BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time
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BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time
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Re: BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time
#2Maybe I’m in a bubble, but I didn’t even notice BMW had EVs
Re: BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time
#3Maybe I’m in a bubble, but I didn’t even notice BMW had EVs
Are you based in the EU?
Re: BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time
#4Maybe I’m in a bubble, but I didn’t even notice BMW had EVs
They’ve been in the BEV market for a bit. Not long after the first Tesla Model S was released, BMW released the i3. That one’s since been discontinued but they have at least 8 other BMW i models on the market.
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#5How much of this is driven by lumpy delivery? Tesla used to do this all the time: book thousands of orders, send them all over on a boat at once, then announce that they were the top-selling car in Swagistan (for that month, and no longer time scale). Is it the same story for BMW?
Re: BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time
#6Maybe I’m in a bubble, but I didn’t even notice BMW had EVs
While BMW does have some models that are blatantly electric like the i3, most of their electric cars look pretty much just like the regular gasoline ones. I think it's a clever move that taps into their existing market dynamic.
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#7Maybe I’m in a bubble, but I didn’t even notice BMW had EVs
At this point I feel like it's easier to list all the car companies that don't have EV offerings than all of the ones that do.
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Re: BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time
#9How much of this is driven by lumpy delivery? Tesla used to do this all the time: book thousands of orders, send them all over on a boat at once, then announce that they were the top-selling car in Swagistan (for that month, and no longer time scale). Is it the same story for BMW?
Yes https://i.imgur.com/ZNv1AyD.jpg
Although BMW is making some nice EVs and they are selling more than they used to, the headline is misleading.
Re: BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time
#10Maybe I’m in a bubble, but I didn’t even notice BMW had EVs
Cannot judge if you are in a bubble but BMW has more variety for electric models than Tesla. There are probably some customers that care.