BMW Trolls Tesla Cybertruck After Selling 500,000 EVs

BMW seemed to be having a bit of fun at Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk's expense this week, tweeting out live updates as it approached - and crossed - the 500,000-unit sales threshold for its electrified vehicles. The cheeky tweets were presumably a lighthearted jab at Musk tweeting last month as Tesla Motors amassed250,000 preordersfor the divisively styledTesla Cybertruck.

On November 24th, Musk tweeted simply "200k", following up days later with a tweet that read "250k". In response, this past Wednesday, BMW tweeted "499,820", kicking off a count on Twitter that ended Thursday with the number 500,000,CNBCreports.

宝马随后安ounced that they had sold a total of half-a-million electrified vehicles, including electric and hybrid models. The German automaker currently offers a range of 12 electrified products, including the subcompactBMW i3battery-electric hatchback, theBMW i8plug-in hybrid sports car, and hybrid versions of popular luxury models like the 3 Series, 5 Series, and 7 Series.

BMW's 500,000th electrified vehicle delivery was a 330e hybrid sedan in blue, and the milestone was commemorated with BMW's Senior Vice President of the German market, Sebastian Mackensen, handing over the keys to the car's new owner at BMW Welt - a combination delivery, museum, and event venue.