Neue Klasse, i7, iX3 and M Electric — Munich’s EV program from validation mule to showroom.
The numbers from Munich tell a clear story. BMW reported full-year 2025 EBIT of €10.2 billion — its lowest since the Covid pandemic — as China sales fell more than 12% and trade tariffs shaved 1.5 percentage points off its automotive margin. For a group that promised an 8–10% margin corridor, landing at 5.3% is…
The single most telling number from Scout Motors’ reservation update isn’t 160,000. It’s 87%. That’s the share of reservation holders who chose the 500-mile extended-range version of the Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra pickup over the pure battery-electric option. For a brand launching in 2027 with the explicit goal of winning over American truck…
A door that won’t open in a crash isn’t a design quirk. It’s a death trap. China’s government just codified that reality into law, and the ripple effects will hit EV design studios from Munich to Fremont. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published rules banning concealed, electrically operated door handles on vehicles sold…
The 400-kilometer range threshold that European fleet drivers say they need before switching to electric? BMW’s newest models just happen to clear it. That timing is worth examining. A new survey of 655 Dutch company car drivers, commissioned by BMW and conducted by research firm Kien Onderzoek, found that 60% would choose an EV to…
The camouflaged sedan sitting on BMW’s Munich assembly line today looks like any other pre-production test mule. But this particular car carries the weight of BMW’s entire electric future on its shoulders. The new BMW i3, built on the Neue Klasse platform’s 800-volt architecture, is the electric successor to the 3 Series, a nameplate that…
Volvo has officially unveiled its all-electric EX60 mid-size SUV, and the specifications tell a story the Swedish automaker desperately needed to tell. After months of declining EV sales and workforce cuts, today’s reveal in Stockholm delivers a vehicle that directly challenges everything BMW and Mercedes are bringing to market this year. The numbers speak for…
Four motors. No mechanical differentials. Software controlling every wheel independently. BMW just revealed the technical details behind its first fully electric M car, and while the spec sheet promises revolutionary performance, the real story is what this architecture means for the future of the driving experience that M badge buyers actually pay premium prices for.…
I’ve been tracking solid-state battery announcements for years now, and the gap between what manufacturers promise and what they actually deliver keeps getting wider. Top Gear’s latest deep-dive on next-generation EV tech finally puts some honest timelines on the table, and they’re not what most prospective buyers want to hear. Here’s what you need to…
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