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BMW launches new mobile app function: using data to convince fuel car owners that electric vehicles have enough range

2024-08-13

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IT Home reported on August 13 that the 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 user's real driving data of fuel vehicles toSimulate the performance of electric vehicles under the same journey to help users intuitively understand the endurance and ease of use of electric vehicles.


Fuel vehicle owners only need to select a favorite BMW electric vehicle model in the app to start the simulation test. After collecting driving data for 200 trips (approximately 2,000 kilometers), the system willCalculate the number of miles an electric car can travel on a single charge.


BMW aims to show fuel car owners through this feature.The range of electric vehicles is fully capable of meeting daily travel needs, and you can charge them at home and set off every day with a full charge.BMW senior vice president Dirk Wiedmann said: "Many customers' daily travel habits can be fully adapted to electric vehicles, but they have not 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 surrounding facility query.

It is worth mentioning that to use the electric vehicle analysis function, the user's vehicle must be a BMW fuel vehicle equipped with Operating System 7 or higher. In addition, the BMW app has also added a charging wallet function to facilitate electric vehicle owners to manage charging costs. After the user selects a charging station, they can view the price and availability.

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