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Originally Posted by zer0cool
It appears BMW is simply not interested in developing EVs, which is OK. I don't see EV becoming really mainstream in the foreseeable future. Many people either despise EVs or can't really own EVs due to other reasons.
Moreover, for all manufacturers other than Tesla, without a supercharging network, EVs aren't really mobile...
A friend of mine who is a very high earning millennial just put in a deposit for Model 3 (he can easily buy a Model S cash, but he's really frugal). He cares nothing about cars, drive an old Hyundai, but lined up on the first day to put down a deposit. A Model 3 will be his only car. He can't really buy a BMW i3 since a BMW i3 is not truly mobile (+ we all think it's hella ugly). It's a city commute car, you can't go anywhere with it. Unless other manufacturers adopt Tesla SC or builds thousands of them themselves, I just don't see any other EVs being competitive.
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Thats funny, I just took my i3 (with REx) on a 1500 mile trip last month. If I had been in a Tesla it would have taken at least twice as long as there was no superchargers along the way.
BMW is adding a plug (or offering a plug might be a better way to put it) on all of their upcoming models, so to say BMW isn't interested in EV's might be a bit off. Yes a PHEV isn't a pure EV but neither is my i3 REx technically nor the i8, but REx EV's and PHEV's are a bridge to EV. If I don't keep my REx at lease end I'll switch to a non-REx facelift (2017) rumored to have 50% more range. That should hold me over until my Model 3 is available. I don't want to leave BMW but I don't think a PHEV 3er will cut it for me. Perhaps something crazy will happen between now and then.