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It is not at all a preposterous metric. Range anxiety is one of the key factors in keeping people from buying electric cars. Up until this year, you had to spen
by URSpider94 9y ago
It is not at all a preposterous metric. Range anxiety is one of the key factors in keeping people from buying electric cars. Up until this year, you had to spend nearly $100k to get an EV with 200+ mile range - now you can get one for less than $40k. Up to this point, each mile of range adds substantially to the perceived value of an EV.
- dogruck 9y agoSure, the stat has some information content. To me, it's like saying "cell phones are getting more expensive, but cost/battery-life is improving! Do people care about battery life? Absolutely! But I guarantee they care much more about purchase price, resale value and generally total cost of ownership. If the car's price went up 2x, but the car's range went up 3x, I don't think you'd see celebration in the streets. That's why the metric is preposterous.
- sowbug 9y ago$70K for a Tesla Model 3 with a 660-mile range would be worth celebrating -- especially if it's $63K after federal tax incentives.
- dogruck 9y agoHow about $126k for a car with a 1400 mile range?
- sowbug 9y agoAs long as it includes a portable toilet.
- dogruck 9y agoJust a cache of Snapple bottles.
- Sohcahtoa82 9y agoI can't imagine how long it would take to charge that battery.
- sowbug 9y agoIt would be a 3.7-hour stop at a Supercharger to get to 80%, assuming an average 100kW charge rate. After that the charge rate would slow down. Most people would probably unplug at that point, gaining only 1,100 miles range.
- URSpider94 9y agoI disagree. To wit: most sub-100-mile BEV's, with incentives, have been priced at the same level as bargain-basement gas cars, while coming with top-end features. Here in CA, Fiat has been running a regular special on a 500e 3-year lease for $100 or less per month. Meanwhile, Tesla is holding cash deposits from nearly a half-million people for a 200-mile car that will cost $40k+ by the time it's optioned out, and Bolts are selling briskly at similar price levels.