battery from BMW has up to 40 percent more range than Tesla
Carmaker BMW wants to install an electric car battery for its “new class” that can apparently achieve a 40 percent longer range than previous models. The company would even outshine the industry leader Tesla.
In recent years, the popularity of electric vehicles has increased significantly. While the lack of range was initially a major problem for many, e-cars can now cover distances of more than 400 kilometers. However, battery performance is likely to remain an important selling point.
Volkswagen, Tesla and BMW also see it that way and are therefore always bringing new models onto the market. BMW even wants to usher in a new era of electromobility from 2025. Because the Munich car manufacturer then wants to bring its “new class” onto the market and significantly increase its market share. The battery technology plays a decisive role here.
Battery from BMW stores 46 percent more energy
Because the new models from BMW are based on so-called round cell batteries. Tesla also uses this, but the technology from Munich should be able to achieve significantly higher performance. This is supplied by our own partners CATL and EVE. EVE recently the technical specifications of the battery cells published.
According to this, the 4695 batteries from BMW store up to 46 percent more energy than the 4680 batteries that Tesla currently uses. At the same time, the weight increases by just 21 percent. Translated onto the road, BMW e-cars could go up to 40 percent further than a Tesla Model Y.
Range of over 500 kilometers possible
This is made possible by the size of the battery cells. Because these are 15 millimeters longer and store around 280 watt hours per kilogram. In the best case, the “new class” achieves a range of over 500 kilometers in the standard version. According to current planning, the first models should be available in 2025.
If everything goes according to plan, BMW would like to bring six models of the new model series onto the market by 2027. Then long ranges and a digitized cockpit may ensure a noticeably higher market share in the electric segment.
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