It’s been over a yr since we first reported on the potential for BMW becoming a North American Charging System (NACS) port to its Neue Klasse fashions. Positive sufficient, it’s now official. The brand new iX3 will prepared the ground when it arrives in the US subsequent yr. BMW tells us the electrical crossover will provide native help, eliminating the necessity for an adapter to bridge the connection.
Juicing up the brand new iX3 at a Tesla Supercharger or an IONNA charging station for 10 minutes at 400 kW will replenish the battery sufficient to cowl about 217 miles (350 kilometers). BMW estimates that the iX3 50 xDrive will obtain roughly 400 miles (644 kilometers) on the EPA’s check cycle. The identical model is concentrating on 497 miles (800 kilometers) below the WLTP cycle and as much as 559 miles (900 kilometers) based on the extra relaxed CLTC commonplace in China, the place a long-wheelbase model is deliberate.
As you may anticipate, homeowners received’t have the ability to reap the benefits of the complete 400 kW all through your complete charging session. BMW advised us the next-generation iX3 can maintain peak charging energy for 3-5 minutes earlier than it begins to taper off. Below ultimate circumstances, the battery can cost from 10% to 80% in as little as 20 minutes.
BMW by no means provided the outgoing CLAR-based iX3 in the US. Its successor will turn out to be the corporate’s first devoted EV and the primary to make use of Gen6 batteries. Switching from prismatic to cylindrical cells will ship a 20% increase in power density. Assist for bidirectional charging has already been confirmed. It turns the crossover right into a cell energy financial institution (as much as 3.7 kW) via the Car-to-Load (V2L) perform.
Moreover, the power saved within the battery can energy your property utilizing the Car-to-House (V2H) perform. Car-to-Grid (V2G) functionality can also be included, enabling power to be despatched again into the grid. Relying available on the market, BMW will provide a DC Wallbox delivering 19.2 kW for each charging and discharging. BMW claims the redesigned Wallbox is less complicated to make use of and comes with a number of adapters, together with one for V2L.
Within the meantime, BMW is finalizing an NACS adapter for present electrical fashions. It was initially scheduled for launch at first of the yr, however it has been pushed again to later in 2025. As soon as it’s prepared, newly bought EVs will embody the adapter.
