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BMW has some exciting new electric vehicle battery and charging technology that we will see on the Neue Klasse models starting later this year.

The BMW Group is presenting its next leap forward in the field of electric drive technology – and in the process ushering in a new era of all-electric driving. At the Tech Days event in Landshut, the company has provided some initial insights into the development and production of high-voltage batteries and electric drive

The Gen6 battery found in the Neue Klasse EVs will be more power-dense, thanks to a switch to cylindrical cells that replace prismatic ones in the current lineup. BMW will offer its minute, 1.8-inch-diameter cells in two different heights (3.

German carmaker BMW released the initial details of the electric drive system that will go into the Neue Klasse range of electric vehicles.

The company recently revealed that it will begin mass production of its groundbreaking sixth-generation (Gen6) electric vehicle (EV) batteries in China by 2026. BMW is focusing on a new battery architecture that will utilize large cylindrical cells.

Gen6 debuts in this year’s Neue Klasse iX3 but Rolls and Mini also get it. We’ve already got a pretty good idea what BMW’s Neue Klasse cars will look like both inside and out thanks to a couple of previous concepts and a Land of the Giants interior mock-up at this year’s CES in Vegas.