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BMW has grown into one of the world's leading producers of prestige, luxury, SUV, sports and high-performance cars, petrol-electric hybrids, and electric cars, all promising the ultimate driving experience. There's a vast range made up of prestige and luxury hatches, sedans, wagons, coupes and convertibles, including 1 Series, 2 Series, 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series and 7 Series models. The SUVs include X1, X3, X4, X5 and X6. There's also the Z4 sports car and the M Sport high-performance range of M3, M4, M5, M6, X5 M and X6 M, and the i3 and i8 technological flagships.
The 330e is a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), so it has a petrol engine and a smaller battery pack than a full EV (which runs exclusively on battery power). That means the BMW’s battery should be less expensive to replace if it ever needed to be.
At the moment, the world is waiting to find out how long EV batteries last, but it’s looking like between 10 and 20 years is going to be the magic number. A lithium-ion battery like this one will last longer if it’s never over-charged and is cycled regularly rather than left sitting for long periods.
The BMW XM is BMW's flagship SUV, and a standalone M model. It also carries a plug-in hybrid V8 powertrain.