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      11-27-2019, 01:46 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by Red Bread View Post
I'm not saying one of you is comically off base, but I kind of am.

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I really don't understand why everyone gets so worked up over this.

Specific to this thread I think M CEO is off base saying electric is not all that's it's hyped up to be. Clearly the numbers say otherwise and BMW seems to be last in that department at least compared to their German brothers. I've seen more E-trons in my area than i3/8. I actually haven't seen a single i3/8 in a very long time. Mercedes is already working on a G wagon EV, which they know their customers love that model so that move makes a lot of sense.

Go ahead and make a halo car. By then not only will Mercedes/Audi come out with better versions of their halo car, but Tesla will dominate more and more of the EV market so I don't see where BMW will stand. They don't have brand identity as the CEO states. Everyone thinks the G20 looks like a Lexus, making a FWD "performance" car, and everyone seems to complain about every other model they put out. Crazy to see such a shift in such a huge industry.
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