BMW plans electric Mini, X3 to counter Mercedes

A new electric Mini is set to hit the market in 2019 and will be followed in 2020 by a battery-powered version of the BMW X3. (BLOOMBERG)

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Elisabeth Behrmann

September 30, 2016 05:00 AM

BMW will roll out the first battery-powered model of its urban Mini brand as part of a broader push to make electric cars more mainstream and counter ambitious plans from rivals.

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