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Originally Posted by mkoesel
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Originally Posted by jstein55
Is the iNext being built on an ICE platform?
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Yes, CLAR. BMW does not yet have a scaleable dedicated electric platform. They have the i3's platform, but unfortunately it cannot scale and will not be reused.
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I still think BMW should invest in a BEV platform. It seems like the ICE platforms will only compromise many aspects of an EV, even if it is cheaper for BMW to produce.
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Indeed. BMW is the perhaps the only major manufacturer in the EV game who has not said a word about a dedicated electric vehicle matrix. Ford, GM, VW, Mercedes, Hyundai Motor Group, Renault-Nissan, Stellantis (by way of PSA), and even Toyota and Honda now have something in the pipeline. Products are arriving starting this year. BMW is still, it would appear, betting on being able to compete until at least the middle of the decade using only their existing CLAR and FAAR toolkits. |
Yeah even Mercedes quickly realized with the EQC that they f-ed up with the use of an ICE platform vs an all EV architecture.
I remember reading a Jalopnik article which really made me question BMW's current EV choices. The previous CEO was fired due to a slow transition into EV's and not being dedicated to them, and it seems like the new CEO is following the same strategy just with more models within the next couple of years. Seems like a case of BMW being cheap if anything, which also makes sense being that the new CEO's top priorities lie in bringing more profits in. According to the Bloomberg Tesla Survey, the second most traded in vehicle (after the Prius) for a Model 3 was a 3-series, and of all the brands as a whole, BMW was the most affected negatively, I personally think now is not the time for BMW to cheap out.
https://jalopnik.com/bmws-new-ceo-is...got-1836597860
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2...evolution.html