E. Bryan Hoover
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My son just ordered a BMW Hybrid Electric Plug-In Car.
He drove a rented Electric BMW car when he visited Disney World this spring.
He fell in love with the BMW engineering (he is a former US Navy Nuclear Engineer and a current Nuclear Operator).
The car has electric motors which drive the four wheels (four wheel drive) AND
a small battery (35 mile range) which powers the wheels AND
both a plug-in AND a gasoline Motor built into the car which can charge the battery.
This is the way Toyota went for over the last decade.
With California State Government telling EV owners not to charge their cars off the grid in the last few weeks
this appears to be the way to go.
My son plans to use the BMW for local errands, in climate weather (Eastern Washington State) and long vacation trips,
until his $12,000 Nissan Versa (an ICE only car) wears out from driving back and forth to work.
Anyway the BMW is a Model X5 45E and cost 70K plus with a six month build/order time.
It is assembled in the US (no telling where the parts come from).
He drove a rented Electric BMW car when he visited Disney World this spring.
He fell in love with the BMW engineering (he is a former US Navy Nuclear Engineer and a current Nuclear Operator).
The car has electric motors which drive the four wheels (four wheel drive) AND
a small battery (35 mile range) which powers the wheels AND
both a plug-in AND a gasoline Motor built into the car which can charge the battery.
This is the way Toyota went for over the last decade.
With California State Government telling EV owners not to charge their cars off the grid in the last few weeks
this appears to be the way to go.
My son plans to use the BMW for local errands, in climate weather (Eastern Washington State) and long vacation trips,
until his $12,000 Nissan Versa (an ICE only car) wears out from driving back and forth to work.
Anyway the BMW is a Model X5 45E and cost 70K plus with a six month build/order time.
It is assembled in the US (no telling where the parts come from).