BMW iX5 First Drive, GM's Big Tech Plans, And Tesla Cybercab Deliveries Are Coming Soon

On the Plugged-In Podcast, Tim drives the BMW iX5, Mack tests Geely EVs, and we react to GM's big tech plans and the Tesla Roadster.

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Tim Levin

By: Tim Levin

Oct 23, at 5:39pm ET

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The BMW iX5 is coming soon. Can it actually convince BMW X5 buyers to go electric? After driving both versions of the SUV back to back last week, I think it has a good shot.

With 450 miles of estimated EPA range, crazy-quick 460-kilowatt charging, and a more pleasant driving experience than the combustion version, I think BMW has made a very strong case for its buyers to jump into EVs. We discuss my first drive and more on this week's Plugged-In Podcast.

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Also on this week's show:

General Motors hosted a big tech showcase in New York, where it laid out plans for an AI assistant, a next-generation EV platform based on LMR batteries, and a more powerful computing architecture that should make its gas and electric cars more software-defined. Will the strategy pay off?
Mack just got back from the Paris Auto Show, where he got a firsthand look at the competition between Chinese and European carmakers and got to drive a bunch of Geelys. He reports back on what stuck out, and what he thought of the cars.
And we react to the absolutely bananas Tesla Roadster unveiling, plus Tesla's plans to actually deliver Cybercabs by the end of this year.

Thanks for listening. As always, drop us your questions and comments below or shoot us an email at podcast@InsideEVs.com