European Diesel Crisis threatens German automakers’ future
Thanks to the recent diesel scandal from Volkswagen and the overall shift to lower emissions, European automakers could be facing a large crisis.
Thanks to the recent diesel scandal from Volkswagen and the overall shift to lower emissions, European automakers could be facing a large crisis.
BMW seems to be taking a more reserved, safer approach to electric vehicles thank its competitors, focusing more on short term profitability at the moment.
BMW noted a strong result for plug-in electric car sales in November, delivering some 7,571 BMW i and iPerformance series
According to members of BMW, electrification and autonomy will not negatively affect the Ultimate Driving Machine, instead improve it.
According to BMW, it's going to have to walk through the "Valley of Tears", as EV profits suffer, until technology improves.
BMW management is accused of not keeping up with the EV trends by none other than Manfred Schoch, the BMW workers' representative on the board.
To tackle the already successful Tesla Model 3, BMW is planning a genuine 3 Series-sized electric vehicle
BMW CEO Harald Krueger said in a recent interview that the electrification of the Bavarian range will be a long term commitment that will take some time.
With BMW, as well as other automakers, developing hydrogen fuel cell technology, companies like Tesla disagree with it. But could they both coexist?
Most automakers are currently shooting for a 200 mile range in their EVs, with BMW being the only one not to. So how important is overall EV range?
BMW and Volkswagen are most at risk from incurring massive fines which would reach up $1 billion for fuel economy regulations