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BMW i3 EV sequel won't be an "outsider," claims development boss

Green Car Reports

The BMW i3 electric car will get a successor, but without the "polarizing design" of the original, the automaker's development boss said in a recent interview with Automotive News. "A A lot of people liked it, but in the eyes of others the i3 was not a real BMW.

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Hyundai LFP batteries, BMW i3 returning, GM permanent-magnet purge: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The BMW i3 is returning. Hyundai is working on its own LFP batteries. And GM wants to do away with rare-earth materials in motors. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Report: Future BMW I3 Will Be Less Weird Than Original

The Truth About Cars

As BMW’s first mass-produced “zero emissions” vehicle, the i3 boasted a predictably quirky design that seemed to underpin most manufacturers early attempts at fielding an electric car. It could be argued that the i3 ended up a failure due to the fact that BMW never figured out how to produce them cheaply enough to be a volume vehicle.

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Volvo maps out electric, BMW cancels i3, Rivian teases camp kitchen: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The BMW i3 will soon be gone. Volvo highlights the technology shift it’s in the midst of with the Concept Recharge. Rivian teases more of its camp kitchen. And which automakers are going all-electric? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo has revealed what it calls its “manifesto” for a pure electric future.

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China auto price war: BMW dealers offer discounts of up to $14,360 for i3

CN EV Post

Image from BMW China Weibo) As a large number of car companies in China are offering huge subsidies or price cuts, BMW is offering more than 100,000 yuan ($14,360) off its all-electric model, the i3, according to local media. BMW insiders deny this, local media Cailian reported today.

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BMW development boss calls i3 ‘an outsider,’ says its successor will not be as polarizing in design

Electrek

We are one year removed from the end of production of the BMW i3. As BMW looks toward its “Neue Klasse” chapter in electrification, a development boss for the company says anything remotely resembling the i3 has no place in the brand’s future.

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BMW will reportedly halt production of the i3, the cornerstone of its EV transition

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BMW will reportedly halt production of the i3 all-electric vehicle, a car the German automaker has produced for nine years and has been the cornerstone of its transition to electrification. The production stoppage will take place at the end of June, a BMW spokeswoman said today. BMW’s i3 all-electric vehicle (Credit: BMW).

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