eNate said:I think we also have to acknowledge the i3 wasn't designed for scaled up production and was therefore relatively expensive to produce. I don't have a clue what (if anything) BMW could have done to address that and keep the carbon fiber body.
Most other EV entrants seem to make cuts here and there in order to offset the cost of the battery, while the i3 went the opposite direction and doubled down on product goo-gaw.
I think a "real" BMW i3 replacement would unfortunately bring us a more conventional steel unibody vehicle.
eNate said:I would guess it's more about inability to scale without adding a second production line, with the price required to sell the i3 at vs. the i4, or vs. EVs with more room and more range, and the profitability of dedicating the space and staff to i3 production vs. repurposing it for a vehicle with higher margins (and/or higher production volumes).
That $11k discount they were offering in the US in the last years wasn't just BMW being generous, it was them trying to move a slow moving product in the face of similarly priced competition that was proving more popular with mainstream buyers.
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