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Originally Posted by BMWGirlFL
However, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse recently offered some clarification. The new Neue Klasse of vehicles will be entirely electrified but there will still be the potential for plug-in hybrids with gasoline engines. It will be set up so that the rear axle of all Neue Klasse vehicles is electric. So regardless of whether or not the car is an EV, hybrid, rear-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive, the back axle will only be powered by an electric motor.
https://www.bmwblog.com/2021/03/30/b...y-electrified/ |
So gas will never power the rear axle in the Neue Klasse. Seems like a big deal, but hopefully electric motors will powerful enough such that a hybrid will still be rear-biased?