Duh. The range of the I3 probably works well for Europe. In the US, where distances traveled tend to stretch out (in greater Phoenix I think of anything with ten miles as my neighborhood), the range is too short. Of course, that can be somewhat lengthened with the range extender but it only extends it a little and, more importantly, at least to me, it is too underpowered. If BMW wants to have a range extender, it needs a bigger ICE. But, I don't think serial hybrids work that well in the US; we need parallel hybrids like my 530e.
Yes...there will continue to be ICE autos for a long time but the march to electrification is unstoppable. This is especially true in China which is the biggest market for BMW.
Head in the sand!
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