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Originally Posted by Agni
You are comparing electric car technology of the past to what is coming in the near future. Its like comparing an iPhone to an iPhone 7, are you claiming there won't be any progress in battery cost/technology? Look at the gigafactory....
Additionally, electric cars are at a point where they won't need subsidies in the future, so there is nothing gov't can do about it. These cars are becoming more and more economically viable. Local Energy Storage + Electric cars are going to be a game changing technology in 10-20yrs.
And FYI Tesla is designed AND built in America, unlike a lot of BMWs and other companies' cars. This is a huge boost to American economy and jobs, Trump is going to support this 100%. Why do you think Elon Musk is on his manufacturing jobs advisory council?
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So push it in 20 yrs. Not now. Gas cars are going forward just as fast as electrics are. Compare a 2017 bmw to a 1997. Same car? No. Huge strides. Electrics don't need to advance past today's xars to be viable. They have to advance twice as fast to pass tomorrow's cars. And without economic incentive driving that forward, I don't see that happening for decades. I wouldn't care if this was in a bubble, but it isn't. Every dollar spent on research for this by bmw is less research money spent on the things that are and do sell. And as a result, the rest of the lineup loses. Less advanced and or more expensive than necessary. That equals lower overall sales too if you're keeping score.