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      04-25-2016, 09:58 PM   #124
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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh View Post
So the Ford Fusion Hybrid which has been in production for 7 model years (debuted March 2009) and based on Ford's homegrown hybrid design (500+ patents) shows no imagination? 7 Years ago BMW was paying off EPA fines for not meeting CAFE requirements. GM built and went to production with its first EV over 20 years ago. The Volt extended-range EV is very imaginative and has a drivetrain far more complex than either the i3 or i8. BMW has finally copied Honda's IMA which debuted 17 years ago in the original Insight of 1999.
So 20 yrs of this stuff and still not even a 1% market share. Looks like a good business plan.
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