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BMW’s new flagship SUV shows that electrification comes in all shapes and sizes

- Pawan Dhingara

Not for the first time, BMW has bolted full-electrification into the heavy belly of one of its X-model SUVs – the first being the iX3 and this new flagship simply being referred to as the iX. This new SUV, which is sized like the current BMW X5, will be making the world a greener place by 2021 alongside rivals like Audi’s e-tron and the Mercedes EQC.

All of these are big SUVs, which is slightly odd considering that electrified vehicles usually make the most sense for shorter trips in built-up suburban areas. In other words, the last place you want to be threading a humungous SUV that already pays a weight penalty before being slapped with batteries. However as you might be aware, the world is mad for the big Luxo SUV so the fusing of electric technology with the SUV was inevitable.