BMW is planning to build an electric car in the US , beginning production by 2018 and employing 13 people at the factory in Casa Grande , US , by 2022 . Atvus , director of manufacturing and an 18-year veteran of BMW , will oversee the factory. MORE: Casa Grande , the mid-size luxury sedan that will rival Tesla Model S , is expected to use a dual-motor powertrain producing 900 horsepower, which it reportedly demonstrated "in a Mercedes-Benz Metris van converted into a test vehicle".
BMW is planning to build an electric car in the US , beginning production by 2018 and employing 13 people at the factory in Casa Grande , US , by 2022 . Atvus , director of manufacturing and an 18-year veteran of BMW , will oversee the factory. Casa Grande , the mid-size luxury sedan that will rival Tesla Model S , is expected to use a dual-motor powertrain producing 900 horsepower, which it reportedly demonstrated "in a Mercedes-Benz Metris van converted into a test vehicle".