BMW to challenge Tesla with super long-range electric SUV
 

BMW to challenge Tesla with super long-range electric SUV
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BMW plans to produce a futuristic electric vehicle with a whopping 435 miles of range. That's enough to drive from Los Angeles to Phoenix and still have 60 miles to spare.*

Tesla's current vehicles, the high-speed luxury Model S and the more affordable Model 3, have upper ranges of 335 miles and 310 miles, respectively.*

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The critical difference, of course, is that Tesla's electric vehicles already exist and can be driven across the entire U.S. Also, these Tesla vehicles aren't SUVs.

BMW officials told Auto Express that later in 2018 the company will reveal an SUV prototype of its forthcoming iNext all-electric vehicle, which it plans to put on roads in 2021. The iNext, according to BMW, will follow the size and stylings of the BMW x5, the automaker's current gas-powered SUV.* Read more...

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