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Keep in mind this is with significant subsidies. A 33kWh battery pack alone costs more than that retail. You can make anything cheap to the consumer when you fu
by driverdan 8y ago
Keep in mind this is with significant subsidies. A 33kWh battery pack alone costs more than that retail. You can make anything cheap to the consumer when you funnel tax money into it.
- WhompingWindows 8y agoLike "cheap" energy from carbon emissions from coal, oil, and gas? If you mention subsidies for EVs, must mention the MUCH larger and historically MASSIVE subsidies all polluters have been given by dumping their garbage into our atmosphere for free.
- kumarvvr 8y agoAnother way to look at it is to see the subsidy as an investment by the govt. and then calculate the ROI on that investment. As long as it's above 0, it should be ok. With subsidized electric vehicles, there are huge savings in terms of cost of imported oil, new jobs created in a new industry segment as a whole, new areas of economy opened up for growth, geo-political implications in terms of more negotiating power for purchasing energy, etc. Not all subsidies are bad, not all capitalist systems are good.