BMW has teased its new i7 full-electric sedan with footage of the automobile present process winter testing in Arjeplog, northern Sweden.

When it launches subsequent yr, the i7 will probably be a rival to the Mercedes EQS, Tesla Mannequin S and autos from newcomers such Lucid.

The sedan would be the battery-electric model of BMW’s new-generation 7-series, which can also be due subsequent yr. The i7 will use the identical fifth technology eDrive electrical drivetrain because the iX electrical SUV.

An i7 with the iX powertrain would give the sedan 516 hp and a battery dimension of 105 kilowatt hours. It possible would have an extended vary than the iX’s 507 km (315 miles) due to the i7’s extra aerodynamic profile.

BMW has promised full-electric variations for each mannequin section. “By 2023 we are going to supply our prospects a minimum of one BEV possibility in almost all our car segments,” CEO Oliver Zipse advised analysts on earnings name in August. He stated BMW goals to construct round 10 million EVs over the following 10 years.

The i7 is one among 4 new electrical autos BMW plans to launch within the subsequent two years.

An electrical model of the X1 compact SUV may also arrive subsequent yr, with electrical additions to the 5-Sequence massive sedan and the Mini Countryman compact SUV each due in 2023.

BMW not too long ago additionally launched the i4, a rival to the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Mannequin 3.

By the tip of 2025, the corporate expects to have delivered about 2 million full-electric autos to prospects, with a share of a minimum of 25 % of complete gross sales by 2025, rising to 10 million and a minimum of half of worldwide deliveries by 2030.

The i7 will probably be constructed at BMW’s plant in Dingolfing, Germany, the place the 7 Sequence and iX are produced.