Apr 8, 2015 - 09:03 am

Tony Seba, Ludwig Willisch.

“All new mass market vehicles will be EVs by 2030.”

This is the prediction of futurist Professor Tony Seba from Stanford University. He bases his forecasts on steeply falling costs of energy storage as well as production.
nzherald.co.nz

“I wouldn’t say I don’t see any competition, but I still see that a BMW 5 Series and a Tesla are totally different animals.”

BMW North America CEO Ludwig Willisch does not openly want to go head-to-head with the Californian disruptor, especially as the German carmaker is concentrating on plug-in hybrids for the time being.
autoblog.com

Jan 28, 2014 - 09:48 am

Ludwig Willisch.

“It’s really a guessing game. Still the internal combustion engine will still be the major drivetrain, even 10 years from now.”

Ludwig Willisch, president of BMW North America “guesses” that maybe one day, BMW’s electric i-series will account for about 10-15% of global sales.
thegreencarwebsite.co.uk