So what's the advantage if it can't be plugged in?  Driving the wheels directly is more efficient as GM found out with Volt.

Yea, exactly. BMW is focused on successfully launching products using their new generation Neue Klasse platform. iX3 is the first production vehicle using that architecture, and sales of that model are exceeding BMW's expectations. BMW added a second shift at its plant in Debrecen, Hungary to keep up with demand for iX3.   As you can imagine, adding a second shift at a completely new factory much sooner than initially scheduled is a complicated process. That said, it’s a good problem to have, one BMW has already addressed by doubling shifts at its site in Hungary. At full capacity, the factory can build up to 150,000 vehicles annually.   Initially, the standard-wheelbase iX3 (NA5) will be built exclusively in Debrecen. The inaugural Neue Klasse model of the modern era is also likely to be assembled in Mexico. Output at the San Luis Potosí plant is expected to start in mid-2027. In the meantime, a long-wheelbase variant (NA6) will go into production this year in China, from where it will be exported to other markets, including India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

The claim appeared to be that it was 15-30% better than any other pickup, which would lead to a coefficient of drag around ~0.25. This would leave it behind the Model 3 comparison I described. If they did actually get a coefficient of drag of like 0.17 (15% better than Model 3 and Lucid Air) then that’s incredibly impressive. I don’t really doubt they have 300 miles of range, but it seems to me that they got a lot of that through things other than aero.

2027 Mercedes EQS Debuts With 575-Mile Range, Yoke Steering, and Bold New Grille - Autoblog     I didn't know they could make this thing any uglier but they did................      

Nissan Xterra SUV Officially Returning—And Here’s Your First Look - Autoblog   Nissan says the Xterra will be one of five models built on a new ladder-frame platform, all of which will be made in the US. That’s a big shift for the brand, both in how it builds and how it plans its lineup. This new platform will support a small family of rugged vehicles, possibly including pickups and multi-row SUVs for both Nissan and Infiniti. The goal is to rebuild a lineup of tough, truck-based models that can actually compete where durability and off-road ability still count.     I'll reserve judgment until we see the whole thing, but what I can see in this teaser looks ugly lol.

2027 Nissan Rogue Hybrid Revealed to Take on RAV4 and CR-V - Autoblog   Nissan’s 2027 Rogue Is Gunning For The RAV4, And Its Hybrid Works Nothing Like Toyota’s | Carscoops   More important than the fresh new design of the Rogue is the fact that it will mark the American debut of Nissan’s e-Power hybrid system. This setup consists of a combustion engine that serves exclusively as a generator and is coupled to Nissan’s e-Power unit, combining an electric motor with an inverter, an electric generator, a reducer, and an increaser. Unlike some other hybrids, Nissan’s e-Power system drives the wheels exclusively with the electric motor, not the engine. Nissan hasn’t provided specifications for the e-Power setup that’ll drive the new Rogue, but it will likely be the same as the one used in the X-Trail in overseas markets, which includes a 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine.   The new Rogue will launch later this year only as a hybrid before a gas-only variant arrives in 2027. However, Meunier expects over half of all Rogue sales to be made up of e-Power derivatives. Nissan is targeting 40 mpg combined, which puts it within the same efficiency range as the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.  To provide customers with more choice, the current gas-only Rogue will continue to be sold at a lower price for about a year, so not everyone will have to switch to the new e-Power model immediately.

BMW Is Dropping the iX in the U.S. as EV Sales Slump - Autoblog   BMWBlog was able to get an exclusive insight into a major change to BMW U.S. EV plans moving forward. BMW confirmed to the publication that the iX, considered the brand’s flagship EV SUV, will be discontinued in the American market. This will end the iX’s 5-year run in America, and marks the shift of the current BMW EVs into the Neue Klasse models. However, the iX will continue to be sold elsewhere in the world until 2027.       They have the new iX3 instead, so doesn't make sense to keep another unique model.

It's like the original Morris Mini, Renault 2CV or original Fiat 500; you adapt to the car, not vice versa. But those cars were uh, inoffensively styled besides being ergonomically challenged.

10-4, use what technology you have. Under the right (wrong) conditions Li-Ion batteries can spontaneously burn, and the same spark that befell the Hindenburg will also ignite your ICE vehicle. OK, or your FCEV, too. Off topic, but IIRC, the 'Berg was originally designed to use helium in its inner bags, but because the US largely controlled He exports, they filled the bags with H2 which proved to be quite permeable to the much smaller molecules and thus the whole fuselage was filling with colorless, odorless hydrogen and...boom.

Huh?  This is where your link takes me,,,,   HRG