BMW has updated its X1 compact SUV and will launch an all-electric variant. The new iX1 xDrive30 is the company’s latest EV choice, built on the same fifth-generation eDrive architecture as the new BMW i4. Unfortunately, BMW spokesperson Jay Hanson tells The Verge that the iX1 will not be available in the United States at this time.
The new X1s will be manufactured in Regensburg, Germany, where gasoline, diesel, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and all-electric models will be produced on a single assembly line. BMW is referring to the updated X1 vehicles as compact SAVs, or “Sports Activity Vehicles,” in an effort to differentiate them from the rest of the X series. A bigger and more angular grille, slimmer LED headlights, flush door handles, and narrower rear windows with a more angular and squared rear design are among the noticeable improvements in the revised X1 design.
