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may be i'm spoiled by US market, yet it looks like a pretty high price for pretty underwhelming specs: "The basic edition costs around USD $16,500 and you’ll p
by trhway 4y ago
may be i'm spoiled by US market, yet it looks like a pretty high price for pretty underwhelming specs:
"The basic edition costs around USD $16,500 and you’ll pay around $18,250 if you want air conditioning.
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“TITO” is a 2.83 meter long, three-door urban car, with enough space for four people. It has a 4.5 kWh powered electric motor which receives its energy from a lithium battery with an eight kWh capacity. "
- geodel 4y agoThis car is a beaut. So I think price is for fine craftsmanship and not purely on specs.
- adolfojp 4y agoWhat makes you think this car has "fine craftmanship"?
- thomaslangston 4y agoWhat are the US market examples at a similar price point or lower with same or better specs?
- boc 4y agoThe Nissan Leaf is US$27,800 Retail, and is eligible for all EV rebates which lowers the cost closer to US$20,000: https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/electric-cars/leaf.html https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/electric-cars/leaf.html And it's a way better, 4-door highway-capable car.
- ankaAr 4y agoYes.., but the name doesn't come from au-tito or the little truck name "camione-tita" I think that, with u$20k you can buy a tito, a Liliana fan, 6 square meters of sheets and a pole to sail when the engine is overused and you still have money to roast a barbecue for you and friend. And maybe roast that piece of ugly engineering too.. -_-
- crooked-v 4y agoThe Arcimoto FUV (https://www.arcimoto.com/fuv https://www.arcimoto.com/fuv) starts at $18,000, can actually manage highway speeds (unlike the TITO), and has a roll cage built to match US passenger car standards.
- burntoutfire 4y agoIt's cheaper than the cheapest electric car available in EU, but with those specs it's barely a car and more of a large scooter with a chassis. For one thing, the safety in a crash must be horrible. EDIT: just checked and the cheapest electric car in the EU, the Dacia Spring, has a 1 star (out of 5) in the NCAP test. Can't imagine what TITO would get.
- adrianN 4y agoYou should probably compare it to the Citroen Ami instead of the Dacia Spring.
- csours 4y agoThis would never be highway certified in the US - which means it would basically be classed as a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, so it would compete against golf carts here. I'm not saying that is the correct approach to classifying vehicles, just what I would expect to happen if it were brought to the US. As far as the price, if Argentina has tariff protections for automotive production, that could explain the price.
- Johnny555 4y agoThis would never be highway certified in the US - which means it would basically be classed as a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, so it would compete against golf carts here. I wish there was a NEV-plus standard that had a 40 or 45mph top speed, that could get me to work, part of my commute is on roads with a 45mph limit, and a NEV can't drive there. I don't mind avoiding freeways and sticking to smaller roads, but I'd still have to drive on 45mph roads. I drive a small EV now and while it can go 80mph without any trouble, it's much more than I need in a commute vehicle.