3 ms·
>(And the high-priced vehicles being sold now pay for the R&D to improve the new technologies. The first portable computers and cell phones were ridiculously ex
by parkingrift 4y ago
>(And the high-priced vehicles being sold now pay for the R&D to improve the new technologies. The first portable computers and cell phones were ridiculously expensive toys for the rich, as well.)
Tesla is nearly 20 years old. This industry is no longer new. We’re deep into the EV movement and prices are actually going up year over year.
Just exactly how many more years do you think is needed before these vehicles begin to even approach mass affordability? We’re moving the goalposts on the $35k sweet spot and we still can’t get anywhere near it even with a massive tax credit.
Maybe by the time California has banned all combustion engines people will have just stopped driving because they can no longer afford to buy a vehicle to drive.
- kamranjon 4y agoWhat makes you say that prices are going up? The MSRP on a base model 2023 Chevy Bolt with 259 miles of range is 25k without any rebates or tax incentives.
- TheLoafOfBread 4y agoJust use google? https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1136374_ev-prices-soar-market-collapse-if-not-cheaper https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1136374_ev-prices-soar-... https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/24/23319794/ev-price-increase-used-cars-analysis-iseecars https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/24/23319794/ev-price-increas...
- cma 4y agoThere has been 25% inflation since ~2014 when $35K was sold as the sweetspot, so bump that to $44K.
- parkingrift 4y agoSee I didn’t even need to describe goalposts moving.