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Re:BYD sold more EVs last month than the US did all quarter,... by hedora on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:29PM (#50344902)
The BMW i4 is probably what you're looking for.

I think it's a huge regression vs. the goofy looking i3 (which is carbon fiber, has a working jog wheel, etc). The i4 is basically exactly a modern BMW sedan, but an EV. I think they moved to a platform that lets them just switch between ICE, hybrid and EV. You can even set the safety tone to make it sound like a BMW with tuned exhaust pipes.

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Re:BYD sold more EVs last month than the US did all quarter,... by detourdog on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:35PM (#50345001)
My i3 is my favorite car ever. If it looked like a BMW I would have never considered it. The i3 is such a pure design statement. The only other ev I would describe that way is the now defunct Canoo.
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Re:BYD sold more EVs last month than the US did all quarter,... by BLKNSLVR on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:34PM (#50346373)
They look like a swollen, but also squashed, BMW. Gross. But gross has its own appeal to vanishingly small minority of people. Like cats with the squashed up snouts. Cute, in a distinctly not-pretty way.

Having said that, I like the (hatch-size more-so than the SUV-size) GWM Ora, which seems to be a divisive looking EV.

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