2021 BMW I4 Coming To Malaysia, Will This EV Coupe Make You Go Electric?

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2021 BMW I4 Coming To Malaysia, Will This EV Coupe Make You Go Electric?

The 2021 BMW i4 will be the first official compact executive EV in Malaysia. With its imminent launch in Malaysia, the BMW i4 joins BMW Malaysia’s 2021 EV trio together with the BMW iX and BMW iX3 .
Registration of interests are already open on BMW Malaysia’s website and so far, only the BMW i4 eDrive40 is displayed on the website.
BMW i4 eDrive40
The BMW i4 eDrive40 has a maximum power of 340 PS and a maximum torque of 430 Nm. We don’t know if the more powerful 544 PS/795 Nm BMW i4 M50 will eventually be listed on the BMW Malaysia official website.
Based on the existing G22 BMW 3 series Gran Coupe, the BMW i4 is a great candidate for those who have been eyeing the Tesla Model 3 but have been waiting ages for an official Tesla presence in Malaysia.
Based on the G22, the BMW i4 eDrife40 is a 5-door coupe
With a 83.9-kWh battery pack, the BMW i4 eDrive40 is capable of 590 km of range on the WLTP cycle.
AC charging is rated at 11 kW 90-100% in 8.5 hours) while DC fast charging is rated at 200 kW (10-80% in 31 minutes)
BMW i4 M50 (Both i4 eDrive40 and M50 are capable of 200kW DC fast charging)
BMW Malaysia has also put up a virtual configurator for the BMW i4 eDrive40 for you to create your perfect i4 (Hey BMW, it’s not perfect without the i4 M50).
BMW Malaysia is bringing an interesting trio of EVs in Malaysia that is sure to entice some BMW fans to go electric.
What do you think of the BMW i4? Will it be a success in Malaysia?
Arif Chan
With a deep interest and relevant experiences in the automotive industry, Arif writes about everything automotive. His employment history includes being an automotive production engineer, a highway project engineer, an alternative-fuel researcher, and a motoring journalist. In case you'd like to nerd out, you can check out his research paper here: https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ep.13749