The 2023 BMW iX M60 is almost here

PLUS: Lancia EV plans, Nissan's $14K EV, and VW boosts ID.4 production.

If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. Lancia details electrification strategy, Nissan reveals its $14K EV, and Volkswagen adds another factory for ID.4 production. But first: Tesla Cybertruck Likely No Earlier than December 2023    Two and a half years after the reveal of the Cybertruck, there are still a lot of unanswered questions.    Amid production launches of three other EV trucks in the past several months, Tesla has been keen to show that the Cybertruck is still on track for production, bringing one of the latest prototypes of the model to the Formula SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway. Indeed, quite a lot has happened since we first saw the Cybertruck, and the truck remains an important future model for Tesla—as much for the automaker's credibility if not generous profit.    In the past few months, however, as Tesla has opened two new plants, the Model Y and the Model 3 have taken center stage. Even the Model S and the Model X have shrunk to a tiny fraction of Tesla's output. The automaker's focus on fulfilling current vehicle orders has effectively put a number of other vehicles on the back burner, including the next-gen Roadster and the Semi—also delayed at this point. It has been about two and a half years since we saw the Cybertruck in concept form.    The automaker has also studiously avoided promising concrete deadlines for the Cybertruck in recent months, with the latest reports now suggesting that a late-2023 production start looks optimistic.    Two of the more salient questions at this point are perhaps whether too much time has passed between its initial reveal and the planned start of production for the model to be as game-changing when it arrives, as more EV trucks from competitors are scheduled to enter production in the coming months, and whether its controversial styling will be seen as revolutionary in another year or so, or may seem like a once-clever routine that may have worn out its welcome.     Read on to find out the latest industry expectations for the Cybertruck. The 2023 BMW iX M60 is on its way to dealerships soon, landing stateside in June.    Speaking of competitor models, the 2023 BMW iX M60 will arrive in showrooms next month, taking aim at a segment that has been seeing a lot of interest from luxury marques in the past couple of years. The electric SUV promises quite a lot: 610 hp, 811 lb-ft of torque, and 0-to-60 mph launches in 3.6 seconds. All in an SUV about the same size as the BMW X5.    "The BMW iX M60 combines innovative luxury with the design of a modern sports activity vehicle and dynamic driving characteristics," the automaker says. "In this way it embodies the best of the three worlds of BMW i, the BMW X models and BMW M GmbH."    What is it like in the real world?    To find out, we drove the iX M60 from Berlin, Germany, to Lake Como in Italy, taking it up to speeds that one... normally cannot do on American interstates. And we had to charge it a few times along the way, too.    We won't spoil all the details of our trip here, but let's just say this new electric BMW should surprise those who experience it on and off the autobahn.     Read on to find out what to expect from the iX M60. Here's How Lancia Plans to Go Electric    It may have been a while since new Lancias were sold stateside—over 40 years, in fact—but the brand is still alive in Europe, despite all odds. The last 20 years had been rocky ones for the marque, with its corporate parents struggling to keep the lineup alive, with models like the Chrysler 300 being rebadged as the Lancia Thema for European buyers. In the process the brand lost some of its unique identity, as many industry observers would concede.    Now Lancia has a new sense of direction for the future, with the brand poised to go EV-only in just a few years. READ THE FULL STORY Nissan Ariya to Tackle North to South Pole EV Trip    If you thought finding an EV charger in the upper Midwest was difficult enough, an upcoming expedition by two Nissan Ariya crossovers is bound to test range anxiety and cold-weather performance simultaneously. Early next year, British adventurer Chris Ramsey will embark on the first all-electric expedition from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. READ THE FULL STORY     Clean School Bus Program Aims for EV Alternatives READ MORE         Renault Scénic Vision Is an EV-Hydrogen Concept READ MORE         VW Speeds up ID.4 Production with Added Factory READ MORE         The Nissan Sakura Is the $14K EV We Could Use Here READ MORE         Polestar Bets on StoreDot's Fast-Charging Battery READ MORE         Automakers Betting Billions You'll Buy an EV Soon READ MORE     Spread the word: If you know someone interested in staying on top of the rapidly growing EV segment, feel free to pass this newsletter along. 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