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Originally Posted by SamS
That interview reads like a long list of excuses on why BMW can’t offer a competitive BEV today. And fuel cell hydrogen? Please. Never going to work due to fuel cell size and lack of infrastructure.
I think BMW is underestimating the shift to electrification, and this interview reinforces their “wait and see” strategy.
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I don't agree with you. A lack of charging infrastructure even today is obvious. And he makes the point that most people charge at home or work, people who have these luxuries make use of them. It just doesn't scale well. Reality is most businesses are not silicon valley tech companies that offer chargers in their parking lots. Many homes have only 100 amps of service and are limited not only by internal components but also by surrounding street and existing wiring infrastructure that was never meant to scale. Many of which are underground. A single Tesla supercharger itself consumes 80 AMPs right there. And I am only talking about the US. Other parts of the world are far behind. The timelines presented for EV adoption seem reasonable to me if anything even optimistic.