If we start with an expensive sports car we will make enough money that it will eventually trickle down to affordable vehicles.
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harry_balzac@lemmy.world 1 year agoIt’s almost as if consumers influence markets.
metaStatic@kbin.social 1 year ago
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Porsche does have an EV, and there’s an EV mustang now (only $45k, which shocked me)
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Don’t call that thing a Mustang 😡
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Imo the mustang name should have been retired 20 years ago.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think it is at least as much about maturity of the technology, and competition in the market. Obviously we all want better cheaper cleaner cars.
blazera@kbin.social 1 year ago
unfortunately we have to have a competing option to vote for with our wallets. There is not a single affordable EV available in the US.
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
The Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf are both under $30k, and there’s a Mini Cooper that’s just barely over $30k. There’s only 1 other car from Chevy that’s cheaper than the Bolt, and only 2 models from Mini cheaper than their EV. Nissan seems to be a leader with cheap cars, with 6 cheaper models than the Leaf. When you add in the tax rebates for buying electric that reduces the price an additional $7500.
blazera@kbin.social 1 year ago
Just 20k more to go to compete with what chinese drivers have access to.
Blamemeta@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Well yeah. We have safety laws. You cant build a car out of chinesium and have it pass US Safety tests.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s great. Half of America needs a 15k car. That’s the magic number for Mass adoption.
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
And where are you going to find any new car in the US for $15k? The average cost of a new car in the US this year was over $40k, and there are several EV options available for practically anyone in the market for a new car.