BMW Starts Customer Deliveries Of The i4 Three Months Earlier Than Originally Planned

Just over a month after the first production BMW i4 rolled off the assembly line in Munich, the first vehicles have been delivered to customers. Deliveries commenced three months earlier than initially planned, while the company is also readying the first iX SUVs for handover in about a week. 

Together with the iX, the i4 signals a new age for BMW and a soft reboot of the “i” electric brand after the toe-in-the-water exercise of the i3 and i8. BMW has upgraded its assembly line in Munich for a long-term shift towards EVs, with fully-electric versions of the 7-Series, the X1, and the-5 Series set to enter production. By 2030, BMW expects over 50 percent of its global sales to be accounted for by EVs.

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The first i4s were delivered to customers at a special event held at the Bavarian automaker’s headquarters. Owners were invited to participate in a program centered around the fully-electric saloon.

“It is a very special moment for us when we hand over brand new models to customers for the first time,” said Bernhard Kuhnt, Senior Vice President BMW Group Market Germany. “The BMW i4 shows in an emotional way how well fully-electric mobility and sporty driving dynamics fit together. For us, it is therefore clear: the BMW i4 will offer our customers a whole new dimension of driving pleasure.”

The BMW i4 is available in two versions. The single-motor 335 hp (340 PS/250 kW/) eDrive40  offers a range of 366 miles (590 km), while the more powerful, dual-motor M50 features all-wheel drive and 536 hp (544 PS/400 kW). The M50 can get to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.9 seconds and travel 323 miles (520 km) on a single charge.