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> BMW has no viable EV plan

I haven't seen it yet. Maybe they've already manufactured 10 million fully autonomous EVs and holding off till 2018 just to surprise everyone. But until they start talking about it, or selling it, nobody knows.

> Tesla will be able to follow through with theirs

At least they are giving it a legit try. But yeah, it's a huge risk, and highly uncertain what will finally come to be.

I kind of agree with the rest of what you said. BMW is likely not concerned with capturing market.

[jads]

I imagine BMW, like other manufacturers, are holding onto some form of internal combustion as long as possible. But they are expanding their EV options. The all-electric MINI (a popular brand and owned by BMW) is due in 2019 and there'll also be an X3 the year after. It's not quite the pace I'd hope for though.