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Glaringly Obvious

You want to look away from this article due to the picture, but you can't, just like when you are on the road at night these days. It is glaringly obvious that something needs to be done about the glare blinding us from both directions while we drive. Gone are the good ol' days of orange-yellow glow of incandescent headlights. They've been tossed aside as too dim in favor of new models by headlight perveyors. However, concerns have been growing over high-luminance LED headlights. This has become a concern around the globe.

Today's new cars can sense when cars are oncoming and turn off the brights. How about when a high riding pickup truck with LED brights is behind another vehicle with lights blinding in the rearview mirrors of that driver's vehicle? Regulation from auto safety regulators like the NHTSA are on the way so that auto manufacturers can rapidly implement technologies that mitigate the blinding nature of the modern LED lights.

Comments can be submitted at www.regulations.gov (Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1981).

BMW iX3 Has Enviable Range

If you ask BMW they'll say that their new mid-size electric SUV, the iX3, rides on their "Neue Klasse" chassis. Why not just say their new class chassis? Guess it doesn't sound as classy. Car and Driver gave the vehicle a verdict, writing, "BMW’s latest electric sedan makes the most of its advanced new platform with impressive range and charging numbers and a pleasant driving experience."


The iX3 50 xDrive has two electric motors, one for each axle, and delivers 463 horsepower, quite a herd, and a shocking 800-volt EV architecture that offers a DC fast charge at up to 400 kW. If that is too much electrical-speak for you, simply know that it gives you a heaping helping of electrons in 10 minutes and an 80 percent charge in 20.

BMW has announced the base price for a new 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive, the first to be produced on the Neue Klasse chassis, will be $61,500. That price tag puts it out of reach of many buyers, but it shows where EV range is heading, with an enviable 434 miles of EPA estimated range.

The Bavarian Motor Works had started down the EV SUV road with their iX, but that impressive vehicle has been discontinued in favor of the iX3, though it is still worth a look if you are interested in a used EV.


BMW partnered with iONNA charging stations to offer customers DC fast charging.