BMW Points Programme rewards hybrid drivers

BMW has rolled out a Points Programme rewarding customers with charging credit for each electric mile driven with their hybrid BMW.

BMW plug-in hybrid owners can now benefit from BMW Points in the UK. Offered to 330e, 530e, 545e, 745e, X3 30e (produced from August 2021) and X5 45e drivers with BMW Operating System 7.0, the programme offers free charging in exchange for driving electric miles. Drivers can earn two points for each mile driven electrically, four for each mile driven electrically in a designated eDrive zone.

BMW Points users are also awarded 20 bonus points every time their vehicle is charged for a minimum of fifteen minutes. Plus, a monthly reward of 500 points for each user who charges their vehicle twenty times a month for a minimum of fifteen minutes each time.

Once drivers have collected 3,200 points, they will be rewarded with £10 of charging credit to be used across the BMW Charging network. At the 7500 point threshold, customers will receive £25 and at 14,500 points a £50 free charging credit. Vehicles can be registered on the BMW Points scheme via the My BMW App, once you are registered miles are automatically logged by the vehicle. Additionally, any miles driven throughout Europe are also recorded – BMW Points is already available to customers in Germany, Belgium and Netherlands.

Existing eDrive (low emission) Zones in London and Birmingham have been bolstered by a further six Zones launched across the UK in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Liverpool, Bath and Manchester. The most recent additions also include Dublin and Limerick. The BMW eDrive Zones digital service automates the process of switching to electric-only power when a BMW plug-in hybrid vehicle enters a defined area of designated cities. The eDrive Zones are highlighted on the vehicle’s Central Control Display navigation screen, in London they include the TFL Congestion Charge/ULEZ zone, in Birmingham the service covers the city’s Clean Air Zone.