Finicky American demand changes path for BMW's crossover EV

“To be competitive, you really want to have closer to at least 240 to 250 miles of EPA range. Anything less than that, and I think you’re going to be struggling in the marketplace.”Sam Abuelsamid, principal analyst at Navigant Research, about the BMW iX3 (COURTESY BMW)

Urvaksh Karkaria

March 09, 2020 04:00 AM

BMW has iced plans to bring its first electric crossover to the U.S. for now. The BMW iX3 was scheduled to arrive in the first half of 2021.

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