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Originally Posted by 2022M550i
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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33
As to the question of how many M550's were produced. I would like to see the number supplied to the US by model year. I am not really interested in the 2021 and 2022 MY's because those were impacted and continue to be impacted by COVID. Just curious of the allocation so I know, for example, how exclusive it is or isn't in the US for 2018 MY.
2022M550i , I am with you brother. A lot of ignorance out there with people just jumping on the political/tree hugger movement without really understanding the big picture.
I will say this and have said it, I will be the very last person in the US to give up my ICE powered BMW. I will definitely be hanging onto one or two of them, but I wonder how long before the government makes me get rid of them.
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Making people get rid of ICE cars is too much headache and cost to pull off. You have quite a ways to go, but I don't think it would be a government mandate that would make you retire them. It would be eventual scarcity in parts and fuel sources. And that is way down the road. There are millions of people that cannot afford to just dump their car for a new ride because the democrats think it's a neat idea. |
$20 per gallon gas would do a quick job of it….coming soon to a theatre near you….and shhh….we're not supposed to mention political parties or this thread will suddenly disappear. Conspiracy theory alert: a population dependent on a single energy source is easier to control. And no, I don't have balls of tinfoil in each corner of my house |
My bad! Rookie mistake.
My overall point - there is a TON of money and livelihood from the top down in ICE vehicles, new and used, and keeping them going. And the more they push to EV, the less gas needed. So even if the supply side goes down, demand should go down as well. They could pile more taxes on it and probably will, but at some point they're just taxing the lower classes that can't up and buy a new car. Then you're looking at subsidies to allow people to buy new cars sooner than they normally would. That requires serious legislation.
We are going toward EVs across the board. But there are 330,000,000 people in the US. That's significantly more than all of Western Europe. It will take considerable time.
And like I said, I think the lesson will get learned and it will be a mix of PHEV and full electric. Which is good.