jadnashuanh
Well-known member
The timeline to produce something like the i3 was a long, tortuous path...someone trying to one-up it, if it hadn't already been in the works, would be highly unlikely, at least with the sophistication of the BMW effort. Nobody else has spent the money to develop the mass production of CFRP. While there are some very small volume production cars using the technique (take the Porsche 918 at $847K), nobody has the tech or supply chain to match what BMW has right now, and that took years to refine. The magic to a very efficient EV is light weight and attention to detail.