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Replying to myself: One thing the above does not take into account is the feeling of a BEV, which internal combustion and weak hybrids simply cannot match. I de
by csours 9y ago
Replying to myself: One thing the above does not take into account is the feeling of a BEV, which internal combustion and weak hybrids simply cannot match. I deeply feel that luxury customers will demand strong electrified powertrains after experiencing them.
Strong hybrids could match the feeling of a BEV, at a similar per-unit cost.
One issue is engineering and certification costs - manufacturers can only do so much at once or else shareholders get anxious.
Also not included are warranty reserves (how much to set aside per vehicle for warranty costs). More complicated vehicles call for more reserves.
- vinay427 9y ago> One thing the above does not take into account is the feeling of a BEV, which internal combustion and weak hybrids simply cannot match. I absolutely agree about most luxury customers. However, there are certainly those of us in the minority who favor a more mechanical experience when driving a car, and most electric cars seem to move even further away from this in pursuit of efficiency, etc. Consequently, I don't think this market will exist for much longer once driving becomes more commoditized. I'm certainly on a tangent by now, but there an interesting piece by Malcolm Gladwell in Car and Driver about a possible result of the rise of autonomous cars on car culture today: www.caranddriver.com/features/when-autonomous-cars-rule-what-will-happen-to-car-culture-feature