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Originally Posted by LOW4LYF
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Originally Posted by dezzracer
Great interview. Seems plausible the Technology is out there or coming soon that would enable a hybrid combustion engine to get 50, 60, 70 (or more) mpg. The HP and forward thrust desired by us M performance guys would be achieved with the additional e components.
Imagine this scenario. A major hurricane hits the southern US. Millions of people are told to evacuate North. Traffic jams and gridlock ensue. The heat is sweltering. Batteries are going dead. Kids and babies are on board. Air-conditioning, GPS, radios, windshield wipers, etc take power. How do you get electricity to all those cars that have run out of e power sitting on the road . Having a small super efficient combustion engine as part of the drive system makes sense. I think we have a long way to go before we totally say goodbye to ICE engines.
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There is a world outside of the US, not sure if you know?
Last time things like that happen the Tesla driver's got more battery range over the air update! Try things like that with a gasoline engine.
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I used southern U.S. because that's where I live. Having a car in that scenario with both combustion and e capability makes sense to me that's all. I see Teslas and other EV on every drive nowadays. Usually trying to show my M3 CS how fast they can accelerate. Even soccer moms in their SUVs try to "race" me lol. I think U.S. is on board with EV. But yea, we still have a a lot of big HP ICE cars over here. And they are blast to drive. I'm going to enjoy them while I still can. That interview was encouraging tho. I'm looking forward to this "new generation" of efficient combustion engines BMW speaks of.
