Single Motor vs Dual Motor BMW EVs: What's the Difference?
Photo by Eren Goldman on Unsplash One of the easiest ways to get lost in BMW's electric range is to start comparing power figures. An i4 eDrive40 has one motor. An i4 M60 has two. The new iX3 comes as a single-motor 40 or a twin-motor 50 xDrive. Then there are different batteries, wheel sizes and equipment levels to consider. It can all look rather complicated on paper. The basic idea is actually quite simple. A single-motor BMW sends its power through one axle, while a dual-motor car has an electric motor at each end. In BMW's current range, that usually means rear-wheel drive for the single-motor cars and xDrive for the twin-motor versions. But the interesting bit is what BMW does with that extra motor. One motor is plenty A single-motor electric BMW isn't the stripped-back version that the name might suggest. Take the i4 eDrive40. It has a rear-mounted BMW electric motor and rear-wheel drive, but it is still a properly quick car. There is no waiting for the engine to bu...