BMW iX Electric SUV Sold Out In India; Next Booking Phase To Open In Q1 2022

It was just yesterday that BMW India launched the iX electric SUV in the country and today, it has announced that the car has been sold out. The first phase of bookings have seen an overwhelming response from customers in the country for the electric SUV. The bookings were made online as also registered with BMW dealers across the country. The company has said that deliveries of the car will begin from April 2022 while the second phase of bookings for the iX will begin in the first quarter of 2022.`

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Vikram Pawah, President, BMW Group India said, "We were confident that the BMW iX will be a sought after product, but the overwhelming response has surpassed our expectations. With all units sold out on the first day of launch, we are now preparing to fulfil demands of other customers who are waiting for this electric SUV from BMW."

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The second phase of bookings for the BMW iX will begin from Q1 2022 

The all-new BMW iX also features the brand's fifth-generation all-electric powertrain that uses two electric motors, one on each axle, to offer electric all-wheel-drive (AWD) function. As for the BMW iX xDrive40, the model comes with a 76.6 kWh battery pack, which powers the electric motors to develop a combined output of 240 kW or 322 bhp and a peak torque of 630 Nm. The SUV is claimed to offer a range of 425 km (WLTP cycle) on a single charge. Globally BMW also offers a top-end iX xDrive50 trim which offers a combined output of 375 kW or 503 bhp, however, as of now, BMW has no plans to bring it to India.

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India only gets one variant of the BMW iX and that's the xDrive40

BMW India offers four charging options with the iX - 2.3 kW standard charging cable, a flexible fast charger that ranges from 2.3 kW to 11 kW, a 7.4 kW 1-phase Wallbox charger, and an 11 kW 3-phase Wallbox charger. The 2.3 kW chargers will charge the battery from 0-100 per cent capacity in 36 hours. The same will happen in 10.75 hours with a 7.4 kW charger, and in 7.25 hours with an 11 kW charger. The iX also supports fast charging of up to 150 kW, taking the battery capacity from 10 to 80 per cent in 73 minutes at 50 kW capacity, while at the max performance level you can get the 80 per cent charge in 31 minutes.

BMW India has big plans for India and there are two more electric vehicles coming to the country by June 2022.