BMW i4 – Meet the electric car 100%

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The electric car must really be very top BMW i4, bearing in mind that the brand has always produced cars with fantastic finishes, in addition to good design and very interesting engines. Do the automaker's electric cars follow these standards?

Based on that, what would versions of BMW's electric cars look like? Does it have great autonomy? Does the engine have good torque and is it easy to maintain? Do they continue to perfect the interior finishes? Let's see throughout this article.

The company started to show in a more detailed way, the versions that exist of the BMW i4, which has its own special range of electric sedans, is the first batch of electric cars from BMW. Unfortunately, there is still no precise date for the launch in Brazil, in the United States, the first version will already be available in 2022.

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Image: (Google) BMW i4

Features of the BMW i4

It is a fantastic car that was built on the "Edrive Ev" platform scheme, which is exactly the same as the "iX", the iconic BMW car is one of the automaker's biggest bets when it comes to electric cars. It really is a beautiful car.

It is worth remembering that this is a strong trend in the car market in the world, and possibly in the next 10 years, cars powered by fossil fuels will be completely retired. However, in Brazil, this type of vehicle is still not widespread.

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The simplest model of the i4, arrives with rear-wheel drive, and can be purchased in the United States for $55,400 dollars, something around r$ 281,000 reais. It really is an expensive car by Brazilian standards, considering that our purchasing power is not the best.

Other features of the BMW i4 

  • The car has a robust battery of 81.5 kWh, which offers the vehicle a good autonomy, reaching up to 480 km.
  • The car is also equipped with a 335 horsepower all-electric motor.
  • It is considered a powerful car for the category, as it can reach 100 km per hour in 5.7 seconds.
  • Modern and futuristic design.

Features of other versions

It is worth remembering that the characteristics mentioned so far are from the entry-level version of BMW, there are other versions such as the top of the line ”M50”, which will be sold in the United States at around $65,900 dollars, which is more or less r$ 334,000. real.

This version offers improvements, such as engine power, which reaches 535 horsepower, this beauty can reach 100 km per hour in less than 4 seconds, however, in terms of battery, it has the same model as the car. input, in which case it can only reach 385 km of autonomy.

An important detail, for all versions of the BMW i4, is the charging that can be done very quickly, as the battery has 72 cells, and has an interesting load capacity of up to 200 kW. It's a "responsa" battery, and one of the best in its class.

Takes a while to load? 

In this case, charging can take up to 31 minutes to leave 10% and reach charging 80%, in this case, every 10 minutes of charging, the car can have an additional 145 km of autonomy. It really is something surprising both in terms of autonomy and charging time.

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In all versions, the i4 has an infotainment system equipped with 12.3-inch screens and another 14.9-inch display, the interesting thing is that it is behind a curved piece of glass, giving the car a futuristic look. Your dashboard really looks like a spaceship.

The car also already has an autonomous driving system, reaching levels two and three, with each passing generation BMW considerably improves its electric and super technological cars. We will already have an autonomous 100% model on American streets.

Does it pay to have an electric car?

It depends, if the user lives in Europe or the United States, having an electric car is of great advantage, considering the economy and autonomy, because there are a lot of electric cars there, and gas stations too, in addition to having technical assistance specialized.

In Brazil, there really are still few electric cars on the streets, considering the lack of knowledge of mechanics in the field of electric cars, there will come a time when we will "format our cars" instead of taking them to mechanics. And it doesn't take long.

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