the new bmw 530e sedan comes with an advanced plugin hybrid system with optional intelligent allwheel drive new delhi bmw has added its latest battery cell technology in the new 5series to increase the luxury sedans electric range by more than 30 to up to 66 kilometres while the co2 emissions have been reduced by over 20 says the company in a releasethe new bmw 530e sedan comes with an advanced plugin hybrid system with optional intelligent allwheel drivethe company claims that both 530e and 530e xdrive sedans get a latest lithiumion highvoltage battery that is housed spacesavingly under the rearseat both the sedans offer 410litre of storage capacity advt as bmw says the new highvoltage battery can be charged at conventional household sockets using the standardequipment charging cable the battery requires less than six hours to be fully charged bmw claims the new 530e and 530e xdrive sedans get power from a 20litre fourcylinder petrol engine with twinpower turbo technology and is combined with the plugin hybrid system the ic engine churns out 186 ps of peak power while the electric motor generates 114 ps of power outputcombined the powertrain system pumps out 255 ps of power output and 420 nm of maximum torque an 8speed steptronic automatic gearbox does the transmission duty the bmw 530e can accelerate 0100 kmph in 61 seconds while the 530e xdrive takes 62 seconds to reach the same both the variants can run at a top speed of 235 kmphapart from the greener powertrain technology the sedan also comes with advanced technologies like auxiliary air conditioning system driving assistant plus parking assistant plus bmw live cockpit connecteddrive etc read alsoevaluating new models for indian market bmw etauto published on aug 3 2019 at 0305 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app bmw 530e sedan bmw electric range battery cell technology plug in hybrid system auto tech bmw 5 series powertrain technology bmw homenewsauto technologynew bmw 5series sedan gets additional electric range with plugin hybrid system