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And that's the thing; if the EV doesn't have a range of around 300miles you would think of it as a second car, a city car, only suitable for commutes and shoppi
by flexie 9y ago
And that's the thing; if the EV doesn't have a range of around 300miles you would think of it as a second car, a city car, only suitable for commutes and shopping trips. Plenty of people have a second car, but I suspect many second cars were bought as a primary cars and then downgraded to second car once the family got a newer car. Not many people buy a $35,000 second car.
- r00fus 9y agoAre you kidding? The kind of people who can afford a decent second car and the kind who like the idea of an electric are a large and growing population. The "2nd car only for commute" is a big ripe target market, and most folks have a < 100mi daily commute range. I think most folks have figured out that hybrid/electrics are simply lower maintenance. The battery failure/replacement fears have essentially been debunked, and the lack of transmissions/clutches/differentials mean less stressful trips to the mechanic.