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> pretty basic Kia Niro EV At €45k you're far from "basic" imho. Not so long ago you were into the premium car category at that price in Europe. In 2010 you co
by lm28469 3y ago
> pretty basic Kia Niro EV
At €45k you're far from "basic" imho. Not so long ago you were into the premium car category at that price in Europe. In 2010 you could buy a new bmw 335i for that price... or in 2012 two new basic (for real this time) peugeot 308
- city41 3y agoThat was 13 years ago. A basic inflation calculator says $100 in 2010 would be $142 today. Not sure about Europe but after the US tax credit on EVs our Niro cost about the same as say an Accord.
- lm28469 3y agoAnd how much have wages grown in the meantime ? About ~15% in Europe
- city41 3y agoThis is starting to feel like another topic altogether. My original point is the Niro is not a luxury vehicle. It's really just a very average/typical vehicle they slapped an electric motor into. And roughly costing us about the same as a Honda Accord after the tax credit supports that. For as long as I can remember, the Accord was considered a "typical family car", at least in the US. Us being in late stage capitalism and suffering from massive inflation and income inequality is not really relevant to my point.
- tomtheelder 3y agoIt’s a very basic car. It’s expensive due to production scale reasons, not because it’s any sort of fancy vehicle.