Carmakers are foucsing on manfucating amazing electric cars as it not future but the feature. The manufactures are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that their respective can handle all the weather. In this regard, The Auto giant  BMW has taken its iX to one of the coldest places on Earth - the edge of the Arctic Circle.

According to the reports, The BMW iX is in the last stages of testing before production officially starts early next year. The car was put through the paces in Arctic conditions with its most extreme winter testing yet. EV was specifically tested for the functionality and reliability of its eDrive technology and suspension control system in the Finnish Lapland and to the North Cape on the Norwegian island of Magerøya.  It will help in how the car respond on the low friction roads was also a key area of the tests.

The German automobile maker said the deserted and icy roads provided the perfect conditions for the winter extreme test for the iX which gave insights on the motor control technology, the electric four-wheel drive and suspension control systems. The company said that charging the EV in freezing temperature was also evaluated. Moreover, the electric motors, four-wheel drive system as well as charging technology, high-voltage batteries and heat management are put to the demanding acid test under sub-zero temperatures.

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