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Originally Posted by iflyjetzzz
ShastaMan, I think he's referring to the battery being in the trunk of the car vice under the hood. I consider that (putting the battery in the trunk) to be another Rube Goldberg feat of engineering.
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It is actually for weight balance and moment of inertia chassis design purposes, and an added benefit is the battery is subject to much less vibration and temperature extremes. It's been a design philosphy of BMW for at least 35 years now.