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BMW: taking the slow road to an electrified future

Carmaker steers different course to rivals as it bets on continuing demand for fossil fuel cars

Phasing out the internal combustion engine is one of the top goals of the climate summit. Munich-based carmaker BMW reckons the chances of a hasty death have been much exaggerated.

The company set out its philosophy alongside Wednesday’s strong third-quarter results. It argues that policymakers’ emphasis on electrification misses the big picture: the carbon footprint over a vehicle’s entire life cycle.

A lack of charging infrastructure will hobble the shift to electric vehicles, BMW says. It could have a point, symbolised by the shortage of charging points to power the fleet of electric vehicles at the Glasgow summit. Chip-fat powered generators were lined up to fill the gap.

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