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Still too high. These are bare-bones vehicles originally designed to be sold profitably for $35k and $40k at volume.
by lern_too_spel 4y ago
Still too high. These are bare-bones vehicles originally designed to be sold profitably for $35k and $40k at volume.
- _ea1k 4y agoThey are not bare-bones in any meaningful sense of that term.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoThey are still the among the safest with the only viable charging network infra. It will be years before there is a viable competitor at scale, and the lower they go in price the more they guarantee that.
- lern_too_spel 4y agoThe competitors are also among the safest. https://www.cars.com/articles/tesla-model-y-vs-kia-ev6-best-against-next-452249/ https://www.cars.com/articles/tesla-model-y-vs-kia-ev6-best-... They also come with complimentary charging at that price on a network that already has fast chargers along the freeways most people would need recharging on.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoTesla is still an order of magnitude larger in the charging regards, which means they are in a class of their own.
- lern_too_spel 4y ago95% of buyers only need fast charging on road trips, so having fast charging along freeways is sufficient. This isn't the major advantage you think it is.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoIt is for many new buyers…
- lern_too_spel 4y agoAnd for more people, having fast chargers only where they need them is sufficient, and having complimentary charging is far superior.