BMW iX3: everything is ready for the start of production of the electric SUV

Once the homologation tests have been successfully completed, the BMW's first electric model is moving towards the next step for its arrival on the market at the end of summer: the start of production.

La manufacturing of the BMW iX3 BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) will be producing for the global market at its factory in China. First deliveries to customers who pre-order the electric SUV are scheduled for later this year. The images were recently leaked. First uncamouflaged images of the BMW iX3.

BMW iX3 homologation tests

Prior to the start of production, BMW has already submitted the results of the homologation tests required for marketing to the relevant authorities in each country. BMW iX3 development manager Arno Keller says this is the first time the brand has carried out the homologation process for a fully electric model simultaneously in China and Europe.

To this end, more than 340 hours of testing were completed, including 7700 km of testing, in just one month, using 200 pre-production unitsThe BMW iX3 will share the assembly line at the BBA factory with the combustion engine versions of the BMW X3.

This is possible because the electric version is based on the platform used for the rest of the versions of the BMW X3, which will be the first model of the German brand available with three different types of propulsion: combustion engines gasoline o diesel, plug-in hybrid or with a electric.

eDrive system: 286 hp and 440 km of autonomy

The fifth generation of the eDrive technology, which is characterized by a compact design by including the electric motor, transmission and power electronics integrated into a single unit, allows BMW to announce some interesting figures for the iX3.

At the moment, we already know that the preliminary data will allow us to approve a autonomy according cycle WLTP of around 440 km, with a 286 hp engine and 400 Nm of maximum torque, which will send power to the rear wheels.