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Not so déjà vu

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FOR Goes a long way, quietly on relatively little electricity

AGAINST Doesn’t explore EV packaging possibilities, not 4WD

Seven years after the i3, BMW brings out only its second full-electric car. And this time it’s… normal. Just another X3. Which is actually BMW’s biggest selling car of all. Because this

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