Alpina will continue to sell combustion models for the moment.
Alpina will likely launch a new version of its 4 Series Gran Coupe in the next year, as we discussed earlier today. The company’s entire portfolio is dominated by traditional combustion-powered models. There seems to be good reasons for this. According to Alpina, there is simply not enough demand for an electric vehicle in Buchloe.
Andreas Bovensiepen told BimmerToday A recent survey of Alpina customers revealed that they don’t need a hybrid or electric vehicle. Some clients travel between 30,000 and 50,000 km per year (approx. They want to travel as much as possible on the German Autobahn, from 18,600 to 31,068 mi per year.
Bovensiepen said that customers don’t have a need for battery-electric vehicles during a test drive at Salzburgring. This is due to the high mileage. Alpina customers want to drive fast, accelerate strongly, especially in Germany. However, there is still a problem with the range.
Alpina will continue to focus on the combustion-powered models for the moment, simply because that is what its customers want. Buchloe’s folks are still monitoring the market, but they don’t have the resources to fill niche markets. In this instance, the EV industry is a niche market.
“Many possibilities are possible. As I mentioned, our resources are limited. We want to create what our customers already want. While we monitor the market and work with new technologies, it is unlikely that Alpina will be a BEV vehicle within the near future.