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You aren't answering the parents question. You're talking about value to the consumer, the parent is talking about expense to manufacture. I'm still not sure
by benj111 3y ago
You aren't answering the parents question.
You're talking about value to the consumer, the parent is talking about expense to manufacture.
I'm still not sure what the gp is referring to. They could be making a moral argument as far as I can work out.
- rdtsc 3y agoConsumers don’t care if it’s batteries that are expensive or the motor or the paint. The product is too expensive for them overall. Unless it is a monopoly and they have to have a truck and the only option is the electric f-150, they are going to buy something else. Sure, if Ford still wanted to sell them they could find a way to make cheaper batteries or sell at a loss for a while.
- benj111 3y ago>Sure, if Ford still wanted to sell them they could find a way to make cheaper batteries You've already accepted that ford doesn't have a monopoly, so assuming we're agreed on the same basic tenets of free market capitalism they do want to sell them, and are already trying to find ways to make batteries cheaper. You can't just hand wave away all that complexity. Just because EVs aren't as cheap as you personally think they should be, doesn't mean ford isn't trying.