CHARGING WITH BMW: FAST, SIMPLE AND FLEXIBLE.

BMW Charging is our all-round worry-free solution for charging your BMW. Products and services from BMW Charging provide you with numerous tailor-made offers for charging at home and at public charging stations. The charging cable (Mode 3) for public charging and the BMW Charging Card are already included with the standard equipment. At the latest within 24 hours of being activated, it gives you unlimited access to the widely distributed public charging network in inner cites, at car parks and along key arterial routes – including high-power charging stations for ultra-fast charging. You additionally receive a charging voucher which, depending on the vehicle and market, you can redeem for items such as a home charging solution. Get detailed information on the availability of public charging infrastructure – the best way is to visit www.bmw-charging.com or simply display the public charging stations via the navigation system or the My BMW App*. Incidentally, the BMW Charging App is also available to you as a portal for public charging. Be it charging hardware, digital solution or other services – our range is growing all the time. Also included is an installation service for your wallbox or a special green electricity tariff for charging at home.

The standard charging cable with a 2.3 kW capacity is often supplied as standard with your electric BMW.* Five metres in length, it generally ensures access to a domestic socket. Use of an extension cable and multi-plug connectors is prohibited. A charging rate of 1.3 kW at 6 A is set as the default. You can either switch this limit on current off entirely in the vehicle settings menu or set the AC charging current to the precise amperage and according to your electrical installation.

A Wallbox is an especially convenient, fast and safe way to charge that shortens the process considerably when compared with a domestic mains socket. Two models are available:

BMW WALLBOX ESSENTIAL.

Up to 22 kW charging capacity, weatherproof reduced design, integrated cable management

SMART WALLBOX.

The Smart Wallbox from our partner provides extended functions for connectivity and intelligent control of charging at home.

In addition, it is quite straightforward to book an installation service along with your Wallbox or conclude a special green electricity contract for charging your vehicle. Your BMW partner will be pleased to give you advice – on the tailor-made packages available as well.

Also available is the Flexible Fast Charger with a capacity of up to 11 kW and a waterproof casing so that it is both versatile and suitable for mobile use. In order to utilise the full capacity, an industrial plug with enhanced performance is required. Our installation service is also available to assist if required. The Flexible Fast Charger is suitable for charging at 2.3 kW from domestic mains sockets as well.

*market-specific offer

Yes of course. Simply use the steadily expanding public network of BMW Charging or other charging stations as available, such as from your employer. The My BMW App* or the navigation system in your vehicle shows you public charge points in the vicinity. You will also find a map with the public charging infrastructure at www.bmw-charging.com or via BMW Charging App. Attractive public charging tariffs and personalised offers are available exclusively to BMW customers.

Through public charging, the steadily expanding public network of BMW Charging means that you not only have charging stations from a wide range of operators at your disposal in inner city areas or in car parks but also high-power charging stations for your electric car on motorways, such as those of our partner IONITY in Europe. Get detailed information on the availability of public charging infrastructure – the best way is to visit www.bmw-charging.com or simply display the public charging stations via the navigation system or the My BMW App*. Incidentally, the BMW Charging App is also available to you as a portal for public charging.

You can set the navigation system to filter charging stations according to whether they offer alternating current (AC), direct current (DC) or high-power charging (HPC). Or you can set it to only display public charging stations with a verified quality and availability status (“Preferred”). A suitable charging station will displayed directly in the navigation system of your vehicle or via the My BMW App* – each with identification of the charge points and with extended functionalities such as points of interest as well as status and additional information on the individual charging stations.

You gain access to the world of BMW Charging at the same time as you receive your electric BMW: in the form of your personal BMW Charging Card and charging cable (mode 3) for public charging. All you now have to do is log in with your BMW ID and your vehicle identification number to www.bmw-charging.com, conclude a charging contract with no basic fee - including IONITY High-Power-Charging access in the first year - and activate your BMW Charging Card. At the latest within 24 hours, the extensive, nationwide public network is activated for you, and you can start charging right away! You charging operations are booked easily and conveniently via BMW Charging. As part of the monthly billing, you receive an overall statement detailing all charging operations.

In accordance with the needs of our customers and the charging capabilities of our electric cars and plug-in hybrids, we are constantly reviewing and optimising the attractiveness of our pricing structure in the public charging sector. You can find all the latest information on this subject at www.bmw-charging.com.

BMW is offering a new pricing structure for the range of public charging services via BMW Charging, with the aim of making public charging as easy and attractive as charging at home – for instance with no standing charges in the first year for newly purchased electric vehicles. It is possible to access a large number of public provides in the extensive BMW Charging network – and all this is available via the BMW Charging card, BMW Charging app or My BMW App**. You will find all the information on this charging concept at www.bmw-charging.com.

Remember to secure high-power charging for your BMW iX3 right away. Via BMW Charging, this will give you access in Europe, for example, to the IONITY network and to charging with exclusive benefits.

This is very straightforward using the My BMW App* on your smartphone or you can check the current charge level and available range of your BMW electric car and plug-in hybrid in the vehicle itself.

The ideal charge level is between 20 percent and 80 percent. Although lower or higher charge levels are possible, the range between 20% and 80% is recommended for optimising the life of your battery. In your vehicle menu, you can easily and conveniently set your charging target at 80 percent and don't have to worry about anything else.

A charging target of 80 percent covers all of your everyday routes. If you do actually need greater range occasionally, you can simply set a higher charging target.

As its name suggests, a plug-in hybrid can be charged from a socket, a Wallbox or at a public charging station. The maximum efficiency of a plug-in hybrid is achieved with a fully charged battery; which means that a charging facility should be available at home and at the workplace. Charge your BMW plug-in hybrid as often as possible so that you can always make full use of the additional electric drive.

The standard charging cable with a 2.3 kW capacity is often supplied as standard with your electric BMW.* Five metres in length, it generally ensures access to a domestic socket. Use of an extension cable and multi-plug connectors is prohibited. A charging rate of 1.3 kW at 6 A is set as the default. You can either switch this current limitation off entirely in the vehicle settings menu or set the AC charging current to the precise amperage and according to your electrical installation.

*market-specific offer

You can quite simply book our installation service along with your Wallbox. This guarantees that your Wallbox is installed and set up safely and professionally. Incidentally, the service can also be booked for our efficient industrial socket if you wish to use your Flexible Fast Charger with the appropriate adapter at home.

Essentially it is the duration of the charging operation. The time taken to charge electric vehicles (depending on the cable or charging station) takes longer with alternating current (AC), while direct current (DC) is significantly faster. Ultra-fast charging with direct current (DC) is possible with a high-power charging stations (HPC), such as those operated by our partner IONITY in Europe. There the battery of a BMW iX3, for example, is charged from 0% to 80% with a capacity of up to 150 kW in only 34 minutes – the maximum vehicle charging capacity in each case depends on the market-specific infrastructure.

Please note that in the case of DC and HPC charging, you should keep holding the plug on the vehicle until it locks in place. In this way, you can ensure that the charging operation will start without any problems.

Plug-in hybrids are charged exclusively with alternating current (AC) – hence conveniently via a socket, Wallbox or a public alternating current charging station.

In Europe, the public high-power charging (HPC) network of IONITY is integrated directly into the BMW Charging package – and you receive your BMW Charging Card directly with the delivery of your vehicle. All you need to do then is register for BMW Charging, conclude the attractive toll-free tariff option with your new BMW electric vehicle* and at the latest within 24 hours you can start charging – with your BMW iX3, for example, at an IONITY station.
BMW is offering a new pricing structure for the range of public charging services via BMW Charging, with the aim of making public charging as easy and attractive as charging at home – for instance with no standing charges in the first year for newly purchased electric vehicles. It is possible to access a large number of public provides in the extensive BMW Charging network – and all this is available via the BMW Charging card, BMW Charging app or My BMW App**. You will find all the information on this charging concept at www.bmw-charging.com.

In accordance with the needs of our customers and the charging capabilities of our electric cars and plug-in hybrids, we are constantly reviewing and optimising the attractiveness of our pricing structure in the public charging segment. This also applies to the high-power charging network of our partner IONITY. You can find all the latest information on this subject at www.bmw-charging.com.

* in the first year with your new BMW electric vehicle

Yes, that’s no problem at all. As an especially fast charging option, for example you can use the high-power charging stations of our partner IONITY along the main arterial routes throughout Europe, which the My BMW App* or the navigation system in your vehicle will display. All you need to do is set the appropriate filter. Then, with a BMW iX3, for instance, you can enjoy the particular convenience of its charging capacity of up to 150 kW to top up your range by as much as 100 km in about ten minutes while you stop for a coffee. If you take a longer break, 34 minutes will be enough with this charging capacity to reach a level of 80% – the maximum vehicle charging capacity here depends on the market-specific infrastructure.