Resolution Making Instruments for Switching to Electrical Energy

New features, intensive updates: My BMW App provides decision-making device for switching from combustion engine to electrical energy.

August 12, 2024

Munich. The My BMW App and MINI App are being repeatedly expanded and improved, with a complete of 5 updates carried out a 12 months. The apps are rising more and more vital for patrons, particularly relating to electrical mobility and automobile charging.

Resolution-making device for the swap to electrical mobility: Electrical Car Evaluation.

The brand new Electrical Car Evaluation operate permits prospects who drive a BMW with a combustion engine to simulate how effectively an all-electric BMW would swimsuit their private driving profile. To hold out the simulation, the client selects an electrical BMW mannequin in its place automobile within the app. As soon as the combustion-engined mannequin has made at the very least 200 journeys and coated a distance of two,000 kilometres (approx. 1,250 miles), the evaluation clearly reveals the variety of journeys that would have been accomplished with the chosen electrical automobile on a single cost. That is meant to fight the vary nervousness and issues concerning the on a regular basis practicality of all-electric automobiles which are nonetheless prevalent* at this time. For the simulation, the app makes use of the real-world driving knowledge for the combustion-engined mannequin in query, as generated by the My Journeys operate. Because of this particular person database, Electrical Car Evaluation is ready to present the client with a sound foundation for deciding which drive sort to decide on of their subsequent automobile.The operate will probably be upgraded in future to broaden the attain of the evaluation. Evaluations of the time automobiles aren’t in use and of long-distance journeys will probably be added, mixed with data on charging amenities and the time required for charging. To make use of Electrical Car Evaluation, prospects will need to have a BMW with a combustion engine and BMW Working System 7 or later and likewise consent to their driving knowledge getting used for the aim of the evaluation.

“Electrical automobiles can already be included completely into the each day routine of many purchasers – it’s simply that almost all of them haven’t tried it but,” says Dirk Wiedmann, Senior Vice President Gross sales Steering and Technique, Digitalisation. “Our app’s Electrical Car Evaluation helps our prospects to make an knowledgeable judgement of their selection of drive system.”

New features for seamless interplay between automobile and app.

The most recent replace launched a collection of options designed to supply a seamless route-planning expertise when switching between automobile and app. Choices similar to avoiding motorways, ferries or toll roads can now even be set within the app, for instance, and are at all times mechanically synchronised in each instructions. Along with this, the My BMW / MINI App with charging-optimised route planning for all-electric automobiles now additionally makes it attainable so as to add particular person charging stops, and these are then synchronised with the automobile. The apps additionally notify the consumer of amenities within the neighborhood of charging stations, similar to eating places, cafs, banks and supermarkets, full with detailed data on them.

New Charging Pockets for managing charging tariffs.

Drivers of electrical automobiles at the moment are capable of choose and handle most popular charging tariffs from a lot of suppliers within the app’s new Charging Pockets. When the app consumer selects a charging station, the relevant costs for the chosen charging tariffs are proven, relying on availability, permitting the consumer to decide on the most cost effective tariff for them.

Huge-reaching app features are being repeatedly improved and expanded – with excessive ranges of consumer satisfaction.

13 million prospects around the globe use the My BMW App and MINI App, with a million of those primarily based in Germany alone. Each apps have a mean score of 4.8 stars within the App Retailer.The apps maintain drivers knowledgeable of the present standing of their BMW or MINI, in addition to permitting them to lock and unlock the doorways, swap on the local weather management, ship vacation spot addresses to the navigation system, or use the Distant 3D View characteristic to name up a picture of the automobile’s rapid neighborhood or its inside. They will go to the Companies & Retailer tab to take a look at the out there digital providers or receive ConnectedDrive Upgrades. If the BMW or MINI Digital Key Plus has been arrange, beforehand saved manoeuvres and parking features may be carried out from outdoors the automotive whereas standing close by.

Servicing and upkeep necessities will also be managed from the 2 apps. For instance, customers obtain a push notification if their automotive must be serviced and may make an appointment instantly within the app. The app additionally offers help through the service course of, together with check-in, service movies, standing monitoring and cost. Accident and breakdown help can likewise be accessed rapidly utilizing the app.

The provision of particular person features varies based on the automobile specification and nation concerned.

* cf. for instance statista survey on “causes in opposition to shopping for an all-electric automobile”