BMW Adds Electric Vehicle Analysis Tool to App for US Customers

TapTechNews August 13th news, BMW Group announced that its latest version of the BMW app has added a unique feature - an electric vehicle analysis tool. This tool uses the real driving data of users' fuel vehicles to simulate the performance of electric vehicles under the same journey, helping users intuitively understand the cruising range and convenience of using electric vehicles.

Fuel vehicle owners only need to select a favorite BMW electric vehicle model in the app to start the simulation test. After the system collects driving data for 200 trips (about 1242.74 miles), it will calculate the number of trips that an electric vehicle can complete with one charge.

BMW aims to show fuel vehicle owners through this function that the cruising range of electric vehicles can fully meet daily travel needs, and they can start with a full battery every day by charging at home. Dirk Wiedmann, senior vice president of BMW, said: The daily travel habits of many customers can completely adapt to electric vehicles, but they haven't tried it yet.

The simulation function is based on real driving data to ensure accurate and reliable results. BMW plans to further upgrade this function to provide services such as charging station information, charging time prediction, and query of surrounding facilities.

It is worth noting that to use the electric vehicle analysis function, the user's vehicle must be a BMW fuel vehicle equipped with Operating System 7 or a higher version system. In addition, the BMW app has also added a charging wallet function to facilitate the management of charging fees for electric vehicle owners. After users select a charging pile, they can view the price and availability.

TapTechNews noticed that in the first half of 2024, the BMW Group delivered a total of more than 190,000 electric vehicles, an increase of 25% year-on-year, of which BMW brand models accounted for nearly 95%.