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I wonder the same thing. Apple's MO is to make a premium version of a product and sell a huge quantity of them, and ideally it's a new product category. Right
by droopyEyelids 3y ago
I wonder the same thing.
Apple's MO is to make a premium version of a product and sell a huge quantity of them, and ideally it's a new product category.
Right now there IS a category of vehicle that we don't have in the USA, the cheap small electric cars that have taken over in China.
I could see semi-plausible arguments for mass adoption of those in the USA, as secondary cars for short errands and beginner drivers, and if they were cheap.
But Apple's move is to sell the nicest, most expensive version of a product. It's sort of what their position in the market demands. I don't see any way to put those requirements together in a vehicle, especially considering how we can't import cars from China.
- _ea1k 3y agoA phenomenal commuter EV for between $25k-30k would do incredibly well in the US. It doesn't look like a huge market, mostly because there are enough alternatives that are all relatively similar. But an EV at a competitive price would take a very large slice of that pie.
- ytdytvhxgydvhh 3y ago> especially considering how we can't import cars from China. Are you referring to the US tax credit rules around battery origins or vehicle import tariffs? Because there certainly isn’t an actual ban on Chinese-made cars in the US. You can go down to your local Buick or Volvo dealer and buy a Chinese-made car today.