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All the cost savings in the prices of battery packs seem to be eaten up by marketing departments of companies, and in general seem to never propagate to the end
by antisthenes 5y ago
All the cost savings in the prices of battery packs seem to be eaten up by marketing departments of companies, and in general seem to never propagate to the end consumer.
Tesla's $35,000 car was a lie, but even if it wasn't, for real mass market adoption, it needs to be hitting low-mid $20's range.
- baumandm 5y agoThe average price of a new car in the US is now over $40,000[1]. My theory is that the rise of EVs will coincide with a rise in pricing for all vehicles. Instead of EVs getting cheaper, ICE cars will get more expensive. [1] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-now-the-average-price-of-a-new-car-11613683827 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-now-the-average-pr...