BMW battery shift targets 30% more range, faster charging with cylindrical cells and cell-to-pack tech

BMW sixth-generation battery with round cell designFuture BMW electric vehicles will go farther on a charge and will be faster-charging, while costing less to produce. That’s among the takeaways from a trove of information from BMW this morning as it detailed its battery strategies for next-generation electric vehicles—including a vastly different plan for the type of cells it will be...