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BMW is putting some big numbers to its electrification efforts. At a media event in Munich on Thursday ahead of next week's Frankfurt Motor Show, the automaker announced plans to bring to market at least 25 electrified vehicles by 2025 -- 13 of which will be fully electric. The new models are expected to be marketed through all of BMW AG's brands, including Mini and Rolls-Royce, but may also include BMW Motorrad, its motorbike division.
Most interestingly, Harald Krüger, BMW chairman of the board, revealed Tuesday that his company will show a four-door, pure-electric concept car in Frankfurt under its i sub-brand. The car will be designed to slot between its i3 electric urban runabout and i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe. Few concrete details were revealed about the coming show car, but reading between the lines, it's clear that BMW is incubating a Tesla competitor -- likely a rival for the Model 3. The car's design is expected to be influenced by the Vision Next 100 (shown below), a futurethink concept vehicle designed to commemorate BMW's centennial.
Word from inside the executive circles at Ford is that they're gearing up to chase Tesla, too. How long before the last internal combustion engine production car rolls off the line, 5 years, 10 years, or 15?
(Score: 0, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday September 10 2017, @01:58AM (5 children)
I think we should be concerned about the market rather than the product.
Now, Teslas are not douchebag cars. Pruises and BMW's are. So what BMW is doing is going double-douchebag and appealing to the worst type of half-breeds: Silicon Valley elitists who were looking for an electric car -- because they're totally for the environment -- faster than a Prius while still marking them as douchebags.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 10 2017, @04:35AM
What's wrong with the Prius? Isn't it the most efficient gasoline-powered car for the city? No, I don't own one, but there's something to be said for being the best.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 10 2017, @04:54AM
> Now, Teslas are not douchebag cars.
Hard to tell around here (far from Silicon valley) -- certainly we have plenty of BMW and Audi drivers that love to tailgate and bull their way through traffic, as if they owned the roads. Not enough Teslas yet to form an opinion, but I'm watching to see if they also drive this way.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday September 10 2017, @05:31AM (2 children)
I'll buy an electric car when they make them look cool [gearheads.org]. I don't want to drive something that looks like it's from a video game
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 10 2017, @05:39AM (1 child)
"On the morning of November 9, 2010, a three-alarm blaze caused $1.1 million in damage to a warehouse filled with Young’s music equipment and memorabilia appears to have started by the charging system of the LincVolt."
Need I say more about Neil Young's Linc Volt project?
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday September 10 2017, @05:47AM
Shit happens [arstechnica.com]. I guess it's best to keep the car away from any buildings.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..