Q&A

Which premium vehicle OEM currently offers the broadest range of plug-in vehicles? That would be BMW, with 12 production hybrids and battery EVs including new-for-2019 PHEV variants of the 3-Series sedan and X5. With many more in the pipeline and the company's fifth-generation electric drive system in development for 2020, Automotive Engineering Editor Lindsay Brooke sat down recently with Stefan Jurascheck, BMW VP Development for Electric Powertrains, to discuss details of “the ultimate electrified driving machine.” Jurascheck, an electrical engineer, is a 32-year BMW veteran.

BMW's next-gen electric drive architecture is due to launch in 2020. What can you tell us?