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Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.


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The company reports that its brands—BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce—sold 204,295 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in the first half of the year, marking a 7.4% decline in comparison to the first half of 2025.

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[–] bennypl@infosec.pub 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They should stop making ugly ass cars. Electric vehicles can look normal.

[–] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I think the iX3 is a reasonable step in that direction after the horror that was the iX. I think they’ll sell every iX3 they can make. But man I just want an electric wagon (Audi A6 etron not available in a wagon format here)

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Making the pig nose smaller is an improvement, but they just need to abandon that design all together.

[–] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Definitely need to walk it back. No argument there.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

We have already sold all of our first years allocations of iX3.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You see the new iX5 with the dead fish eyes? Oh, also the only way to adjust the air vents inside is by going through multiple touch screen menus. As opposed to just grabbing and moving the freaking thing.

[–] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I cannot tell you the last time I adjusted the vents in my car (via touch screen) nor in my van (manually).

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Try having two people who drive a car and switch seat and vary on the temp outside.

[–] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Dunno what to say. We swap vehicles regularly and the temps here range drastically both with the seasons and from morning to afternoon. Maybe I’m just indifferent?

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Their i4 is one of the most normal looking EVS out there.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Overpriced brand that hasn’t innovated in decades falls short of lofty goals.”

Seriously nobody wants a Mini that looks like it got stung by a bee, electric or otherwise.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Not to mention, who the fuck has money anymore to spend lol

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Well ya. We are currently in transition from the old iX (now discontinued) and i4 to the Neue Klasse iX3 and i3.

[–] Bonje@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

If they had a reasonably priced convertible mini bev I'd buy it yesterday. But it doesn't exist and if it did it wouldn't be reasonably priced

[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Incompetent marketing department.

No need for clever slogans and campaigns to make someone buy a noiseless, emissions-free product over a noisy one that emits poison.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I really like my gas mini cooper but I looked into the EV equivalent and the mileage is trash at its price range. In the US the only decent options seem to be Korean made, which is a shame since the Chinese brands seem to be best in show right now (especially for compact cheap evs).

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

They are releasing the X5, which seems pretty feature rich and has some decent range, but it costs $80K+ depending on the trim.

That price tag is gonna limit the market a bit.