Re:Tesla's Model 3 volume production target pushed back again
by fyfy18 on Thursday January 04, 2018 @02:49AM
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Other than the i3, which has a 125 mile range, all of BMWs other vehicles are hybrid rather than true EVs. Yes that’s probably the way the market will go (Toyota offer a hybrid option on nearly every model now), but it’s not really the same as a true EV like Tesla.
Also both Audi and MB have hybrid and full EVs (well VW who own Audi, and share the same platforms).
Re:Tesla's Model 3 volume production target pushed back again
by propogandist on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @09:35PM
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that was never the goal of the GTR though
it's more of a cost-efficient, tuner friendly car that's loaded with tech, that can take-on pretty much anything, while offering the reliability of a Nissan.
Unlike MB and Audi, BMW are invested in electric tech and have already been for a while with the i3 (both full and hybrid trims) and also the X series hybrid SUVs. So for them battery tech is a "solved problem". They already have a production capacity of 2.5m/yr and likely will keep the same capacity in the gas-electric transition.
> Just make absurdly expensive cars that few people can own and you're halfway there.
Not that the GTR was absurdly expensive, but i don't think that car changed the perception of Nissan much.