Mach E meet the BMW iX3

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Volvo is a Chinese company (Geely).
Well, technically Volvo Cars is a Swedish Corporation entirely owned by a Chinese corporation. Isn't international capitalism wonderful? ;)
 


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https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1130026_bmw-has-made-200-000-of-its-quirky-i3-electric-cars
BMW has made 200,000 of its quirky i3 electric cars
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BMW reported Tuesday that it had built its 200,000th i3 electric car since the start of production in 2013.

The milestone car was finished in Fluid Black metallic paint with BMW i Blue accents, and was produced for a customer in the German state of Saxony, the automaker said in a press release.

Launched in the United States for the 2014 model year, the i3 broke new ground not only as BMW's first mass-market production electric car, but through innovative design features like a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic body shell, quirky styling, and an interior that incorporated a plant-based material called kenaf.

BMW originally planned for the "I" models—including both the i3 and now-discontinued i8 plug-in hybrid—to be distinct from its other models, taking more design risks. But the automaker seems to have changed its plans, and future BMW electric models are expected to be somewhat more conventional.


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The 200,000th BMW i3

The number 200,000 is significant in the United States as, after selling that number of qualifying plug-in cars, the federal EV tax credit begins to phase out. BMW, however, is only halfway there, as of the end of June.

U.S. sales have likely been hampered by the i3's small size and limited range. While BMW has made improvements over the years, the 2020 i3 still has an EPA-estimated range of only 153 miles (200 miles with the optional gasoline range extender), when most automakers are aiming for more than 200 miles of all-electric range.

To put things in perspective, the Nissan Leaf passed 400,000 cumulative global sales last year, while production exceeded 500,000 cars in August.

It took Nissan two generations of Leaf and nearly a decade to reach 500,000 units of production, but Volkswagen believes it can sell 500,000 ID.4 crossovers annually by 2025.
 

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Lots of people love that quirky car.
 

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https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1130026_bmw-has-made-200-000-of-its-quirky-i3-electric-cars
BMW has made 200,000 of its quirky i3 electric cars
Ford Mustang Mach-E Mach E meet the BMW iX3 the-200000th-bmw-i3_100766331_l

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BMW reported Tuesday that it had built its 200,000th i3 electric car since the start of production in 2013.

The milestone car was finished in Fluid Black metallic paint with BMW i Blue accents, and was produced for a customer in the German state of Saxony, the automaker said in a press release.

Launched in the United States for the 2014 model year, the i3 broke new ground not only as BMW's first mass-market production electric car, but through innovative design features like a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic body shell, quirky styling, and an interior that incorporated a plant-based material called kenaf.

BMW originally planned for the "I" models—including both the i3 and now-discontinued i8 plug-in hybrid—to be distinct from its other models, taking more design risks. But the automaker seems to have changed its plans, and future BMW electric models are expected to be somewhat more conventional.


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The 200,000th BMW i3

The number 200,000 is significant in the United States as, after selling that number of qualifying plug-in cars, the federal EV tax credit begins to phase out. BMW, however, is only halfway there, as of the end of June.

U.S. sales have likely been hampered by the i3's small size and limited range. While BMW has made improvements over the years, the 2020 i3 still has an EPA-estimated range of only 153 miles (200 miles with the optional gasoline range extender), when most automakers are aiming for more than 200 miles of all-electric range.

To put things in perspective, the Nissan Leaf passed 400,000 cumulative global sales last year, while production exceeded 500,000 cars in August.

It took Nissan two generations of Leaf and nearly a decade to reach 500,000 units of production, but Volkswagen believes it can sell 500,000 ID.4 crossovers annually by 2025.
if the ID4 was around $30,000, undercutting model 3 it would sell like crazy. Whoever gets a BEV under 30,000 with 300 miles of range will reap a big reward.
 

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meanwhile all car companies are going to china.
Wrong.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...mestic-autos-assembled-outside-us/3289658002/


In Ford's case, about 80 percent of what it sells in the United States is assembled at U.S. factories.

GM also has heavy production here. It also is the leading automaker in Mexico, where it's retooled plants and allocated more SUV and pickup production in recent years.

Fiat Chrysler has high production outside the United States, but has recently promised to invest $4.5 billion more in metro Detroit plants, promising some 6,500 jobs.


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First look at when i made the post. It was way b4 Ford GM and FCA signed aggreements for Canada. Second I was talking about EV's.
 

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Second I was talking about EV's.
Fair enough. But other than Tesla, that's a very tiny subset of overall auto production destined for sale in the US. So it makes sense that there would be very few US EV plants. It's still just 2-3% of the US auto market.
 
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Fair enough. But other than Tesla, that's a very tiny subset of overall auto production destined for sale in the US. So it makes sense that there would be very few US EV plants. It's still just 2-3% of the US auto market.
Well thats the thing NOW both Ford and GM are making them in Canada which I had said from the beginning makes more sense since we have the electricity and nickel here
 
 




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