BMW keeps internal combustion alive as EVs surge by 2030
BMW bets on a dual path: internal combustion and EVs to 2030
BMW keeps internal combustion alive as EVs surge by 2030
BMW will keep internal combustion engines alongside Neue Klasse EVs, aiming a 50/50 split by 2030, while adapting to Euro 7 as the EU's 2035 ban looms.
2025-09-23T06:40:41+03:00
2025-09-23T06:40:41+03:00
2025-09-23T06:40:41+03:00
BMW is sticking with a traditional stance, keeping internal combustion on the map even as it expands its Neue Klasse electric lineup. According to board member Jochen Goller, the internal combustion engine will not be phased out entirely.The company’s leadership sees room for further development in combustion technology, noting that it continues to adapt to new environmental standards such as the planned, stricter Euro 7 rules expected to become mandatory in the coming years. Framed this way, combustion isn’t treated as a relic but as a system still being refined to clear tougher thresholds.At the same time, BMW acknowledges the shift to electric and is deliberately running both tracks in parallel. The plan is to achieve an equal split in sales between ICE models and EVs by 2030. In practice, that keeps petrol and diesel cars as a meaningful part of the business well beyond the start of mass EV deliveries — a cautious, pragmatic balance rather than an abrupt pivot.Set against this approach, the European Union’s position looks strict: a complete end to new internal-combustion models from 2035 is on the table. Even so, the final version of the EU directive has not been approved and still awaits key details, leaving room for adjustments.
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2025
Michael Powers
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BMW bets on a dual path: internal combustion and EVs to 2030
BMW will keep internal combustion engines alongside Neue Klasse EVs, aiming a 50/50 split by 2030, while adapting to Euro 7 as the EU's 2035 ban looms.
Michael Powers, Editor
BMW is sticking with a traditional stance, keeping internal combustion on the map even as it expands its Neue Klasse electric lineup. According to board member Jochen Goller, the internal combustion engine will not be phased out entirely.
The company’s leadership sees room for further development in combustion technology, noting that it continues to adapt to new environmental standards such as the planned, stricter Euro 7 rules expected to become mandatory in the coming years. Framed this way, combustion isn’t treated as a relic but as a system still being refined to clear tougher thresholds.
At the same time, BMW acknowledges the shift to electric and is deliberately running both tracks in parallel. The plan is to achieve an equal split in sales between ICE models and EVs by 2030. In practice, that keeps petrol and diesel cars as a meaningful part of the business well beyond the start of mass EV deliveries — a cautious, pragmatic balance rather than an abrupt pivot.
Set against this approach, the European Union’s position looks strict: a complete end to new internal-combustion models from 2035 is on the table. Even so, the final version of the EU directive has not been approved and still awaits key details, leaving room for adjustments.
