BMW plug-in hybrid sales reached 200,012 vehicles in 2025, marking a 20% increase from the previous year and showing that demand for electrified models still extends beyond fully electric vehicles.
BMW Plug-In Hybrid Sales Rise 20%
BMW sold 200,012 vehicles with a plug-in hybrid powertrain last year. PHEVs represented 8.1% of all BMW vehicles sold in 2025, as customers continued to choose models that combine an electric powertrain with a gas engine.
BMW’s plug-in hybrid story began alongside its electric-vehicle push in 2013, when the automaker introduced the i3 small hatchback and the i8. Thirteen years later, BMW has sold two million fully electric cars and 1.5 million plug-in hybrids.
More than one in four vehicles sold by the Munich-based automaker last year was electrified. Plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles together accounted for 26.1% of BMW’s total shipments.
Neue Klasse Will Include Plug-In Hybrids
BMW’s Neue Klasse strategy is not limited strictly to fully electric vehicles. The new X5 (G65), for example, will be available as a plug-in hybrid alongside the iX5.
The X5 will offer two plug-in hybrid versions: the familiar 50e and a new M Performance model, the M60e. The next-generation 3 Series, which is debuting in the coming months, is also widely expected to retain a plug-in hybrid setup.
Which BMW Models Don’t Have a Plug-In Hybrid?
Only a handful of BMW models currently lack a version combining a charging port with an internal-combustion engine.
The 1 Series and 2 Series Gran Coupe continue without a plug, while the 2 Series Coupe is not offered as a plug-in hybrid. The first-generation X2 had an xDrive25e, but its successor is ICE-only and sits alongside the iX2.
BMW also does not offer a plug-in hybrid version of the 4 Series, regardless of body style.
According to the source’s information, the next X6 and X7 will not follow the PHEV route either. The iX remains electric-only, and because it is unlikely to continue beyond 2028, BMW will not re-engineer it to accommodate a gas engine.
BMW Targets More Than 50% EV Sales by 2030
While BMW continues to offer plug-in hybrids, the company expects the role of combustion engines to decline. By 2030, BMW estimates that half of its sales will come from pure EVs.
The company is also maintaining an ambitious target announced a few years ago: electric vehicles accounting for more than 50% of its deliveries by the end of the decade.
BMW Still Has a Long Way to Go
Reaching that target will not be easy. In 2025, zero-emission vehicles accounted for 17.9% of total BMW Group sales, a figure that includes the MINI and Rolls-Royce brands.
For now, BMW’s sales figures show that plug-in hybrids remain an important part of its electrification strategy, even as the company continues its push toward a future increasingly centered on fully electric vehicles.
