<p>BMW has sold its one millionth electric vehicle (EV) and plans to reach two million total EV sales by 2025, the German carmaker said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Around 70 per cent of EVs sold so far were hybrids, board member Pieter Nota said in a roundtable with journalists, adding that the company believed hybrid models would continue to play an important role in particular for customers without easy access to chargers.</p>.<p>Continuing to modernise fossil fuel-burning cars was another important step towards making the industry more sustainable, he said: "Only then can we make a difference across the customer base."</p>.<p>BMW has long stood for investing in a range of technologies rather than focusing purely on battery-electric cars to reduce emissions, and opposes flat-out bans on purchasing combustion engine cars.</p>.<p>The carmaker aims for at least 50 per cent of global sales to be fully electric by 2030, but has repeated on numerous occasions that lacking charging infrastructure was a major barrier to quicker consumer uptake of electric vehicles.</p>.<p>Sales in November were slightly below last year's levels, Nota said, as a lack of chips continued to restrict supply. However, the company remained confident that it would see absolute revenue growth compared to last year, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>BMW has sold its one millionth electric vehicle (EV) and plans to reach two million total EV sales by 2025, the German carmaker said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Around 70 per cent of EVs sold so far were hybrids, board member Pieter Nota said in a roundtable with journalists, adding that the company believed hybrid models would continue to play an important role in particular for customers without easy access to chargers.</p>.<p>Continuing to modernise fossil fuel-burning cars was another important step towards making the industry more sustainable, he said: "Only then can we make a difference across the customer base."</p>.<p>BMW has long stood for investing in a range of technologies rather than focusing purely on battery-electric cars to reduce emissions, and opposes flat-out bans on purchasing combustion engine cars.</p>.<p>The carmaker aims for at least 50 per cent of global sales to be fully electric by 2030, but has repeated on numerous occasions that lacking charging infrastructure was a major barrier to quicker consumer uptake of electric vehicles.</p>.<p>Sales in November were slightly below last year's levels, Nota said, as a lack of chips continued to restrict supply. However, the company remained confident that it would see absolute revenue growth compared to last year, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>