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Why not do both? EX60 appears to be. Risk reduction is incremental.

Nice work, but the real answer is a sunroof delete or added to the build only when desired as a standalone option. I don't even have to have a credit back for excluding it if it was standard. Just get rid of it and use a simple steel roof. We were very happy to be able to content my wife's Macan...

Right now, I'd settle for a build&price function and technical/detailed spec sheets on the website. I already configured my EX60 alternative possibility on the Volvo international site and just saw it for the first time yesterday!

Good video and thanks. I’ll stay open minded until the R2 info becomes available but the hill to climb just got steeper.

There are folks in both categories. The business question is how many feel as I do versus do not and the overall demand to fill their plant to maximize their profit. It will be interesting a year or so from now to look back to see the Volvo mix and how their market share vs BMW in this segment...

Few, but they are devastating and still essentially unmanageable, as a couple of ship captains found out, as the government of Korea found out before banning EV underground parking in some areas, as State Farm insurance decided when banning EV charging in their corporate parking structures, etc...

Ah..ok, the price, as 80 miles more is not meaningful to my use case. Price is not much of a concern in this general $50k-$70k territory to get the right vehicle for our needs. I'm glad to be comfortably under six figures.

Yes, it is well described. When I asked the engineer at CES specifically about high temperature containment of battery cells, he said they did not do that for this vehicle. He said their emphasis was on preventing issues, but they did not include the same actions as Volvo to respond/cope if a...

I don't get why offering a choice of ranges (they offer three levels) is not the most consumer-driven solution. The extra range at the BMW base price just means I can wait another few days before plugging in to my garage charger one night....not much of a benefit. If the highest range is needed...

This is more comprehensive and inclusive of new technologies to cope with NMC possible thermal runaway (yes, I know, rare, but potentially unmanageable) than I've seen anywhere else. They are using high temperature containment materials that others have not included (so far, from what I've...

After reviewing the presentaion video and the specs so-far revealed, BMW is off my list and it's between R2 and EX60. I wish RJ would release the R2 specs already.

No foot-shot at all. If it's LFP, I'll take it happily for other reasons. I don't need even 300 miles of range and rear wheel drive would have been fine as well. What the BMW offers is superfluous for my/some needs but they are limited to NMC batteries only, so Volvo>BMW for now. Let's see what...

Indeed! Once we past the fantasy advertising and online marketing videos, the reality for the majority is that the "adventure" is how many oversized Costco packages can fit in the cargo area. That's real life, not a "style".

Once there is similarlity in size and price, some degree of initial cross-consideration is a natural fallout as potential buyers then find the vehicle that best aligns with their use case and personal preferences. I don't go on "adventures" beyond driving around our city and am not sure what I...

I understand and get the variation in demand. I guess the point I did not make well is having the plan used by some others (Mach E, for example) of a standard battery, smaller, lighter, potentially safer due to chemistry, while also providing a friendlier entry price point while the long range...

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I agree. I don’t need much range as I would manage recharging an EV much the same as my phone and watch, except I wouldn’t need to plug in to my garage wall charger nightly. For anything more than a couple of hours’ distance, we fly, so no long range ever needed. 200 miles would be fine if there...

BMW used to be rated low on overall quality and reliability but now is usually close to the top. Do you not make any allowance for OEMs to learn and improve? Even Tesla has improved significantly in frequency of repair (not that I would ever touch one). Sometimes, those in the worst shape make...

It's a Tesla. I would not want to summon one from across the street.

I'm not an expert in how that would work. My phone has no connection to my car other than for speakers for phone calls. Is that enough to make illicit contact? I treat my car as a car for driving and not as a roving internet site. Navigation is onboard, I don't use CarPlay or any music apps as...