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BMW prices electric i3 sedan $4,400 below equivalent gas 3 Series

BMW's 2027 lineup includes directly comparable gas and electric sedans built with similar power and styling: the gas M350 xDrive starts at $65,900, while the electric i3 50 xDrive starts at $61,500, before destination charges. BMW says the i3 travels 468 miles on a full charge with fast charging that adds 208 miles of range in 10 minutes, while the gas model's range is roughly 450 miles per tank.

techcrunch.com · 2026-09-30

BloombergNEF: US data centers may burn 18 bcf/day of gas by 2035

A new BloombergNEF report forecasts that US data centers will consume roughly 18 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day by 2035, nearly double its estimate from nine months earlier. That figure would exceed the combined natural gas consumption of Germany and Japan, with grid-connected facilities accounting for the bulk of the growth rather than onsite gas plants built by companies like Meta, Microsoft, Google and Amazon.

techcrunch.com · 2026-09-15