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      12-18-2019, 09:20 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by epiphone3 View Post
They need AWD in this model for it to be on anyone's list outside of California in my opinion. The good news is that making an EV AWD is much easier problem to solve than adding AWD to an IC car.
Yes, the lack of AWD would by all appearances greatly limit the mass market appeal of this vehicle. I'm sure BMW has modest sales goals (and, frankly, limited production capacity), but the decision to come out of the gate with a RWD-only SUV as their first new EV in years is certainly questionable.

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Another question I have: how is BMW this far behind Tesla after having an EV out there for so long (the i3) and taking this much time to come out with the vehicle?!
This has been discussed to death already. The short answer: BMW leadership had their head in the sand (some of them arguably still do).
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