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>VinFast has announced VF 8 pricing will start at US$40,700 – plus a monthly battery subscription fee of US$110. Customers who don’t travel long distances can p
by jamiek88 4y ago
>VinFast has announced VF 8 pricing will start at US$40,700 – plus a monthly battery subscription fee of US$110. Customers who don’t travel long distances can pay just US$35 a month for 498km worth of travel each month, with each additional kilometre being charged at the rate of 18 cents
No thank you!?
The upside of this is that they will replace the battery once it goes below 70% and price the car cheaper at 40k USD.
You’d have to batter the battery to get that far down the curve though I think.
Not sure the payoff is there.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 4y agoI have to admit that that shows some heavy confidence to open with that kind of value proposition. I briefly wondered if it is targeted at businesses, where this could be considered if it comes with some assurances, but it does not appear to be the case. Makes me question, if the company did their target demographic research ( or they simply know something we don't ).
- sbierwagen 4y ago(498 kilometers is 309 miles.)
- filoleg 4y agoDidn't seem so bad at first. But once i realized that this is just a tiny bit less than one full charge on a Model 3, that number of miles per month seems a tad too small.
- Seattle3503 4y agoDo you take all the risks an owner would? What happens if you don't drive much and leave it out in the cold, killing the battery? Are you on the hook for that?
- jerlam 4y agoFrom the VinFast web site, looks like you can buy the car and battery without a subscription by paying an additional $15,000. I'd still be worried about how the subscription is enforced and tracked, especially from a company that's new to the market.