Neue Klasse

BMW announced the return of the Neue Klasse in March 2021, but we haven’t heard much about it since then. Rather than representing a series of models as was the case in the 1960s and…

Decarbonization in the automotive industry takes more than just pulling the plug on ICE cars to exclusively build EVs. Automakers are also striving to cut down on emissions across the manufacturing process. To that end,…

It is a known fact BMW will usher in a new wave of electric vehicles with the Neue Klasse platform. The first models will be assembled at first at a new factory in Hungary. Work…

Range anxiety among the few EVs on sale in the early 2010s was a big problem Tesla wanted to address. Some will remember CEO Elon Musk held a Battery Swap Event to demonstrate interchangeable batteries…

The next generation BMW 3 Series and X3 Sports Activity Vehicle will be built on the Neue Klasse platform. As we mentioned in the past, BMW will continue to offer both models with a wide…

The BMW Group has inked a deal with Qualcomm to use the chip supplier’s next generation of automated driving technology. Specifically, future models will rely on the Snapdragon Ride vision system-on-chip (SoC), vision perception, and…

BMW has already electrified the 3 Series by giving it a plug-in hybrid powertrain available in the 330e, with a fully electric model expected to arrive in 2022. Both ride on an adaptation of the CLAR…

BMW will begin a major transformation in 2025. The Bavarians are on target to launch a brand new, electric-focused platform. Dubbed “Neue Klasse” or NK, the electric architecture will represent a major shift at BMW…

During the 2021 IAA, BMWBLOG sat down for a roundtable interview with Frank Weber, BMW’s Chief of Research and Development, and the man in charge to shape the technical future of the company. Not an…

The new architecture developed by BMW for its electric cars, the Neue Klasse, will be focusing not just on creating the modular structure needed for these cars to take shape but also on its impact…