Mild Hybrid

Perhaps the least noticeable of all the hybrid options out there is the Mild Hybrid powertrain. This features on models like the BMW 3 Series and BMW X5, and gives you an electric assist when driving at low speeds and dealing with stop and go traffic. A mild hybrid system operates from the transmission, helping get the wheels moving from a stop or maintaining a slow cruising speed as you deal with city traffic. This means that the times your vehicle is typically least efficient on fuel, this electric motor is helping out, both improving fuel economy and cutting urban emissions when they are usually at their worst.

Traditional Hybrid

The traditional hybrid setup features both a combustion engine and an electric motor that are always working together to provide a balance of performance and efficiency. The electric motor acts as an assist to the combustion engine, helping to improve fuel economy and allowing for a smaller combustion engine to achieve the same level of performance. By balancing the two automatically, you get excellent fuel economy, but you never have the option to run on electric power alone, which is something you can only get with a plug-in hybrid powertrain.

Electric Vehicles

As the name implies, electric vehicles do not require gasoline to run, making them the most environmentally friendly option for getting around. And because they're dedicated to electric power, you'll get a larger battery pack that allows for hundreds of miles of range, plus a front-trunk area since the combustion engine is no longer taking up that space.

You can find current BMW EVs at our dealership, including:

• BMW i4
• BMW iX SUV