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It's called Pent up Demand. US is the richest and most car friendly nation of the world. There aren't many countries in the world who can afford a $50,000 car
by qroshan 8y ago
It's called Pent up Demand.
US is the richest and most car friendly nation of the world. There aren't many countries in the world who can afford a $50,000 car especially when there are poor charging infrastructure.
- goshx 8y agoThere are enough countries, though. Regarding charging infrastructure, have you seen this map lately? https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=76.18385340904877%2C49.824745885406514%2C11.518401349728943%2C-22.948691614593486&zoom=3&filters=supercharger https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=76.18385340904877%2C...
- nomel 8y agoI don't think this includes the convenience fee in having to use a supercharge station to recharge your car. If you don't have the ability to charge at home (condo or apartment), the idea of waiting at some energy pump for 30 minutes every morning is the opposite of alluring.
- davidgould 8y agoGiven that 30 minutes of supercharging will add over 200 miles of range to a Tesla, I doubt many people will need to do this every morning.
- ams6110 8y agoStill, 30 minutes is a sizable fraction of most people's free time in a given day. Especially compared to 5 minutes needed at a regular gas station.
- davidgould 8y agoMmmm, it only takes 5 minutes if you happen to live at a gas station.
- mlindner 8y agoIf you don't even understand the basics of electric car ownership you should really do some reading. People who don't have at work charging or at home charging are not the market for electric cars. A few people do, but very few Tesla owners I've heard of actually have neither. If you're buying a $35,000+ car why are you living in an apartment instead of using that towards a down payment on a condo or a house?
- beatgammit 8y agoBecause people are bad with money. Drive through an apartment complex and then drive through a neighborhood of starter homes; I'll bet the former has nicer cars than the latter. I've seen plenty of $35k+ cars in ghetto apartment housing. People seem to look at the monthly payment instead of the total cost of the car can never seem to get enough saved to buy a house. I don't know which is the main buyer of higher end cars, but they shouldn't completely discount people who prefer to buy cars than save for houses.
- nomel 8y ago> using that towards a down payment on a condo As I stated, you will have trouble charging at a condo. In the bay area, most new development is condos, and I don't think buying one means you're bad with money.
- withhighprod 8y agoChina is an exception where cars are relatively much more expensive while people still buy it(e.g. 300k RMB could only buy you entry level “decent” car)