{"id":84362,"date":"2025-12-08T16:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84362"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:16:19","slug":"bmws-rimac-partnership-raises-a-new-question-which-evs-get-the-new-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84362","title":{"rendered":"BMW\u2019s Rimac Partnership Raises a New Question: Which EVs Get Rimac Batteries?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When BMW announced a long-term battery partnership with Rimac Technology<\/a> in 2024, the immediate assumption was that the collaboration would feed directly into the Neue Klasse program. It seemed like the logical pairing: a clean-sheet EV platform meeting one of the industry\u2019s most advanced battery specialists. But shortly after the deal was revealed, German media reported a clarification from BMW that reset those expectations. Speaking to Golem.de<\/a> at the time, a BMW spokesperson stated that the cooperation \u201cis not related to the New Class planned for 2025\u201d and instead supports BMW\u2019s effort \u201cto offer fully electric solutions on other platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neue Klasse Models to Use Gen6 Technology<\/h3>\n

That detail significantly changes the context of the partnership. BMW has already committed the first wave of Neue Klasse models\u2014beginning with the next-generation iX3<\/a> and electric 3 Series<\/a>\u2014to its in-house Gen6 cylindrical-cell technology<\/a>. Those batteries are far along in industrialization, with multiple global plants under construction and vehicles already testing full packs. Nothing Rimac contributes at this stage can alter or replace that trajectory.<\/p>\n

Where Could Rimac Fit In?<\/h3>\n