We know that autonomy is still the main concern for many motorists, although we now know that it is not the most important. And not for nothing, although the number of charging stations is constantly increasing, a phenomenon excitement range is becoming increasingly rare. This does not prevent drivers from wanting to cover even more kilometers on a single charge to feel more confident. And car manufacturers, obviously, understood this well. This is, for example, the case of BMW, which is working on a new project.

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Great autonomy

In fact, the Bavarian firm is currently developing a system to offer more autonomy to one of its latest models. It is about the new iX, which currently has a large battery that allows it to travel up to 629 kilometers. But then what does this new solution, developed by a German firm, consist of? Well, the latter just had the idea to install a twin battery under the hood of the iX xDrive50 to give it up to 608 miles, ie. almost 980 kilometers according to the European WLTP cycle.

Innovative solution

This battery is not much like the others as it uses two technologies viz Chemistry of LFP and NMC. Thus, the proportion of lithium is significantly reduced, which makes this solution slightly less harmful to the environment. But at the moment, unfortunately, this option is not planned for sale, since it is only a prototype to show what this technology can provide. The latter, however, may one day enter production cars, but much later.

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