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BMW says EV mass production is not viable until 2020

The i3 is currently BMW's only full-electric car.
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Edward Taylor
March 22, 2018 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- BMW CEO Harald Krueger said the automaker will hold back the mass rollout of electric cars until 2020 because current fourth-generation EV technology is not profitable enough for volume production.

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