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Nobody wants charging malls. Everyone wants to charge at home. But that’s still not going to be enough to topple the issue that battery cars are $20,000 more e
by wredue 3y ago
Nobody wants charging malls. Everyone wants to charge at home.
But that’s still not going to be enough to topple the issue that battery cars are $20,000 more expensive than their ICE counterparts, which is more than the whole budget most people have for a car as it is.
- csa 3y ago> battery cars are $20,000 more expensive than their ICE counterparts I’m not sure where you are, but this is certainly not true in the US broadly speaking. $10k might be believable… sort of… but that typically doesn’t factor in total cost of ownership. Current EVs have quite a bit lower total cost of ownership for most use cases. Regarding prices, I got a model y in 2021. It was comparable in purchase price and specs to a Toyota Highlander hybrid, but cost of ownership is lower and resell value may be higher.
- thechao 3y agoFor the same class of car Y is in, it's comparable in price to an ICE. But there just aren't any 15–30k$ EVs for purchase. OTOH, my TCO for my Y is way better than Tesla represented. It's so good that it comes close to letting me amortize solar panels on my roof.
- dangus 3y agoChevy Bolt EUV, Chevy Bolt EV, Nissan Leaf
- thomspoon 3y agoAll of which are discontinued as of this year…
- dangus 3y ago> The Japanese company, however, said it will phase out the Leaf in the next few years and replace it with a new vehicle by 2026. I see a 2024 Nissan Leaf on the website. It doesn't sound like Nissan will leave a gap or immediately discontinue the Leaf. https://www.thestreet.com/electric-vehicles/teslas-latest-all-electric-rival-unveils-sporty-urban-vehicle https://www.thestreet.com/electric-vehicles/teslas-latest-al... GM also confirmed a second-generation Ultium-based Bolt successor. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44639082/chevrolet-bolt-ev-second-generation-details/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44639082/chevrolet-bolt-e...
- NewJazz 3y agoMini Cooper SE is like 25k haha. I don't know why you're fixated on that price point, though.
- wolverine876 3y ago> battery cars are $20,000 more expensive than their ICE counterparts It's not new, but it is the problem: We need to stop subsidizing ICE cars by letting them dump greenhouse gasses into everyone's atmosephere.
- lowbloodsugar 3y agoThe base model 3 is $38k with a $7500 tax credit, so $31k. An equivalent sized ICE will set you back at least $20k, if you can find a base model, and that won’t have the performance or capacity of the Tesla.
- nradov 3y agoThe average US buyer spends $48K total (including taxes and fees) on a new vehicle. There are hardly any models left in the $20K range. https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/kbb-atp-july-2023/ https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/kbb-atp-july-2023...