BMW recently bolted together its two-millionth battery-electric vehicle on the line at Dingolfing. It is a Tansanit Blue i5 M60 xDrive destined for a customer in Spain, and it serves as a silent middle finger to the crowd claiming the electric trend is a passing fad.
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There is a Venn diagram of science, progress and climate change that intersects with EVs and renewable energy at its core. What sits beyond those rings is lunacy, clickbait, and greed fuelled by ideology rather than fact. The milestone arrives at a time when traditionalists are cheering the reduction of consumer subsidies, ignoring the fact that global uptake is still climbing without the training wheels, something fossil fuels would die without. This is not just about one car, it is a logistical reality that has seen one in six BMW EVs come from this single Bavarian plant since 2021. The demand is shifting because the hardware is simply better and more efficient, leaving the sceptics to yell at clouds while the order books groan under the load.
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The Anti-EV Mob
The narrative against electric vehicles is being fuelled by a staggering amount of money from those with everything to lose. Right-wing media outlets paint electric cars as a plaything for the elite, throwing terms like chardonnay-sipping, inner-city and greenies around like confetti because the facts say the opposite. They conveniently ignore the $16.3 billion in handouts the Australian government is tipping into fossil fuels for 2025/26. Electricity, gas and mining interests spent $48.5 million on mainstream advertising in the first quarter of 2026 alone, according to SMI data released by Comms Declare. These groups are not just selling fuel. They are buying influence and spreading misinformation through digital channels. They aim to slow down a transition that threatens their bottom line, but they are failing. It is a desperate attempt to keep the public hooked on a fuel source that receives more global support than clean energy could ever dream of.
One of the loudest arguments from the anti-EV crowd is the claim that these cars are just as dirty as the grid they plug into. The data from 2025 proves that lie is falling apart. Solar and wind met almost all, 99%, of global electricity demand growth last year, according to Ember, while renewables overtook coal for the first time in the modern era, accounting for 33.8% of global power generation. In Australia, renewable energy has already avoided more than 200 million tonnes of carbon emissions, and the grid is cleaning up so fast that an EV plugged in today is running on a mix that is nearly 40% renewable. As the share of solar and wind continues to climb and battery costs fall, the efficiency gap between a battery vehicle and a combustion engine becomes a chasm that no amount of industry propaganda can bridge.
While the old guard in Europe and Australia grapples with political friction sandpapered by loud-mouthed lobbyists, China has moved into a different gear. It has become the biggest source of new electric vehicles and the fastest-growing source of all new cars, leveraging vertical integration and a supply chain that the rest of the world is only just beginning to replicate. This dominance is not just about volume. It is about a technical and financial pace that relegates traditional seven-year product cycles to mere museum pieces. The pressure from the East is forcing brands like BMW to stop making excuses and start shipping competitive hardware that works in the real world. The transition is messy and expensive, but the alternative is becoming a footnote in a market that moved on without them.
The writing is on the wall and the world would already be 100% renewable with all transport running on electric power were it not for greed. Stupidity is one thing but wilful ignorance is dangerous, and two million electric BMWs prove mountains can be moved when the will is there.
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Alan Zurvas is the founder and editor of Gay Car Boys, Australia's leading LGBTQI+ automotive publication. Before launching GCB in 2008, Alan's automotive writing was published in SameSame.com.au and the Star Observer. With over 16 years of hands-on car reviewing experience, Alan brings an honest, irreverent voice to every review — championing value and innovation over brand loyalty.
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