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Tesla is aiming for $100/KWh at the assembled battery pack level rather than just at the battery cell level, so that's a bit of a different milestone, but we're

Tesla is aiming for $100/KWh at the assembled battery pack level rather than just at the battery cell level, so that's a bit of a different milestone, but we're definitely getting there. > Cheapest EVs in developed countries have passed the $20k barrier, but I don't see everybody falling for EVs. AFAIK most of the EVs with a 200+ mile range are above 30K, even after incentives. Some of them are not that amazing either. It will take some time for the prices to come down more and for the offerings to improve. I rode in an VW E-Golf when I ordered an Uber the other day. The acceleration was great and it was a nice looking vehicle, but the base model is 32K and the range is just 125 miles.

AgloeDreams 6y ago
E-Golf is a really bad example as it's an old, ICE-based platform that is replaced by the ID 3. The current Leaf, Bolt, or ID 3 are much better examples. But you are right about the $30K line. I don't think Tesla will touch sub $30k for a LONG time, they are way too addicted to 'best'. Even the Model 3 price has increasingly became more expensive with hard efforts to backtrack the original price with an intent to up-sell aggressively and to hide the $35K model.
- Shivetya 6y ago
  Bolt is just as bad as E-Golf, it was shoe horned into a Trax chassis and worse the Bolt EUV follow on vehicle is still saddled with slow charging.
  - AgloeDreams 6y ago
    I mean...not really. The Bolt has more than twice the range and the Chassis was clearly developed further for the Bolt. I'm not saying it's fantastic, I'm just saying that it's definitely closer than the E-Golf.
  - michaelmior 6y ago
    This surprises me as I know some very happy Volt owners and I assumed the Bolt would not be terribly different. I see a fair number of them at the charging stations at my workplace.
    - AgloeDreams 6y ago
      They were comparing the Bolt pretty unfairly, the Bolt has great range and doesn't suffer from any of the issues with the E-Golf.

AgloeDreams 6y ago

E-Golf is a really bad example as it's an old, ICE-based platform that is replaced by the ID 3. The current Leaf, Bolt, or ID 3 are much better examples. But you are right about the $30K line. I don't think Tesla will touch sub $30k for a LONG time, they are way too addicted to 'best'. Even the Model 3 price has increasingly became more expensive with hard efforts to backtrack the original price with an intent to up-sell aggressively and to hide the $35K model.

Shivetya 6y ago
Bolt is just as bad as E-Golf, it was shoe horned into a Trax chassis and worse the Bolt EUV follow on vehicle is still saddled with slow charging.
- AgloeDreams 6y ago
  I mean...not really. The Bolt has more than twice the range and the Chassis was clearly developed further for the Bolt. I'm not saying it's fantastic, I'm just saying that it's definitely closer than the E-Golf.
- michaelmior 6y ago
  This surprises me as I know some very happy Volt owners and I assumed the Bolt would not be terribly different. I see a fair number of them at the charging stations at my workplace.
  - AgloeDreams 6y ago
    They were comparing the Bolt pretty unfairly, the Bolt has great range and doesn't suffer from any of the issues with the E-Golf.