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BMW i3 Reservations Open With a 468-Mile Estimate and No Price

BMW now takes $1,000 deposits on the electric i3 50 xDrive, rated at 446 to 468 miles by BMW's estimate, with no U.S. price and deliveries in early 2027.

Damien KestelooSep 303 min read

BMW

BMW iX5 Unveiled With 435-Mile Range And The Same Divisive Face As The iX3

BMW unveiled the all-electric iX5 on June 30, 2026, alongside the rest of its fifth-generation X5 lineup at the company’s “Home of X” event at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina. The iX5 60 xDrive will be the first fully electric BMW built in the United States, with production at Spartanburg starting later this year and customer…

Haye KestelooJun 30

BMW

BMW M Concept Neue Klasse Previews The Electric M3 With Four Motors And One Missing Number

BMW pulled the cover off the M Concept Neue Klasse at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Friday, June 12, and the car is the closest public look yet at the electric M3 expected in 2027. The concept pairs four electric motors with an 800-volt system and a battery holding more than 100 kWh,…

Haye KestelooJun 12

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Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Says He Feels ‘Very Alone’ as the Industry Shifts to EVs

Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda told British outlet Carwow this week that the industry-wide move to battery-electric vehicles is the single thing he fears most about the future of the car, and that his public defense of combustion engines has left him feeling isolated at the top of the world’s largest automaker. The interview, conducted by…

Haye KestelooJun 9

Rolls-Royce Updates Its Electric Spectre Series II, Now the Most Powerful Rolls Ever

The new Rolls Royce Spectre Series II brings a 308-mile range, NACS charging, and a 680 hp Black Badge variant to fight off a massive global sales decline.

Haye KestelooJun 4

BMW

BMW i7 Facelift Debuts In Beijing With Rimac Gen6 Battery, But Stays On 400-Volt Architecture

BMW peeled the covers off the facelifted 7 Series and i7 today, April 22, 2026, at Auto China 2026 in Beijing, and the headline is buried underneath the usual grille-and-screen noise. The electric i7 now runs a jointly developed battery pack from Rimac Technology, using BMW’s Gen6 4695 cylindrical cells inside the outgoing car’s Gen5…

Haye KestelooApr 22

Mercedes C-Class Electric Arrives With 482 HP, 473 WLTP Miles, And A Direct Shot At BMW’s New i3

Mercedes-Benz officially revealed the 2027 C-Class Electric today, confirming a dual-motor C400 4Matic with 482 horsepower, a 94.5 kWh battery, and up to 473 miles of WLTP range. Translated to the U.S. EPA standard, that figure lands closer to 380 to 400 miles, still enough to make this the longest-range C-Class ever built. Motor1’s full…

Haye KestelooApr 20

Mercedes C-Class EQ Interior Teaser: Pillar-to-Pillar Hyperscreen, Heat Pump, and 50% Less Cabin Heating Energy

Mercedes-Benz has previewed the interior of the all-electric C-Class with EQ Technology ahead of its world debut on April 20 in South Korea. Carscoops reports the cabin is anchored by the 39.1-inch MBUX Hyperscreen first seen in the GLC EV, a multi-source heat pump Mercedes claims heats the cabin twice as fast as a combustion…

Haye KestelooApr 16

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